Life as We Knew It
By: Susan Beth Pfeffer
Miranda is a junior in high school. Her diary includes many of the typical worries of teenagers, friends, school, and getting a driver's license. The upcoming meteor hitting the moon seems hardly worth mentioning. However, when the event happens, causing the moon to be pushed off its axis, it becomes the forefront of her life. Earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters make everyone immediately go into survival mode.
This was the first audiobook I've ever listened to completely through. It was really harrowing. I'm not really into the diary style of writing, but for some reason this really worked for me. The characters were really great, and memorable. This book made me want to build the biggest 72-hour emergency kit ever. Even though I read this in the middle of July, I seriously felt like I needed a blanket. And, as I was making dinner, I kept thinking about rationing my food. The book definitely got me emotionally involved.
I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars.
I listened to it as well! I liked it too!
ReplyDeleteWow! Sounds like a good one. I'll have to look into it. I'm not huge in the diary style either though.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great read. Another addition to my huge list!!
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I like letter and diary entry novels, so this one piques my interest. Of course, your 5/5 rating helps a lot, too.
ReplyDeleteI recently read this book as well. I've still got to write my review but thought it was a decent read. I thought it got a bit longish here and there but I imagine that given the subject matter there was only so much that could be done with it.
ReplyDeleteI actually have the follow up as well. It's the same event from a different person's perspective and set in the city instead of the country. I'm thinking I might wait to review this book until I can review the other and do a comparative.
This one sounds really good. I always have an audiobook going.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a good one...but I'm not an audiobook fan.
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