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
Sheila @ One Persons Journey through a world of Books wants to know what we're reading. I'm only too happy to oblige!
It's been a great couple of weeks of reading, maybe not in quantity, but definitely in enjoyment quotient, which is probably what I should start measuring from now on. Ever since I slackened my reading schedule last month, I'm finding my reading less driven by pressure and a whole lot funner. Of course, there are still plenty of ARC books stacked here, but I'm slowly retuning my approach to them, so that they appear as just another book to me. That truly helps when you have double or triple-committed a month.
Books completed since the last update
South of Superior by Ellen Airgood: A small-town story. The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair: It's my first time reading a book set in my hometown. Nicely written, but still fell a bit short of expectations. Go the F--k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach: Since the whole world was talking about this one, I wanted to discover it for myself. Samuel Jackson did the audio of this book and since it was available for free in Audible, I grabbed it. It was cute, but maybe being a parent will make one appreciate it better. Still ROFL-funny. An Elegy for Amelia Johnson by Andrew Roston: Forever looking for more contemporary graphic novels, I found this one on NetGalley. The illustrations are really good, but the dialogues failed to touch me.
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I'm still reading Shantaram for the readalong, and will possibly post my initial impressions some time this week (when I get around to writing about it, that is). I can't believe how funny this book is - though there is some caricaturing happening in the initial pages, I'm willing to forgive them for now because everyone tends to do that initially in a new place.
The Map of Time by Félix J. Palma: This is the only other book I'm reading at the moment. It's hilarious having two huge books sitting on my nightstand. What other nightmare do I need each night? The Map of Time reads like a Victorian-era book, not surprisingly, because it is set in those days. The author has promised some famous literary characters in the book, and like a true bibliophile, I'm waiting to see when they come up.
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett: The initial reviews I've read so far about this book have been very optimistic. I'm very excited to start this one, sometime this week, but also a little terrified, since I've loved Bel Canto and am hoping this one lives up to it.
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fiind out what I´m reading here http://ratherbarefoot.blogspot.com/2011/06/its-monday-again-what-are-you-reading.html
Here is my Monday!
http://quixoticmagpie.blogspot.com/2011/06/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_20.html
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MY MONDAY MEMES POST
I'm not sure I could watch the movie version of Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. I know I will sob through it.
Love the sound of The Map Of Time. Will look out for your thoughts on that one.
I'm working on making my reading be less pressure. I find I keep swinging between a voracious reading phase and a reading rut. I'm trying to make it as consistent as possible.
My Monday: http://www.rundpinne.com/2011/06/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-44.html
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