Life as We Knew It

A Novel

By: Susan Beth Pfeffer

Narrated by: Emily Bauer

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

It's a good book, but not audiobook

I couldn't get 5 minutes into the audiobook, and that bothers me because I loved reading the book. I can't get over how the narrator sounds like a fake Disney Channel character.
Looking to return this...

A dystopian work of fiction w/a different flair.

Recommended dystopian fiction for the lessons contained within if nothing else. From the stance of "A damsel in distress" makes one root for the lead character.

AMAZING!

5 stars TOTALLY

Best book ever
The reader has a really nice voice
Amazing!

Do more!

interesting story

I picked this because my granddaughter was assigned this book in High school. Interesting story, narrarater sounded like a young girl, it will be fun discussing this with my granddaughter.

Good story, but a little too traditional

The story was gripping, depressing, and at times a bit gory. I love the premise. However, I did not love that it was a pretty traditional family... in the sense of gender roles and expectations for women vs men. There was a comment about how "males were more likely to survive than females." Surviving in this situation requires quick thinking and strategy more than anything else. Those aren't gendered concepts. It lacked any kind of diversity in any aspect, so it was hard to connect to, and that turned me off. But overall, it was a good book. The characters were a little 2 dimensional, but I liked seeing how they survived each new situation.

AMAZING!!!

love, can't wait to read more. so excited about the series. Best book!! yayay. yayay.

Good book but teen narrator got annoying

This is the story of an terrible event that affects the earth told from the viewpoint of a self involved teen. As an adult it was hard to relate to the whiny main character, but the book was very well narrated and was paced well and an interesting story.

Engaging YA Post-Apocalyptic Story

The main characters POV narration seemed authentic, relatable and compelling enough.

The science of an asteroid knocking the moon out of orbit was sketchy but not a problem.

We enjoyed listening to the book and looking forward to the next books. Tho with expectations of sequel quality.

Could not put this down!

Started this last night and had to finish it today. Can't wait to start the next one!

Great book

I enjoyed this book and got through it so fast. I'm glad to find out their is several more books to this story..