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
Oh gosh, what a dreadful week this has been in the US - it wasn't even supposed to be this bad. When I went to sleep on Tuesday night, it was with some anxiety about what the Georgia election results will yield and I woke up in the middle of the night to learn that one of the races had been called. Wednesday really should have belonged to the Georgia winners, instead, we have a terrifying and disgraceful incident to remember. I will be lying if I said I'm no longer worried. The week of the Inauguration is going to be super nerve-wracking.
Last week...
... was very tiring. After a nice long break last week, both my husband and I returned to work (from the comforts of our home office). The big change for us was that my daughter returned to school in-person while my son started preschool (or rather almost-preschool). Return to school was actually much smoother than it tends to be and my son actually loved going every day. Since last March, this week was the first time ever that work went smoothly without either of us having to wrestle with screaming kids or have to multitask. It was actually peaceful. That said, work was VERY busy, new project and all, so even when I was done for the day, I found it hard to relax. I did very little reading and feasted my eyes on lots of TV this week.
Reading
Since I didn't read much at all this week, I am in the middle of the same books as last week. I decided to abandon one or two books and pick an entirely new book up instead. I'm choosing between Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour and Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam. I have to admit that Black Buck is feeling like an easier book to read, at least based on the first page of reading that I did so far from both books, so that may be what I continue with.
I didn't make much progress with A Promised Land this week but I'm not planning on reading more than a few pages at a time anyways.
Watching
We started and finished the first season of Star Trek Discovery this week. It was definitely an awesome series to watch. Won't be long before we are all caught up and watching the third season finale that just came out. Until then, I'm trying to avoid spoilers though I think I've read too much already. We didn't watch too many movies this week, except for Brave for our Friday movie night.
On the blog
What do you think about 2021 already? I saw many posts this week of people already waiting for 2022, and while I understand the sentiment, I just hope that the good stuff will be coming soon.
Linking with The Sunday Salon at Readerbuzz and The Sunday Post at Caffeinated Reviewer.
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