How I Live Now
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How I Live Now

by Meg Rosoff

2004•Teen•204 pages

Taste attributes: teendramawarscience fictionheavysimplelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationshipcoming of age

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Boxlist takeA stirring, heavy book, otherwise balanced. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

"Every war has turning points and every person too."Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she's never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes away on business soon after Daisy arrives. The next day bombs go off as London is attacked and occupied by an unnamed enemy.As power fails, and systems fail, the farm becomes more isolated.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

TeenDramaWarScience fictionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComplex relationshipComing of age

Subjects

Eating disordersCousinsJuvenile FictionFamily lifeFarm lifeWarFamilyEngland

Details

Author
Meg Rosoff
Published
2004
Pages
204
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