heatherbrae_bock 's review for:

The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman

5.0

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Despite the excellent reviews, initially I didn't know how I would feel about this book because of the very distinct dialect (pigeon English) spoken by most of the characters. I shouldn't have worried... This book is extremely well written. The language is very different, yes, but beautiful and poetic at times—so much so that it almost felt Shakespearean to me at times. This is not your run-of-the-mill dystopian novel, far from it. I'll be thinking about Ice Cream Star for some time to come!