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imperfectletter01. The Risen Empire by Scott Westerfeld
This was the first of his adult books that I'd read. It was a little odd to read, because I forgot that he likes to alternate points of view, but I had no trouble following the characters. One of the things I loved about this book was that some of the points of view were totally unexpected (like the house) or important events being written from the point of view of people who weren't sure what was going on. One of the best parts of this book was the completely unexpected and amazing love story. I cannot wait to read the second book.
02. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
I don't usually like young adult coming of age novels, unless they are science fiction/fantasy. But once again, they realistic fiction books turn out to be something really quite extraordinary. This is the story of war, though we're never quite sure with whom the English are fighting, and the story of how Daisy ends up in England for the war. It's sort of dream of consciousness, in a way, but well written in other ways. I did cry at the end, but I cry at a lot of things. It's very different from Life As We Knew It, which is what it's most often compared to, but just as good, I think. It's kind of the kid in a disaster situation, only this Rosoff's book is much more without adults than Pfeffer's.
2 / 80 new reads. 3% read!
This was the first of his adult books that I'd read. It was a little odd to read, because I forgot that he likes to alternate points of view, but I had no trouble following the characters. One of the things I loved about this book was that some of the points of view were totally unexpected (like the house) or important events being written from the point of view of people who weren't sure what was going on. One of the best parts of this book was the completely unexpected and amazing love story. I cannot wait to read the second book.
02. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
I don't usually like young adult coming of age novels, unless they are science fiction/fantasy. But once again, they realistic fiction books turn out to be something really quite extraordinary. This is the story of war, though we're never quite sure with whom the English are fighting, and the story of how Daisy ends up in England for the war. It's sort of dream of consciousness, in a way, but well written in other ways. I did cry at the end, but I cry at a lot of things. It's very different from Life As We Knew It, which is what it's most often compared to, but just as good, I think. It's kind of the kid in a disaster situation, only this Rosoff's book is much more without adults than Pfeffer's.
