The Dead and the Gone

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My View:   Great! It was actually a fantastic idea to make this novel from such a different perspective. Miranda's small-town life was only a small chunk of the asteroid's effects, and seeing how it changed the exact opposite type of lifestyle was neat, but also made me want more: The rich and powerful in evac centers, people in other countries, survivors just inland of tsunamis, anything. I really wanted to get an even wider perspective of what had become the moon's earth. Otherwise, really good, Alex was a nice change of pace from Miranda and his family and the third-person perspective create such a difference from the Evanses, that it's a nice companion to Miranda's journal.

Wikipedia Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_and_the_Gone

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General Information:

Method of Reading:	Public Library hardcover novel, 321 pages
Dates of Reading:	December 21, 2010-December 22, 2010
Author:	Susan Beth Pfeffer
Publication Year:	2008
Recommended To:	Girls who liked the first, and maybe even their male peers, particularly Catholics.
Quotes:	"Maybe it was just too quiet to cry" (41). "It would just take time, he told himself. Time and a miracle" (47).
Movie?	None yet. I don't think it would be as good as one for Life As We Knew It. Alex isn't quite as compelling. He's not as honest and his plight isn't quite as personal, because he tends to be less selfish. Not that that is a bad thing, but Miranda's self-pity makes for a good, personal book or movie.

Always,
Your Bibliomaniac

Bibliographic info:
Pfeffer, Susan Beth. The Dead and the Gone. Orlando: Harcourt, 2008. Print.