Her focus throughout the story (until the last 2 hours) is so vapid, whiny and self-obsessed that I had a hard time cheering for her survival. The protagonist is supposedly 16 years old, but she sounds very much like she is 12. But a bit more than halfway though, I realized that it was not how the words were read that was the problem - its the words themselves. For a good portion of the book I blamed the narrator - Emily Bauer - for the childish, whiny protagonist. The teen narrator will grate on your last nerve. That was my reason for picking this book - and if you have kids ages 9-14 and a long road trip, this may be a good pick for your family too - sure to lead to some interesting conversations. It is far more family-friendly is every way. Miranda's changing priorities, undying love for her family and heightened appreciation of simple pleasures will likely provoke discussion and inspire gratitude for life as we know it now. Things are bad enough without having to remind myself of just how bad things are," she explains), her words also evoke a strain of hope which proves to be her most essential survival tool. Though the entries paint a grim picture of a rapidly shrinking civilization ("I write stuff down in here and I don't read it. The story unfolds through Miranda's journal entries, from May, when the asteroid strikes, to the following March.
This survival tale by the author of The Year Without MichaelĬelebrates the fortitude and resourcefulness of human beings during critical times. The book may be lengthy, but most readers will find it absorbing from first page to last. Yet their situation becomes more critical as other unexpected disasters arise. They have a pantry filled with canned goods and plenty of logs to fuel their wood-burning stove. Thanks to her mother's foresight and preparedness, Miranda and her two brothers are better off than many families in their Pennsylvania community. Suddenly, things she has taken for granted-electricity, news from the outside world and three square meals a day-are a thing of the past.
When an asteroid collides with the moon, causing natural disasters-tidal waves, volcanoes, earthquakes and climate changes-on Earth, life as 16-year-old Miranda knows it will never be the same.
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