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...
Good morning fellow readers! Seems like everyone I come across is gearing up for the Super Bowl today. The husband and I, not being any kind of football fans, will probably just do the same things we do every weekend - grocery shopping, him watching TV or playing Far Cry 4, while I will try to read, blog, and not think about going back to work tomorrow. Both of us have grand plans to clean our house today, but we'll see how that chore is going to get squeezed into the day's todo list.
This week has been mostly the same as ever - busy some days, slow other days. Couple of days I was too beat to do anything in the evenings but fall asleep on the couch. We have been going to the gym most days for three weeks now and I'm totally feeling the difference in energy thanks to that. When it's warmer outside, it will be nicer to just do some outdoorsy stuff, but for now the cold has to pass. I just hope that we get at least one good snowfall before that happens. It will be a huge bummer otherwise.
I have been reading quite a bit this week. At the gym, it's been The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. Honestly, I am glad to be reading this book because it has always been on my wishlist. But, I am hating it so much! The writer's choice of certain words and his portrayal of the protagonist is just disgusting. Still, I want to get to the end of it, if only to say that I finally read this book. Plus, if this feeling lasts until the last page, I can cross out this author's name from my authors-to-read list, and even defend my decision.
A lot of my shows came back the week before last, so the TV has been running every evening. I cannot wait until The Walking Dead and, eventually, Game of Thrones come back. Did you catch the latest GoT trailer? Oh, that show is getting me all antsy and jumpy and impatient. I wish they did more than 10 episodes a season - not that there is not enough drama in those 10 episodes. The show producers make sure there is at least one scream-worthy moment in each episode.
But, when I'm not watching my usual shows, I'm continuing to watch Friends on Netflix. I'm now at the beginning of Season 4 and loving this show more every minute. I am so going to miss watching this show once it is over.
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Just curious: why continue with a book if you're hating it? Myself? I'd just drop it and move on to the next book. Life's too short and too many other potentially good books out there.
The characters were written well and their relationships interesting, but they really deserved a better setting and a better story.
I'm looking forward to the new season of Game of Thrones, but I'm more excited for the next book, whenever it's going to be released.
I generally abandon books that are not working for me, whether at 10 pages or a 100. In this case, I had this book on my list for so long that I really want to read it. It is interesting in a way, I just don't care for the author's writing. Of course, I may still give up on this one some day if I feel enough is enough, but I have this feeling (probably misplaced) that I may be missing something in this book.
I haven't read The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, but I have a copy on my TBR shelf. I am sorry to hear it's not living up to your expectations. Makes me wonder if I should bother. :-( It's not one I am chomping at the bit to read, anyway. Never Let Me Go is one I have wanted to read for awhile now too.
I'm anxiously awaiting the return of The Walking Dead too.
I hope you have a great week! It was back to work today. I have tomorrow off though. I have a doctor's appointment and thought I'd treat myself to the whole day. I'm looking forward to it. I have too many plans for the short day though. Something will have to give. LOL
I did watch (parts of) the Super Bowl, but my heart wasn't in it. These are maybe my two least favorite teams in the league; I didn't want anyone to win.