Sonya reviewed The Dead & the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Life as We Knew It #2)
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The Dead and Gone, by Susan Beth Pfeffer, sequel to Life as We Knew It, although it's actually a parallel story. The moon is whacked into closer orbit, which affects tides, volcanoes, temperature, etc. The setting is New York City, so there are the upsides and downsides of living in a post-apocalyptic urban center. More organization to provide food and electricity, but also more people who depend on it.[return][return]The main characters are Catholic Puerto Rican teens, which for me showed a different perspective for the decisions that needed to be made. That their faith is tried is touched on, but it's not the main focus of the book. It's urban survival, trading scavenged items from the dead on the streets for canned food.[return][return]The parallel story part was handled marvelously, not going over the same PA events in the same way so those who read the first book aren't bored. The …
The Dead and Gone, by Susan Beth Pfeffer, sequel to Life as We Knew It, although it's actually a parallel story. The moon is whacked into closer orbit, which affects tides, volcanoes, temperature, etc. The setting is New York City, so there are the upsides and downsides of living in a post-apocalyptic urban center. More organization to provide food and electricity, but also more people who depend on it.[return][return]The main characters are Catholic Puerto Rican teens, which for me showed a different perspective for the decisions that needed to be made. That their faith is tried is touched on, but it's not the main focus of the book. It's urban survival, trading scavenged items from the dead on the streets for canned food.[return][return]The parallel story part was handled marvelously, not going over the same PA events in the same way so those who read the first book aren't bored. The pacing was a bit different, so I didn't feel like I was reading the same story over again.
