Life as We Knew It
Registered by seldombites of Mount Barker, South Australia Australia on 9/19/2008
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
5 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by seldombites from Mount Barker, South Australia Australia on Friday, September 19, 2008
From Front PageNo Shops. No TV. No Electricity. No Daylight. No idea if your family is alive or dead... Could you survive? An asteroid will hit the moon at 9.30 this evening. The astronomers say there's nothing to worry about. What if they're wrong? |
CommentThis is a paperback edition published in 2007. This edition has 339 pages. |
Journal Entry 2 by seldombites from Mount Barker, South Australia Australia on Friday, September 19, 2008
Written in diary form, Life As We Knew It tells of one family's struggle to survive while the world collapses around them. Told from the point of view of sixteen-year-old Miranda, this story brings home just how reliant we are on all the modern conveniences. How would you survive if you were suddenly without electricity, natural gas, air-con, phones, running water? If gas and food were no longer being transported? If medicines were running out? It's a scary prospect for us as adults, how much scarier for children and teenagers?
This is an apocalyptic novel that is all the more frightening for it's feasibility.
This is an apocalyptic novel that is all the more frightening for it's feasibility.
Journal Entry 3 by seldombites at Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Released 15 yrs ago (1/26/2009 UTC) at Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia
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Thanks for sending this, fairy-whispers. The cat from 23rd May is just like my Mum's - unfortunately Milo passed away last year but she was always talking, just like this one is.
An enjoyable read but the ending didn't seem quite adequate, leaving quite a few loose ends. The 2nd book doesn't continue Miranda's story so I've just looked it up & found that the 3rd book in the series does. It's quite a simple story of post-apocalyptic survival told from a 16-year-old girl's point of view. I thought they were quite profligate with petrol considering everything else they were preparing, & they seemed to be quite protected from what would be the nastier side of this sort of thing - looting, gangs, brutality -, but I suppose this is for young adults to read.
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catsalive
at RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Friday, August 29, 2014
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Released 9 yrs ago (8/29/2014 UTC) at RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Mooched by keksimonsteri.
Journal Entry 7 by keksimonsteri at Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten Finland on Thursday, November 20, 2014
Thanks for sending this book to Finland!
Journal Entry 8 by keksimonsteri at Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten Finland on Friday, November 3, 2017
Even if the book is 10 years old and the asteroid thing might be a bit far-fetched, I thought the book was a current read. It's been a year of natural disasters.
Yes, it's perhaps unrealistic that the family was spared from looting etc., but I find many YA dystopia novels to be a little too heavy on the violence. I enjoyed the fact the survival story was very focused on the necessities like food and warmth. It made me want to stock up the pantry...
I also think they could've tried to do more (there's a pond, why not go fishing), and from a Finnish point of view they were fairly helpless in winter conditions - but hey, the book kept me entertained during a 12 hour flight. I really wondered how it was going to end.
Yes, it's perhaps unrealistic that the family was spared from looting etc., but I find many YA dystopia novels to be a little too heavy on the violence. I enjoyed the fact the survival story was very focused on the necessities like food and warmth. It made me want to stock up the pantry...
I also think they could've tried to do more (there's a pond, why not go fishing), and from a Finnish point of view they were fairly helpless in winter conditions - but hey, the book kept me entertained during a 12 hour flight. I really wondered how it was going to end.
Released 6 yrs ago (11/11/2017 UTC) at
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Sending this wishlist book by mail to a Finnish bookcrosser.
Journal Entry 10 by MiuM at Kaarina, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Sunday, November 19, 2017
Thank you for the book. I was away for a couple of days, but it was nice to see this book waiting for me when I came back home. :-)
Journal Entry 11 by MiuM at Kaarina, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Thursday, November 30, 2017
This was a fascinatingly everyday view on apocalypse level events.
Journal Entry 12 by MiuM at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Friday, December 7, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (12/8/2018 UTC) at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland
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The book is looking for a reader at a bc-meet-up.
Journal Entry 13 by -solaria- at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Saturday, December 8, 2018
Thank you for the book; I was interested so I took it with me.
Journal Entry 14 by -solaria- at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Tuesday, June 4, 2019
The reason for the apocalypse (asteroid knocking the moon) was utterly ridiculous, but it didn't matter. The story was captivating, and I devoured the book within two days.
Journal Entry 15 by -solaria- at Finncon in Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi / Mellersta Finland Finland on Friday, July 5, 2019
Released 4 yrs ago (7/6/2019 UTC) at Finncon in Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi / Mellersta Finland Finland
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I will release the book at Finncon, which will be held at the university of Jyväskylä. Happy reading!
https://2019.finncon.org/?lang=en
https://2019.finncon.org/?lang=en
