Life As We Knew It

Life As We Knew It is a dystopian novel about a family trying to cope with conditions on earth after an asteroid has knocked the moon off its axis. This causes tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes to erupt. The definition of dystopia is:

1. An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.

2. A work describing such a place or state: dystopias such as The Hunger Games, The Giver, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451"Brave New World

In the town where Miranda lives there isn't any immediate danger. There are inconveniences: sporadic electricity, sporadic phone service, no mail delivery, no supplies in stores, and, eventually people leaving town.

As time goes on the air is filled with ash and no one can see the sun or moon. Winter comes early with a blizzard. Miranda and her family are pretty much isolated. Her family gets a terrible flu and she goes into town for the doctor only to find out he is dead.

Sometimes when I get into a good book, I sort of subconsciously live it. This happened with this book. Every once in awhile, just for a nano second, I'd be in survival mode. Weird. I'd be worried about electricity or food. Too strange.

I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. You have to give it about 100 pages before it gets to the point where it's hard to put down.