the dead and the gone
 

the dead and the gone

by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Life as We Knew It enthralled and devastated readers 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 seventeen-year-old Puerto Rican Alex... (read more)

Top tags: science fictioncoming of agefictionyoung adult fictionya (all tags)

Readers

Groups

  • libraries and librarians Discussion Group
  • Read YA Lit Discussion Group
  • YA Books that Adults Should Read Discussion Group
  • Apocalypse Lovers Discussion Group
  • YA Vampire Books Discussion Group
  • Young Adult Readers Discussion Group

Other Reviews

Amazon Reviews (1)
 

Most Helpful Reviews

Liked It

Readingrat
  • Rated 5 stars

If Life As We Knew It is dystopia 101, then this companion book is the next course up. This story takes place in New York during the same time frame as Life As We Knew It but this is a much darker tale and consequently much more believable.

Readingrat’s full review »
more reviews »

Didn’t Like It

Samplerweaver
  • Rated 2 stars

After an asteroid hits the moon upheavals occur in the earth causing death and destruction. Alex must feed his two sisters and struggle to keep himself alive as well. Clinging to his strong faith in God through the Catholic Church he fights through the moral issues of survival. This is a companion to "Life as we knew it". The first half of this book was slow and reads like a history lesson European rationing in WWII, however it does pick up. There is much grizzly description of death...

Samplerweaver’s full review »
more reviews »
Community:
  • Rated 3.918919 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 0 stars
 

Newest Comments

  • joseph m

    joseph m said:

    im in the middle of the book (started 2 hours ago) and i feel that it is not as sad, thauhgt provoking, or as scary as the first book

    posted Friday, July 25 2008
  • Kelsey M

    kelsey m said:

    I really enjoyed this book I encourage people to read it to

    posted Monday, June 16 2008
  • Tigslw

    tigslw said:

    Loved the first one. It stuck in my head and this one did the same thing. I don't think I can read this genre for a little while. But I do recommend. :)

    posted Wednesday, June 11 2008
© 2008 Tastemakers, Inc. | Portions of Shelfari.com are Copyright © 1996-2008 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy