A review by serinde4books
The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman

Did not finish book.

So I picked up this book because I read the review by Oprah, and it had lots of high rating on Good Reads, it sounded interesting. And I'm sure it is, I'm invested in the story I want to read it and find out what happens. The problem is that it is written in this horrible language, like Ebonics. It is horrid to read and distracts so much from the story that I wouldn't force myself to finish. I got about through chapter 9 (56 pages) and I decided that I have limited reading time and I couldn't justify torturing myself with this, when reading is my one guilty pleasure. The reviews all complimented Newman on her language skills and how poetic and touching the writing was. I couldn't swallow it. It was torture not poetry to me. I want to know what happens, it seems fascinating, but until it is translated into normal English I will have to let it go.
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