Besides just finishing the book, I'm super proud of myself for not getting totally freaked out by all the very real, very scientific, and very gross information about various real world parasites that Westerfeld wove into the story. I'm a science show addict, but I still tend to go little overboard on the reaction scale. Like omigod-I-have-ebola overboard. But I remained completely rational throughout and after the book. I'm never getting a cat, but that wasn't really a concern in the first place.
Another book that should have freaked me out but surprisingly did not was Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. I've been known to have nightmares about the sun expanding into a red giant, a meteor or comet hitting the earth, or the moon circling ever closer, the last of which is the premise of the book. I didn't have a single moon-related nightmare.If I were feeling self-congratulatory, I would attribute my sane reactions to a new level of maturity and acceptance of the unpredictible nature of the world. But I have to give credit where credit is due: to the authors. Westerfeld and Pfeffer did amazing jobs of presenting scary, scientifically-sound information in a way that kept my head level. Kudos, because that's a tough thing to do!
Obviously, I recommend both of these books. Has anyone else read them with similar or differig result? Am curious.
Hugs,
TLC
5 comments:
I only read Skinned by Scott and it is amazing. :)
I LOVED Life as We Knew It. - very scary but touching at the same time.
Oooh, haven't read Skinned yet, Diana. Will have to check it out!
And so excited to hear someone else felt the same way about Life as We Knew It, Jennifer!
I read Life as We Knew It and the companion book the dead and the gone a few months ago. I LOVED them. They didn't spark fear of the situation, it just sort filled me with a sense of wonder at what could happen. It was very interesting. I recommend LAWKI a lot.
I just finished Peeps last week. That was great. I'd always heard Westerfeld's books were good, but I had never gotten around to reading them. I can't wait to read more! I'll never look at cows in a field the same way...
When I saw TLC I had to comment. My mom has always wanted to write (and she has written some short stories) but her initials without the last name are TLC. It just reminded me of that when I saw that.
And if you really loved Life as We Knew It - you need to read The Dead and the Gone - which takes place in the same situation, but in New York.
:)
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