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Infinite Country by Patricia Engel | Thoughts

   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

A twin month recap (September and October)


Has anyone realized yet that it is November already? Can't say that I'm excited about getting older so fast. In my last recap, I did innocently ask if anyone was excited about Fall. I don't know what happened this year, but the leaves are too eager to fall, so Fall hasn't been long enough. And if the weather outside is any indication, looks like we are going to have a long winter. Not that I'm complaining. I love the winter, and have been waiting since April for the winter. Summer though makes me meh! Anyways, I didn't recap last month, because I didn't really have that good a reading spree then, so here's a twin recap.

Books of the months

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianKafka on the Shore

Other Reads

Irma VothBrave New WorldGoliath
A Thousand LivesThe GiverHappy Accidents
The Wasp FactoryGreen River Killer

Reviews posted
  1. Irma Voth by Miriam Toews
  2. The Giver by Lois Lowry (WOW!)
  3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
  4. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
  5. Goliath (Leviathan #3) by Scott Westerfeld
  6. Naked and Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
  7. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
  8. A Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres
Other posts
  1. Some favorite fiction titles so far
  2. Some other favorite titles so far
  3. Why it's okay to have robots recommend books
  4. When I feel like throwing a book
  5. Blogger Recommends - September Finds
  6. Shelving a read book (and fretting about it)
Traveling with my books this year
Japan and Guyana are the new additions. My around the world reading has taken a hit. I think I'll forget about it for now and start afresh next year. There are some books I want to clear off my shelves now.

View Traveling with my books (2011) in a larger map


Comments

Bonjourcass said…
I adored Part Time Story... as well. Such a great read. Sounds like you had a good reading month!
Helen Murdoch said…
I just had fun checking out your map and being reminded of the books you've read. I am definitely going to do a map each year, even if it's just for my own enjoyment
Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com said…
Very diverse month :) Happy Saturday!
BooksDogsCoffee said…
Looks
like you had a productive fall J Kafka On The Shore is
one of my favourite books (I’m a huge Murakami fan) and I loved your review. (and LOVE the map!)


I’ve
been meaning to read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian for some
time now, fingers crossed for November!
zibilee said…
I love winter too, and living in Florida, it never seems to last long enough, or be cold enough! I am loving that it has been cooler this past week, and am hoping that it stays that way. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed the Murakami. I had been hoping to read his newest, but am thinking that I may start with Kafka on the Shore, as the newer one is huge, and a big time investment! I hope that you have a lovely reading week!
Athira / Aths said…
I did! I love these months with plenty of good reads.
Athira / Aths said…
Me too! I would also love to have a perpetual map that keeps all the bookish places I have visited. It will be easiest to check when I want to look up a book set in a particular place, but after a few years, it might become unmanageable too. :-/
Athira / Aths said…
I hope you get to Part-Time Indian! It was fabulous book!
Athira / Aths said…
I can't wait to read 1Q84. I read a bit at B&N the other day and it's as intriguing as ever!