Life as We Knew It
A Novel
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Emily Bauer
About this listen
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 GroupListeners also enjoyed...
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- caroline davey
- 06-11-07
Thought provoking and not a littte scary
This book is absorbing and very thought provoking. I am listening avidly but will not let my ten year old hear it yet. I think young adult is definitely the category here. The book is well written and the narration is excellent.
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- Audiobooks Nest Reviews
- 09-01-22
Sweet Coming of Age Apocalypse
🧡 This is a YA-type apocalypse, and sometimes it feels young. But mostly it’s an endearing tale of a family’s experience of a drastic natural event and its immense consequences. So basically, a family listen.
💚 There’s a real sense of the upturning of everyday life, which was strangely comforting at the time I read it in 2020. I mean, I’m not sure what would actually happen if the moon was knocked out of kilter, but this seemed very realistic, dramatic and ultimately, fascinating. There’s so much I hadn’t considered would be affected.
💜 My only major critique is that the writing is clunky at times. I’m putting it as a spoiler not because it will ruin any plot points, but as you might not notice it. But once you know, you KNOW. And then it’s irritating. There’s a major overuse of “he said” and “she said”. It’s really distracting. But hey, I enjoyed the story in spite of this.
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SOUNDBITE
🎧 For a world-ending scenario, i found this exceptionally soothing to listen to. And that’s thanks in large part to Emily Bauer’s sweet performance. BUT a note of warning. I’ve read other reviews where people hated the narration so listen to a sample beforehand.
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SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO...
This is to the apocalypse genre what Harry Potter is to fantasy. It has dark moments and people do die, but there’s nothing graphic or scary.
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- G
- 19-08-16
refreshing I think my 16 year old daughter like
she will not find it too depressing lots of love.
words to make the count up as I am on a bike.
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- Elizabeth
- 23-12-17
I enjoyed listening to this story!
Being a 62 year old women this story was good to listen to.. makes you think how lucky we are to have the moon in perfect alignment with the earth and sun.
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- TheBoys
- 05-04-14
A must read for everyone
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This is a fantastic series of books, but I actually preferred to read these rather than listen to them.
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- cliff
- 18-09-16
Surprisingly good.
A real thought provoking story, well read and just the right length of time. Liked it a lot.
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- Pola
- 14-01-22
Well... that was depressing
Yeah, it should definitely go with warning. Starving children, not something my parents' brains can handle. I have a strong urge to become prepper. Start hoarding toilet paper, batteries, purchase alternator, and sun panels.
It was all described in the lightest way possible but still made me tear up. I am glad I made it through, it was valuable read, but I won't continue the series.
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- Frances McHugh
- 14-01-22
Really wanted to like this!
Liked the idea of the story, but there was too many 'he said, she said, I said' etc became irritating
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