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nakedsteve 's review for:
The Country of Ice Cream Star
by Sandra Newman
The story of a woman in some future where a terrible disease has killed off (and continues to kill off) people over the age of about 20. It's also told in a author-made dialect that makes the first few chapters tough to read.
Overall: this started really strong, as the concept was interesting, and the world that was created was fascinating.
But the story went too long. The initial focus was narrow in scope, concentrating on people and locations in just one spot. The stories and characterization there were wonderful. That focus got larger as the book wore on, and things became much, much less interesting. And by the time the end happened, 400 pages later, I had become quite tired of the whole thing.
So the fundamental basis of my low rating is simply that the book stretched too far. It really wanted to be much smaller.
2 of 5 stars.
Overall: this started really strong, as the concept was interesting, and the world that was created was fascinating.
But the story went too long. The initial focus was narrow in scope, concentrating on people and locations in just one spot. The stories and characterization there were wonderful. That focus got larger as the book wore on, and things became much, much less interesting. And by the time the end happened, 400 pages later, I had become quite tired of the whole thing.
So the fundamental basis of my low rating is simply that the book stretched too far. It really wanted to be much smaller.
2 of 5 stars.