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Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

38 reviews

heatherjchin's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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siebensommer's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

A nation at war with itself, yet people still spoke of it as some kind of paradise. 
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alyssagirardi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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vanesst's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful fast-paced

4.5

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katiecentabar's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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rachelwierick's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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bookshelf_al's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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greatlibraryofalexandra's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is another of those stories that is short but packs a powerfully crafted punch. The generational story struggle is poignant, and so is the delicate parallel drawn between Colombia and the United States in terms of how each is viewed as a society through the eyes of the other. I loved how the story was so focused on borders, how they divide us, and how we transcend them. 

I will say that towards the end, the shift into first person and the yank back to third person could be jarring and a bit annoying; I wish it had stuck with one or the other, but at the same time I really enjoyed the first person voices and their 'perspectives' so all in all this was a 5 star read for me.

Unexpectedly uplifting ending.  
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rst19's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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aus10england's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

What a complicated and beautiful story. This family could be any family you know and I think that’s what made it so emotional for me. 
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