Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

51 reviews

kierstyn's review

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

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

mkmaineknitter's review

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

ireadtoescape_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

A really good book. 
The writing was so poetic and absolutely enthralling. 
A very short read but does it pack a punch. 
Filled with so much pain and anguish. 
The separation and devastation of this family trying to find a place to exist in peace together.  
Very interesting how Andean tales were also weaved in. 

We all know the enemy 👀👀

Check trigger warnings!! There are a lot!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Deportation, and Animal death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Confinement

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

vanesst's review

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

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

indielitttttt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

bookshelf_al's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Deportation, and Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Racism

maggies's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No

4.0

Oooof, what a punchy, emotional book. Prose written like poetry, tackling really tough topics with so much humanity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, Deportation, Rape, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

mia_difelice's review

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Rape, Xenophobia, Racism, Bullying, Deportation, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Animal cruelty