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A review by nairam1173
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi
2.0
I'm sad that this fell kind of flat for me. I listened to Ibi Zoboi talk about it at a book festival and honestly was primed to like it.
I decided to write this review because I didn't find Ebony-Grace as challenging as a narrator as a lot of the other low reviews here have. She's imaginative, coping, and struggles to connect to her peers--I didn't really feel the need for her to be diagnosed in any other way. She also doesn't seem actively hostile, just awkward and selfish, which kids (and humans) often are.
I mostly found the plot disappointing, as it kind of rambled from one point to another, rarely seemed to actually conclude arcs, and had Ebony give a monologue of what she'd learned in the last two pages. I found it hard to stay engaged in because of the plot issues, and overall disappointing to finish.
I decided to write this review because I didn't find Ebony-Grace as challenging as a narrator as a lot of the other low reviews here have. She's imaginative, coping, and struggles to connect to her peers--I didn't really feel the need for her to be diagnosed in any other way. She also doesn't seem actively hostile, just awkward and selfish, which kids (and humans) often are.
I mostly found the plot disappointing, as it kind of rambled from one point to another, rarely seemed to actually conclude arcs, and had Ebony give a monologue of what she'd learned in the last two pages. I found it hard to stay engaged in because of the plot issues, and overall disappointing to finish.