Published : 2021 || Format : print || Location : Colombia ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ What was it about the country that kept everyone hostage to its fantasy? The previous month, on its own soil, an American man went to his job at a plant and gunned down fourteen coworkers, and last spring alone there were four different school shootings. A nation at war with itself, yet people still spoke of it as some kind of paradise.. Thoughts : Infinite Country follows two characters - young Talia, who at the beginning of this book, escapes a girl’s reform school in North Colombia so that she can make her previously booked flight to the US. Before she can do that, she needs to travel many miles to reach her father and get her ticket to the rest of her family. As we follow Talia’s treacherous journey south, we learn about how she ended up in the reform school in the first place and why half her family resides in the US. Infinite Country tells the story of her family through the other protagonist, El
Where I'm going to be this weekend...
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What I'm going to be doing...
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Couple of my friends and I are heading down to Myrtle Beach on Saturday, where we'll spend the next 2-3 days. I'll be back home only by late Monday, which means I'm going to be off blogging for a few days too. I don't have any blog posts scheduled, since I don't usually do that, so I might just be offline until Tuesday/Wednesday.
What I'm going to read...
Oh and books! Is it even legal to go on a vacation without books? I've checked out a few ebooks from two of my libraries - most are young-adult or fast-paced books. I don't expect my attention span to be long enough to make sense of heavy literary work. I've decided to stick to ebooks because returning back with unread print books feels worse than coming home with unread ebooks. Which is a silly thing, but there it is.
I also happen to have A Visit from the Goon Squad on my nook - I considered calling it a beach read, but that's wishful thinking.
What I'll be listening to...
So I have a fair amount of driving to do, and I don't fancy too much music or quietness in the car. So I picked a couple of audio books to keep the monotonous driving feel not so monotonous.
I actually started listening to Squirrel seeks Chipmunk the other day, and kept laughing my head off through the whole drive. I now understand why everyone says listening to Sedaris is more entertaining than reading his books. I had earlier tried to read one of his books - it was funny, but I can say I did not really laugh so much. Just in case you'll be driving by this part of country and happen to see some crazy woman laughing alone in the car, feel free to say "Hi".
Before leaving...
My Armchair BEA giveaway is supposed to end tomorrow, but since I'm going to be away all weekend, I'm going to let it stay open for a couple more days.
Also, the Shantaram readalong starts on June 1st (I expect my vacation should make me ready to tackle a huge tome). If you're interested in joining, sign up here.
Have a great weekend, you all! And if you're doing something too, let me know.
Comments
You've chosen some really good books to read - I really liked Mystic River.
And by the way, I saw the surfing photo and thought, "really? She surfs?"
I will be staying away from the beach entirely this weekend. It was already a madhouse yesterday!
Have fun and drive carefully while you laugh:)
Hope your weekend is going well!
Happy reading too :)
I wish I surfed though.