irishmbk 's review for:

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff

5.0

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I completely understand why this book won the Printz Award. It was shocking, raw, optimistic, hopeful, and unabashedly honest. It truly told the story from Daisy's perspective and that of teens. Where many books are about teens, this one made you feel as if you were in the mind of one. Rosoff has an amazing ability to tell the story without having to go into minute detail. When the children are caught in the midst of war, you can feel the emotion of what's happening without Rosoff having to go into gory details. I didn't like Daisy, not in the beginning and not in the end, but I did respect her, and she certainly grew up quite a bit throughout the novel. The feelings about the book are still percolating. The book and much of its content made me uncomfortable , it was beautifully written and certainly something that should be read.