Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

86 reviews

katewhite77's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring 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

This is a beautiful and thought provoking book. 

This book made my libral heart brake.

This story gave me all the feels as it walks you through what it is like to be an undocumented migrant in the USA 25 years ago through the prysam of one Colombian family who became separated between borders.  It really brings into stark relief all the issues at play and you really do think at the end, there but for the grace of God I. This could happen to anyone. 

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin. It deals with similar but from a North American perspective. Also this novel has the best last line I can remember in a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Deportation and Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty

kierstyn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

this is a story about a family who is broken up between Columbia and the United States and how this distance shapes their lives, as well as the hardships they experience in each country.

this could have been a beautifully captivating book, unfortunately I just didn't resonate with the way it was written. it jumps back and forth in time all over the place without congruency and we don't know anything about the characters except what they experience outwardly. 

I think if it were written in a chronological timeline with alternating first person narratives, it could have been a 5 star, as I enjoyed the chapters in first person the most. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

skylagrace's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Deportation

Moderate: War and Pregnancy

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

corriejn's review

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

mkmaineknitter's review against another edition

reflective tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Genocide, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Deportation

Moderate: Alcoholism

marisam104's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty

sailor_marz96's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Dementia

jg34's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I liked the family’s story overall and learning of the challenges of undocumented immigrants

but talia’s story specifically felt odd and out of place. Like she was a totally normal girl then all of the sudden she’s throwing burning oil at people and escaping from Colombian juvie and hitchhiking accords the country. Did I miss her criminal past somewhere in the story?? All the sudden she’s an expert. I guess her just simply returning to her mother was not interesting enough??

otherwise well written and liked the lore sprinkled in throughout! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty and Alcoholism

vanesst's review against another edition

challenging hopeful fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Deportation, Racism, Rape, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

rachelwierick's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Animal death, Sexual assault, Deportation, and Racial slurs