Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

2 reviews

startjpw23's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Enjoyed this book a lot. I like that the story is told through diary entries.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Sexism

ashleymg99's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I read this book a long time ago, and it’s stuck with me since my first read through. Reading it again is just as heart-wrenching, especially on the heels of the COVID pandemic. 

I mourn for Miranda and the way she had to grow up too fast, and take on responsibility that no 16 year old should do.

From giving up meals for her younger brother to finding Mrs. Nesbitt dead and carrying out her last wishes, Miranda is constantly faced with problems many of us only confront in our nightmares.

 

This dystopian novel is much more grounded in reality than some of its other YA counterparts. A global, environmental disaster that hit so suddenly, in stark contrast to the creeping threat of climate change, leaves you wondering if you could survive the apocalypse at 16. 

Under it all, Life as we Knew it is a story about family, hope, survival, and growing up. It’s dark and desperate but also underscores the little things that make life worth living. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Death