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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.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
spaceygrace's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Violence, Death, Child death, and Cursing
christinastuart26's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal death and Gun violence
turnpaige394's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Really great dystopian/apocalyptic novel! It was a brutally honest look at a family and what they do to survive and how they interact with each other. I couldn’t put it down!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Eating disorder
Minor: Suicide
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