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emilyrobben's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Death of parent
In an Anne Frank diary style, we follow a high school student and her family as they navigate finding a way to survive an environmental disaster and the downfall of government and society caused by said disaster. Starvation, violence, death are inevitable. While not graphic, an empathetic reader should be prepared to have some feelings.taylorrandall's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
- This book really does seem like it’s miranda who is writing the journal entries
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
evelynnnn33333's review
- 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
3.75
Minor: Death, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Suicide
kennedy_reads_a_lot's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Eating disorder
britt93414's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Moderate: Death and Eating disorder
bayliekusch's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, and Grief
Moderate: Pregnancy and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
potsnpots's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
lovelymisanthrope's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
"Life As We Knew It" is told in a series of journal entries from high schooler Miranda. Miranda is from a small town in Pennsylvania, where she lives with her older brother (who is away at college), younger brother, and mom. Her father has a new wife who is expecting her first child soon. Because of all the climate problems created by humanity, an asteroid is scheduled to hit the moon, and it is so big that it should be visible to the naked eye. The entire world is excited to witness such an incredible event, but no one was expecting the fallout that would ensue.
The moon controls so much on planet Earth, so when an asteroid hits the moon and moves it closer to Earth, life is changed forever. I loved seeing this post-apocalyptic-esque story unfold. The population is initially panicked, and everyone is buying everything they can. But, the story quickly delves into despair when no one has electricity, access to food and water, and the temperatures start rapidly dropping. Miranda has a strained relationship with her mom to begin with and being forced into such close proximity really tests their patience for each other. Miranda is just a young girl who was worried about finals and who she will go to prom with, and now she has to worry about survival.
There are definitely some references in this book that age it, but overall, I enjoyed this story as much as I did when I was younger.
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Pregnancy, and Classism
turnpaige394's review
- 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
Graphic: Child death and Eating disorder
Minor: Suicide
taliahsbookshelf's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
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Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, and Grief
Moderate: Death
Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Medical content