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!
I had a pretty good weekend. As in, no major dramas, upheavals, or disappointments. I read a bit, and also discovered another TV show that I'm watching now - GREEK. It's already complete but I like watching shows that way - no need to wait for the next episode while biting my nails. I only watched the pilot episode, and it was definitely funny and wonderful.
Books finished since the last update
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Reviews up!
I don't have too many review commitments for the rest of the year (as of now) and I'm trying to keep it that way. It's hard of course. Well, it's a Herculean task. But I'll try to read whatever catches my fancy for the moment. In addition to reading Shantaram for the readalong, I'm also reading couple of other interesting books.
Annabel by Kathleen Winter: I'm only a few chapters in, but this has to be one of the most beautiful books I read this year. I still can't believe that this is a debut book. I'm reading this book along with one of my book clubs, and also for the Orange July.
The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock: I wasn't too sure if I would be reading this one. But lately, I've been hearing a lot about this book. It's a book about a few criminals, and it's fiction, but it reads like a narrative nonfiction. So far, I'm enjoying this read a lot.
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My Monday: http://www.rundpinne.com/2011/07/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-47.html
I will be looking forward to your full review for Annabel. I've been seeing The Devil All the Time on quite a few blogs - I will wait for your review before I add it to my TBR. Good to hear you're enjoying it.
Loved your review of The Uncoupling. You did a much better job illustrating some of the problems I had with it as well.
Hope you have a fabulous reading week and if you get a second stop my to see what I've been reading at There's A Book! :)
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http://laurelrainsnow.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/monday-mailbox-what-are-you-reading-july-11/
I'm reading "The Woman In Black" by Susan Hill at the moment (think ghost stories, Victorian age, marshes and bleak weather and some really scary parts!), should finish it tomorrow and then I can devote my time to Shantaram!
I saw "Annabel" in a bookstore over the weekend and I remember seeing it on your blog. Sounds really good by your description.