The Dead and the Gone (Last Survivors, #2) in Pick-a-Shelf

Sep 02, 2014 Lindsay rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2015, book-challenge-2015, 5stars, ya

4.5 stars

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Feb 03, 2012 Jennifer rated it it was amazing

Once again, I am completely blown away by Pfeffer’s captivating continuation of The Last Survivors series. This installment introduces the Morales family of New York City, giving the apocalyptic tale a new angle. We go through the initial onset of the disaster for a second time, but Pfeffer keeps it new and exciting. Even though we know exactly what will happen, we are still shocked by the dramatic emotional content.

Alex is suddenly thrust into the adult role of the household with younger siblin ...more

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May 16, 2012 Susan rated it liked it

Shelves: series, young-adult, fiction, science-fiction, dystopia

I enjoyed this book as much as, or maybe a bit more than, the first book in the series, Life as We Knew It. The set-up is the same: an asteroid has knocked the moon closer to earth, and the increased gravitational pull causes changes leading to massive devastation. Puerto-Rican teenager Alex Morales, living in New York City, finds himself in charge of his two younger sisters as their situation grows increasingly grave.

Horrific things happen in this book. Somehow, they seemed rather matter-of-fac ...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Teena R. rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, dystopia, apocalypse

As a citizen of Bangkok under the threat of impending worst-flood-in-something-years, what should I read?

An apocalyptic novel where the moon got hit so hard the gravity pull change and all the climate ran amok, of course! Flooded metropolis! Food shortage! Flu outbreak! Weeeeeee!

Yup, I'm such a masochist.

First Impression,

Need to stock food and learn to grow vegetables now. Where the hell is my flashlights and batteries?

Final Verdict,

Susan Elizabeth Pfeffer, you do know how to scare me. The writ ...more

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Jun 18, 2012 Tara rated it liked it

I could go with 3.5 stars if I could. I enjoyed this book, but I have to say I liked the first one better. The struggles were the same for Miranda and Alex, but how they dealt with the death and limited food supplies were different based on their location. It was interesting to note the similarities and differences.

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