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
Through much of May, books have been taking a backseat. I began to listen (and sing along) to music in the car and chose to aimlessly browse the webs during my usual reading times. I'm not sure what caused the low reading morale then but the reading mojo is back. Been back for a week now, and probably thanks to...
Under the Banner of Heaven: The only reason I am reading this book is because it's written by Jon Krakauer, whose Into Thin Air, Into The Wild, and Missoula are top favorites of mine. This one is also well researched but I am not a fan of the subject - religious fundamentalism, in this case of the Mormon flavor. This topic makes me angry and upset - today more than ever - and everyday, I want even less to try and understand it though that might be the only way for people to spot warning signals.
God Help the Child: This is my first Toni Morrison and it's beautiful - both in the writing and in the images it paints. Plot-wise however, there doesn't seem to be much happening yet and I didn't even read the summary so I have no idea what the book is about. Still, that's not bothering me because it's very engrossing.
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Saga: Read. This. Series. That's all I can say. It is just the kind of fantasy I love (intergalactic) and yet it's not about space at all. Makes sense? It is about earth today and all the virtual boundaries between different races. Of war and a love that threatens to end the war. Of a couple's determination to give the best life possible to their daughter. Oh, I could go on but the short answer is that this is a fabulous series that everyone should read.Currently reading
Under the Banner of Heaven: The only reason I am reading this book is because it's written by Jon Krakauer, whose Into Thin Air, Into The Wild, and Missoula are top favorites of mine. This one is also well researched but I am not a fan of the subject - religious fundamentalism, in this case of the Mormon flavor. This topic makes me angry and upset - today more than ever - and everyday, I want even less to try and understand it though that might be the only way for people to spot warning signals.
God Help the Child: This is my first Toni Morrison and it's beautiful - both in the writing and in the images it paints. Plot-wise however, there doesn't seem to be much happening yet and I didn't even read the summary so I have no idea what the book is about. Still, that's not bothering me because it's very engrossing.
What's Next?
I had to put ARCs aside for a while because I was getting 'ARC burnout'. However, they are piling up so I will have to make a dent in that stack. Also, since I'm going through a fantasy kick, I've been considering adding a magic book to the pile, maybe A Darker Shade of Magic? Other than that, I'm seriously looking at my stacks, hoping to read more from there, but it could be a while before I get there.
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