book review: infinite country by patricia engel

Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

(no star system)

STORY ✔️

CHARACTERS ✔️

PROSE ✔️

Goodreads rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Synopsis: One family’s struggle to be reunited but blocked by borders, lack of opportunity, and fear that their love has changed through the years.

One-sentence takeaway: Beautiful prose shares a story we need to keep hearing everyday until we find a way to keep families together; immigrate safely and be free of discrimination while living here.

Overall storytelling/structure: Story is being told by one of the family members but jumps around to each person’s experience. Layered with the family’s history and Colombian folklore.

Writing style/prose: smooth with a little grit, overall beautiful.

Characters: sucked in from the start as Talia ties up a nun on the first paged the book to escape back home.

Mood: not a light read as it obviously deals with some larger issues (including sexual assault), however (spoiler alert) there is a happy ending.

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