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
Good morning fellow readers! The apple crumble is in the oven - always a finger-licking breakfast in this house - and I'm settling down this morning to do some blog writing, reading, and housekeeping.
For weeks, I have been thinking about doing some major decluttering in the house, specifically some magazine culling. I have a horrible habit when it comes to magazines. Personally, I don't really like them much. The idea of reading a magazine is something I like in theory but never really cared for in person. But every once in a while, the airlines that we have frequent flyer numbers with send us "Urgent" emails coaxing us to fly more with them or use our points because they will expire in the very immediate future.
Ugh, this is passive aggression.
So that takes me browsing through all the things I can buy with their points, and every damn thing worth their money obviously requires an embarrassingly huge number of points. Except for magazines. So that's how I end up with copies of Good Housekeeping, Money, Forbes, Health, and many others that I don't even care to read. But want to read one day. For many past weekends, I have been slowly (one magazine a day) getting through my stack.
You know how many of you probably have too many books in the house - some on the nightstand, some on the shelves, some probably in the bathroom, some on the floors. etc. Well, that's the problem I have with magazines. I can handle books all around the house. They almost look decorative, plus they are usually pretty small in size. But magazines can make your house look ugly in seconds.
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Last night, I went through a big stack of mags before I let myself read a book. The only mag I really enjoy reading from my entire stack is the EW. If only I would read them as frequently as they post new issues (weekly). The rest of the stack should go by quicker. I used to enjoy reading Health as well, but hey a pregnant woman doesn't need to read that junk, right?
Speaking of which, thank you to everyone who wished me on my last week's announcement. Even at 16 weeks, we are still getting used to it. I have only just started showing, but if you didn't know I was expecting, you would think I had one hell of a Christmas/New Year party that involved excess eating. I can't wait to look more pregnant and less pudgy.
Last week, I finished an audiobook (Lost in Shangri-La) and a print (The Strange Library). Currently, I am reading through two books, The White Tiger at the gym, and Never Let me Go. I have been restricting myself to one checkout from the library, and so far this is actually working, in that I am reading and finishing the book, rather than dipping in and out of all books and not getting anywhere. Hopefully, I can get more reading done today.
How is your Sunday going?
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We still have them at the library where I work. In fact, I think it's required by our state library system. However, to be honest, I don't get it with so many magazines online now. Of course, I don't read them there either. I used to like magazines. I don't know what happened.
One checkout from the library? <-- Sorry, I have lots of questions today to what you posted. Again ;) Actually I try to do that, but not always to great success. However, I usually end up sending a lot book unread when I do take out several books at a time, I've noticed.
And if I missed saying it last week, congratulations to you and your husband on the big announcement.
Enjoy the apple crisp! Sounds delicious!!
I only have a subscription to Real Simple, which is a magazine I actually like reading. I sometimes want others, but know that I wouldn't really make it a priority to read them. I used to think I'd read The New Yorker, but that just piled up.
With magazines, I don't have the same problem. Well, not exactly. My mom and daughter love keeping their magazines like House Beautiful and HGTV. Why don't you just use Zinio whenever you want to read a magazine? That way your magazines are on your ereader or tablet and not in the house.
I was just eyeing Never Let Me Go on my TBR shelf the other day. I hope you are enjoying it. What did you think of Lost in Shangri-La?
I hope you have a wonderful week, Athira. It has been a very busy Monday. I'm already counting down until Friday. :-)
Right now I save all Organic Gardening, am about 6 months behind on the New Yorker and the other mags go directly to the library donation pile. At least I get the exercise walking them over there. lol
It is so hard to keep up with all these mags. I do like the idea of digital magazines, but I know I won't ever read them. I really hate reading magazines on an iDevice.
Yeah I had the New Yorker subscription for a year because I liked the idea of reading it. I never got to it either.
I only recently learned about Zinio and have been eager to try it out. I haven't had a chance yet but that will be a much better option. I don't need to accrue editions and it's all in the cloud somewhere.
I liked Lost in Shangri-La but didn't love it. Problem was my misplaced expectations. I thought the book was about something different from what it really was.