Life as We Knew It

A Novel

By: Susan Beth Pfeffer

Narrated by: Emily Bauer

Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

Miranda's disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the Moon closer to the Earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun?

As summer turns to Arctic winter, 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.

Told in journal entries, this is the heart-pounding story of Miranda's struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all, hope, in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.

©2006 Susan Beth Pfeffer (P)2006 Random House Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group

he said, she said, I said

I wanted to read this because my 13 old was reading it. The girls were passing it around school bc they all enjoyed it. I went crazy listening to that voice, who talks like that? If I heard another, I said, when she really asked, I was going to throw this recording out the window. I think you've got to be 13 to enjoy this, maybe it's better in book form.

I thought i was going to hate it!

I had to read it for school over the summer. But like most teens, didn't do anything till' the final week. I ended up loving this book way more than I first expected. Such a beautiful story that audible enhanced by making me feel like I was experiencing it. Speechless

This story knocks entitlement on its rear.

This book was beautifully written and read by the perfect narrator. It gives an intense view of the riches we currently have in our lives.

A little too idealistic

Would you try another book from Susan Beth Pfeffer and/or Emily Bauer?

I finished the book and I enjoyed it. It was sort of pleasant to only have tow or three jarring moments in what could have been tragic. On the other hand, it was a bit idealistic.Wish they had someone else reading it, her voice was a bit much.

I am going to buy the other two books in the series.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

eh.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Voice a little too 16ish for me.

Do you think Life as We Knew It needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

It has two and I will buy them.

Slow start but worth powering through

I started to listen to this book and the main character was so whiny I was about to give up but then I read a review that said that it was worth listening through that initial part to the main storyline. I couldn’t agree more! Really interesting story and I enjoyed the post apocalyptic storyline without a lot of zombies and gore. Looking forward to the next one in the series.

Absolutely Amazing!!!

Read this in middle school and fell in love with the series couldn't put it down the first time reading and couldn't stop listening this time either.

A story to be read over and over!

I love this story! The journal format and the emotion behind the narration is so realistic! I can almost picture the imagery, and feel as though I am experiencing the events right along with the characters!

cool story idea bad format

I liked the story idea but not the perspective of the teenage girl. The narrator didn't improve on that for me. I did enjoy it, but felt reading it for myself would have been better. Best would have been if it wasn't written in "diary of a teenager" format.

Almost gave up

I almost gave up on this story that I bought for a family car ride. The beginning was terrible, but in the end, it was a pretty good book. Especially for my spoiled rotten preteen who lives for food and has never missed a meal.

The jabs at incompetent leaders and corrupt church officials are brief and I didn't feel like she was pushing politics.

Good book

I hated it. It was worst book. Don't ready. Really bad Just Stop. OK good. Don't ReaD!!!!!