Sandra Newman

A post-apocalyptic literary epic in the tradition of The Handmaid's Tale, Divergent and Cloud Atlas, and a breakout book in North America for a writer of rare and unconventional talent. From Guardian First Book Award finalist Sandra Newman comes an ambitious and extraordinary novel of a future in which bands of children and teens survive on the detritus--physical and cultural--of a collapsed America. When her brother is struck down by Posies--a contagion that has killed everyone by their late teens for generations--fifteen-year-old Ice Cream Star pursues the rumour of a cure and sets out on a quest to save him, her tribe and what's left of their future. Along the way she faces broken hearts and family tragedy, mortal danger and all-out war--and much growing up for the girl who may have led herself and everyone she loves to their doom.

The Country of Ice Cream Star

Janice Hopper

** spoiler alert **
           I gave up about half-way through. :(

I was fine with the language. I was fine with the post-apocalyptic setting.

But the author lost me at the pseudo-catholic repetition of the Marias and their white Jesuses. My WSOD failed at the thought of a culture of people younger than about 20 maintaining that sort of belief system. It just didn't make any sense to me. And within that societal framework, I honestly didn't care what else happened, because I'd lost my belief in the basis of the book.

So for me, it was half of a good book. Maybe some day I'll try it again.

The Country of Ice Cream Star

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