Life as We Knew It
New York Times bestseller! A heart-stopping post-apocalyptic thriller that's "absorbing from first to last page."*
When a meteor knocks the moon closer to earth, Miranda, a high school sophomore, takes shelter with her family.
Told in a year's worth of journal entries, Life as We Knew It chronicles the human struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all--hope--in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.
As August turns dark and wintery in northeastern Pennsylvania, Miranda, her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove.
I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's still would be open. Like one marble hitting another, when the moon slams closer to earth, the result is catastrophic. Worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun.
Life as We Know It is an extraordinary series debut. The companion novels are: The Dead and the Gone, This World We Live In, and The Shade of the Moon.
(*Publishers Weekly, starred review)
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I give this book a 3.5 out of 5 stars, and this still stands after i've had some time to think about it.
What did I like about this book?
1. The Premise. Yes, the premise about this book sounded so interesting to me, and i had to read it right away. For those of you who don't know, this a book about an asteroid hitting the moon and knocking a little closer to earth, therefore, throwing everything off. NOW HOW COOL IS THAT? Eh. This is pretty much all i liked about this book other than...
2. The Writing. Yes, i enjoyed the writing very much, and it kept me reading. I was itching to find out what happens next. Plus the book was written in diary entries and i love that.
What did i DISLIKE about this book? (everything else)
1. The Characters. The main character who i don't even remember her name, yup, that's about as much as i liked her. She was very whiny to me and very meh. She kept feeling sorry for herself and the rest of her family was very chill (about as chill as you can get when the world is pretty much ending). I just... couldn't. She cared too much about herself and juvenile things. Her mom was also annoying YELLING AT HER FOR EATING CHOCOLATE CHIPS LIKE OK?? She was probably worse than the main character. Her brothers were the only good ones in the family to be honest... they helped out without complaints and were overall realistic instead of pessimistic. NOW my favorite character was their neighbor she was such a sweet old lady and i loved her like she was my own (weird...)
2. The Plot. NOTHING HAPPENED. the end.
3. The End. I HATE HOW IT ENDED. IT WAS SO STUPID.
4. INSTALOVE.
I do not recommend this book.
This book connects to what we are going through in our state of the world today and makes me want to journal it all.
I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys apocalyptic fiction or stories of survival.
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