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A review by sgrizzle
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
“The more he stared at those borders on maps, the more absurd it seemed that outsiders succeeded in declaring possession of these lands with national lines, as if Creation could ever be divided and owned.”
Quick listen as I cleaned for my StoryGraph Reads the World Columbia entry. This is a powerful little novel about one family and their experience with immigration to the United States ripping them apart. Maybe reading would be easier, as it changed timelines and also went from third person to first person and back, and each time I had to stop and figure out where we were and who was speaking. Almost read YA except that there is sadly sexual assault. Overall it feels like an accurate account of the desperation undocumented families feel, without any false rose-colored glasses about America being a promised land.
Quick listen as I cleaned for my StoryGraph Reads the World Columbia entry. This is a powerful little novel about one family and their experience with immigration to the United States ripping them apart. Maybe reading would be easier, as it changed timelines and also went from third person to first person and back, and each time I had to stop and figure out where we were and who was speaking. Almost read YA except that there is sadly sexual assault. Overall it feels like an accurate account of the desperation undocumented families feel, without any false rose-colored glasses about America being a promised land.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault