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This is categorized as a young adult book, but I didn't feel like I was reading kiddie fiction. I really enjoyed this book- it's always interesting to see what particular issues (typically the practical ones) authors think of when writing apocalyptic fiction, like stocking up on kitty litter. :-)
A very quick and engrossing read, recommended.
Memorability factor: 7/10 ...more
A very quick and engrossing read, recommended.
Memorability factor: 7/10 ...more

Jun 17, 2009
Rebecca Short, LMFT
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This book was surprisingly good. I haven't read a book listed as "YA" in a LONG time but this book's premise intrigued me along with the fact it is written in the first person in diary form and all of that appealed to me.
The author does an admirable job of getting inside the 16 year old girl's protagonist's mind and heart. I found myself remembering what it was like to be that age and found it easy to align myself with her emotionally throughout the story.
This survival story of what becomes of ...more
The author does an admirable job of getting inside the 16 year old girl's protagonist's mind and heart. I found myself remembering what it was like to be that age and found it easy to align myself with her emotionally throughout the story.
This survival story of what becomes of ...more

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I think I would have rated this apocalyptic story of a girl and her family going through extraordinary times as a 5, had I not started about by listening to the first third of it on audiobook. The reader was HORRIBLE. She somehow managed to combine some sort of Hannah Montana valley girl sort of mix into this realistic disaster fiction, so it kind of sounded like "ohmigod! I totally am afraid we're running out of food! Totally!" even though it isn't written that way at all. The reader also manag
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