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laurapk 's review for:
Infinite Country
by Patricia Engel
A book about splintered immigrant family with mix status - I thought I'd love it, but something didn't click. I felt like the author kept us at a distance, and I was slow to react to the emotional scenes because they were written so mater of factly. There were also a lot of folklore stories, which I usually love, but they didn't fold up well with the story. Had the author taken the stories out I wouldn't have missed them, which tells me she needed to integrate them better, rather then add them for flavor. The book was short, and maybe this was its problem. Its briefness didn't allow the characters enough time to breathe, didn't allow their developments to properly arch over their wants, their sorrows, their resolve.