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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

Reading Again | Weekly Snapshot

Why, hello? Turns out I missed out on last Sunday. I hope you all are continuing to stay healthy and safe, and are adjusting well to the new lifestyle.

Last two weeks

I've been laying low for the past couple of weeks. It started with a few surprises at work that has built up to something far more unpleasant so I haven't really been feeling like doing much, to be honest. It hasn't passed but I've decided I can't do much about it and that I need to be reading or blogging more, so here I am.

Outside of work, we've been making do in this new normal. I got to go to work one day - look at me saying that like it's such a big deal, and it truly felt that way. It was very difficult though, having to clean and sanitize my hands a million times from the time I left home until I was back. And also not touch my face. And this whole outing took about couple hours only. I truly can't imagine the stress all essential workers might be going through, so if you are one or have to be out everyday, I truly respect and appreciate all you do to keep everything going.

Looking Ahead

Same old routines - work, homeschool the girl, feed everyone, play, go for a few walks if the weather allows. Nothing new sadly.

Reading

Until last night, I didn't read a book for two weeks, barring children's books, of course. I've been reading a lot of good books with the girl and pretty much put down any adult books. I spent much of yesterday straightening out my book stacks and in the process made a few interesting discoveries: 
  • There are so many books that were highly read, loved, and well-reviewed when they were released and are all but completely absent now, at least from the blogs.
  • Just couple of months back, I talked about wanting to read The Psychology of Time Travel after recently having heard about it, and guess what, I seem to have bought that same book sometime last year. I have no recollection of how that happened. But at least it's good to know that the two times I came across this book, I have wanted to read it.
  • I own too many books.
  • I was finally ready to read books about Hurricane Katrina.

I've been picking and putting down Zeitoun for years, so finally I hope to finish it this time. I'm only about 20 pages in but so far, so good.

Watching

One consequence of not wanting to read much is that I spent an unashamedly long time with The Mentalist. For those familiar with this show, I've finally learned who Red John is, and was not very pleased with the revelation. But at least, that saga was over. Another 12-ish episodes more and I can move on to other guilty pleasures. I've been trying hard to watch only one show at a time, so maybe I can finally catch up with Star Trek Discovery or Picard. 

On the blog

Nothing this week though I took some time to get caught up on some reviews.

Happy Easter! Happy Passover! Happy Vishu! Whether you have a reason to celebrate or not, I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday! Today is also D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) day, so don't forget to spend some time to read today. 


Linking with The Sunday Salon at Readerbuzz and The Sunday Post at Caffeinated Reviewer.

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