"Life As We Knew It" and "The Dead and The Gone"

The second week of school and things are starting to become routine. If you find yourself starting to reflect on school and life in general with a pessimistic-glass-half-empty-look, do I have the books for you. What do you need to read to start to feel better about your poor little life? Well, a book about someone who is worse off than you, of course.

In "Life As We Knew It" and "The Dead and The Gone" a meteor has hit the moon forcing closer to the Earth. Because the moon is so much closer to the Earth disaster strikes. Floods. Famine. People killing themselves and each other. "Life" is from a female protagonist's perspective, "Dead" is from a male protagonist's perspective. They are companion books, meaning they happen simultaneously (not one after the other). Both are good and well written, although I prefer "Life" to "Dead". Read either and let me know what you think...

Other books to consider: If you're an older reader try "Anthem" by Ayn Rand, if you're a younger reader "Holes" would be right up your alley.