A review by robynryle
The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman

3.0

Really interesting idea. You do eventually get used to the language. In fact, afterward, you might find yourself calling things "bone" or "bellesse." But it's hard to know a first person narrator when the language is a barrier to her thoughts instead of a way inside. You know what's happening most of the time. Because of the language, it's hard to really feel like you know Ice Cream Star and the people around her. It also seems to be a series of events rather than a coherent narrative arc.