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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

What's Reading this Week! (Oct 28, 2013)

The spookiest day in the world is coming up soon, and in my book that is the beginning of the end of the year. Although I read very little during the first half of the year, the second half made up for it mostly.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Over the last two weeks, I finished only two books - Monsters of Men and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I enjoyed the Chaos Walking trilogy quite a bit and Monsters of Men brought it to a nice conclusion. Since I never reviewed any of the books of this trilogy, I'll do it in one post. The Perks of Being a Wallflower was an amazing read. It brought to mind another book - Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian but I think I loved this one more. It was sad, moving and occasionally made me worried for the narrator but it was also very uplifting and made me feel very hopeful by the end.

Next in the list
The Reluctant Fundamentalist Last night, I started reading The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, which is another title that I've been intimidated by but ended up loving from the first sentence. I found it on the Oyster app on my iPad, and being eager to try this app, I joined the trial and decided to give the book a go. I'll talk more about what I think of Oyster in a later post, but for now, both the app and the book are pretty good.

Reviews posted
1. The Boy Who Could See Demons by Carolyn Jess-Cooke (Very thrilling!)
2. The Dinner by Herman Koch (Loved it!)

Review Backlo
1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
2. Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness
3. Quarantine by Rahul Mehta
4. MetaMaus by Art Speigelman
5. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
6. Maus by Art Speigelman
7. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
8. Can you Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
9. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
10. In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
11. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot


Comments

bermudaonion(Kathy) said…
Have you seen the movie version of Perks? It's well worth watching.
Jenny @ Reading the End said…
Oh wonderful Chaos Walking books! I can't wait to hear what you thought of them. Are you planning to read Patrick Ness's new book, More than This? It's slower to start than the Chaos Walking ones, but it's fantastic in its own way.
Helen Murdoch said…
Perks of Being a Wallflower really is a good one. It will be interesting to see how the movie does.
pattismith said…
I need to get busy reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower so I can see the movie. My oldest daughter really enjoyed it.
bellezza said…
I noticed that The Perks of Being A Wallflower is on of the books World Book Night has chosen for givers to give away this year. I really want to read it!
Sam_TinyLibrary said…
I really need to try Perks of Being a Wallflower.
I remember being a bit annoyed by the ending of the Reluctant Fundamentalist, as always I wanted more answers!
Athira / Aths said…
Not yet! That's next on my list.
Athira / Aths said…
I'd like to read that one. I'm intrigued by it plus I liked the Chaos Walking trilogy enough to want to read more books by this author.
Athira / Aths said…
I'm hoping to get hold of the movie sometime. It should be pretty good.
Athira / Aths said…
I need to watch the movie too. The book was amazing and I have a lot of hope for the movie.
Athira / Aths said…
I noticed that too and was so thrilled. That book deserves to be on that list.
Athira / Aths said…
I'm enjoying the narrative of The Reluctant Fundamentalist. It is pretty fast-paced so I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes.
Kim Ukura said…
I borrowed The Perks of Being a Wallflower from my boss, but haven't read it yet. Clearly I need to soon!
Meg said…
I remember reading and loving The Perks of Being a Wallflower as a teen, but I definitely think an adult re-read is in order! It's amazing the difference a decade and a half can make, eh? Also, I missed seeing the movie in theaters . . . must track it down!