The Dead and the Gone

By: Susan Beth Pfeffer

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Susan Beth Pfeffer's Life as We Knew It enthralled and devastated listeners with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic event - an asteroid hitting the moon, setting off a tailspin of horrific climate changes. Now this harrowing companion novel examines the same events as they unfold in New York City, revealed through the eyes of 17-year-old Puerto Rican Alex Morales. When Alex's parents disappear in the aftermath of tidal waves, he must care for his two younger sisters, even as Manhattan becomes a deadly wasteland, and food and aid dwindle.

With haunting themes of family, faith, personal change, and courage, this powerful new novel explores how a young man takes on unimaginable responsibilities.

©2008 Susan Beth Pfeffer (P)2008 Random House, Inc.

Great story, not the best narrator

I agree with what others have said about the narrator. In contrast to the previous book, his voice was jarring and I struggled to finish the book at times because of the pronunciation of words like "mami" and "papi". The female characters were voiced so comically it almost sounded like a parody. The story itself is great, but the narrator's performance was distracting

Still holds up

Read this in high-school a lifetime ago and it still hold my attention after all this time.

Great Story, Narration was Odd

We’ve been listening to the series while on a family vacation. Everyone really enjoyed the storyline - This one is a bit grittier than the first book. However, the narrator was not well suited to portray female voices without sounding absolutely ridiculous.

Overall story AMAZING

I have to say as with the first book, I couldn’t stop listening to it. The first book took me two and a half days to finish, but this one from start to finish I didn’t stop and took me less than a day to finish. The series so far is so well written and captivating. I literally just finished this and already purchased the next book in the series. I plan on starting the next book in about 10 minutes. I cannot wait. I highly highly recommend this book and the first and the whole series. I’m going to be so sad when I’m done with them.

another great book

excellent a little turned off by reader, voice too deep for 17 year old boy

Misunderstood narrator

I originally saw that the man speaking was flawed and bad. Went into it expecting bad speech. But it was good and got into the story.

sad but good

I read the book before listening to it. but I got more out of it.

good book

great story line, I felt really engaged in the story and loved the characters. Highly recommended

Missing gaps but amazing job reading and heartfelt

Loved the story and how well the author got you attached to characters. Amazing job reading felt like I was watching a movie in my mind. Had a few gaps that drove me nuts but good overall

great book

I like it I want the other books in the series to read on and figure out the rest