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
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The first of my long weekends is just getting over today, but I am so looking forward to the rest of them this month and the next. While I have a few trips planned during some of the weekends, I'm looking forward to more reading and blogging during the rest.
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I like the pile of books that I'm looking forward to reading next from my Orange list and otherwise. Right now, I have a couple of books going that are both pretty good.
Hello Goodbye by Emily Chenoweth: I hadn't made much progress into this book until two days ago. I'm not too far in yet, but the writing is very beautiful so far.
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts: I'm finally getting caught up with Shantaram for the readalong after so long. I know I am weeks behind, but I am finally able to read this book without "fearing" interruptions.
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I hope you have a great week in books. Happy Reading!
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My Monday: http://www.rundpinne.com/2011/07/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-46.html