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
It's been strangely quiet over here this week. I've been having good intentions of blogging everyday, but my first knitting project (which I just finished last night, woohoo!) and The Walking Dead books kept me mostly occupied.
Next in the list
I'm listening to Yann Martel's Life of Pi in the car. I had already seen the movie, which I enjoyed but the book is dragging so far. At least, knowing what happens keeps me want to continue listening - I'm sure if I didn't know the story, I would have abandoned it long back.Review Backlog
1. The Walking Dead Compendium 1 by Robert Kirkman
2. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
3. The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
4. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
6. Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness
7. Quarantine by Rahul Mehta
8. MetaMaus by Art Speigelman
9. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
10. Maus by Art Speigelman
11. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
12. Can you Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
13. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
14. In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
15. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Comments
The Reluctant Fundamentalist was a pretty good read - I liked it.