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Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

18 reviews

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

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

voxelbee's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Alcoholism, Violence, Racism, Xenophobia, and Rape

Minor: Abandonment, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Classism, and Bullying

decklededgess's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

trigger warnings: injury and injury detail, animal abuse and death, sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, alcohol and alcoholism, racism and bigotry, confinement, deportation, death of parent

This book is such an important read. It's heartbreaking yet hopeful and forces you to see the struggle of immigration from the eyes of people who have to deal with public vitriol for being immigrants during a time where xenophobia was at its worst. This book focuses on the struggles of one family as they immigrate, get broken apart due to deportation and their struggle to reunite. The timeline hops all over the place as it gives context and fills you in on the questions of how, why, where, and so on.

Beautifully done.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Bullying, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Racism, Hate crime, and Grief

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Animal death

Moderate: Bullying and Sexual assault

erica_palmisano's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Bullying and Injury/Injury detail

yarelhdi's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy, Gun violence, Death, and Mass/school shootings

kizzy's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

ladygetslit's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I really want to give this book 5 stars. The story about a family torn apart by borders is truly worth reading, and it’s a very emotional book. There were some truly beautiful passages retelling Colombian myths and describing the various characters’ feelings about their mixed status. Still, I just felt like something was missing. Maybe I just didn’t connect due to the majority 3rd person narration, although I loved the few chapters in 1st person. This is a heartbreaking book, but there is also so much hope to it. The family never stops fighting for each other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Colonisation

serena_storybook's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Bullying and Xenophobia