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    How I Live Now

    Written by Meg Rosoff

    Narrated by Kim Mai Guest

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    "Every war has turning points and every person too."

    Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she's never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes away on business soon after Daisy arrives. The next day bombs go off as London is attacked and occupied by an unnamed enemy.

    As power fails, and systems fail, the farm becomes more isolated. Despite the war, it's a kind of Eden, with no adults in charge and no rules, a place where Daisy's uncanny bond with her cousins grows into something rare and extraordinary. But the war is everywhere, and Daisy and her cousins must lead each other into a world that is unknown in the scariest, most elemental way.

    A riveting and astonishing story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateFeb 8, 2005
    ISBN9780307207241
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    How I Live Now
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    Meg Rosoff

    Meg Rosoff is a hugely versatile novelist for children and adults and has won the Branford Boase Award, the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Printz Award. Her post-apocalyptic How I Live Now was made into a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan and Picture Me Gone was shortlisted for the National Book Award in the USA. Originally from Massachusetts, Meg now lives in London.

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    • 3/5
      "If you haven't been in a war and are wondering how long it takes to get used to losing everything you think you need or love, I can tell you the answer is no time at all."
    • 4/5
      How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff; (3 1/2*)This was an interesting look at a merging of family from America and England just on the cusp of the war. Due to the mother of the Brit side of the family having to leave the children to rush to Oslo on a humanitarian trip, all 5 of the cousins are left on their own at the family farm. This is the story of their survival and interactions.I thought it a lovely story that could have been improved upon if the author had written a bit more into each of the side stories. I look to read more by this author.
    • 2/5
      No, just no....
      This writing style gave me headache. It sucked the fun out of reading and lost me at page 1. I pushed myself to page 120 and unfortunately, just could not continue. The story was very slow and I never felt connected to any of the characters.

      I think I've come to the conclusion that witty is a cringe worthy word for me. I just can't grasp jokes in the time of war. I prefer my books to rip emotion from my soul, but this one just wrecked havoc on my mind. I am still confused by the narrative style.

      Wanted to love it, but in my opinion, it was an epic fail
    • 2/5
      How I Live Now is a very unusual novel and I'm still a bit on the fence about how I feel about it. To begin with, this novel has a few themes that may make readers uncomfortable. While I have certainly reviewed more violent stories, How I Live Now contains some moments that are incredibly sudden and nasty. It also depicts a sexual relationship between two first cousins, although this is a minor aspect of the overall story, which may make readers feel uncomfortable.The novel is certainly an odd one, as the entire first part is told as a single continuous stream of consciousness that can be tiring to read. The narrator in question is a fifteen year old American who has found herself stranded in England following the outbreak of World War III. While it is technically a war story, the novel portrays very little of the war. The invading forces are only ever referred to as The Enemy and most of what Daisy encounters is the aftermath of conflicts. It's more a story of her survival than a commentary on the war itself.Because of this, the novel can feel very slow in places. There is a lot of exposition, such as a hefty chunk where Daisy is told about the difficulties in securing food and medicine, but it does not really come to much. While the novel is intended to portray the survival of two young girls in the wilderness, that also does seem to be incredibly easy. Other than "looking skinny", the two don't really suffer many hardships, and the characters that do tend to suffer off page.However, the novel does portray a dystopia of a different kind. How I Live Now is a bleak and quite frightening novel on the whole. It portrays the destruction of a social order from the perspective of a teen who has no power to stop it. Daisy is not a rebel or a fighter. She has no sway or power to influence anything. Her only hope is to protect Piper and try to stay ahead of The Enemy, who she knows will kill her without mercy.Daisy was an interesting and sympathetic character who's many issues were portrayed subtly in the story, which broached subjects like her anorexia without ever really drawing attention to it. However, she wasn't without her issues. It's difficult to believe that a modern fifteen year old would be so apathetic to the outbreak of war, to the point that she does not even know who they are fighting.I also didn't think that the other characters were quite as well fleshed out. Her romance with Edmond is abrupt and seems to come out of nowhere, with her becoming devoted to him after just a few short days. The cousins in general are all quite shallow, with Piper in particular seeming more like a Disney Princess than a well rounded nine-year-old.All in all, I was left disappointed. While How I Live Now was an interesting idea, the short novel was surprisingly heavy going, bleak and dull in parts. It might be worth a single read if you're curious, but I certainly don't want to read it again.
    • 4/5
      So, so, so good. Entirely unlike anything else -- sort of like if the kids in an E. Nesbit book were transplanted to the 21st century and faced with the third world war. Loved Daisy's sarcastic narration and authentic teen voice. Very unusual and quite captivating, not at all what I expected. Hard to say what genre this even is -- not sci-fi, but not quite contemporary, and not really fantasy either. I guess more of a survival story than anything else.
    • 5/5
      I couldn't put this book down! I found the story fascinating and Daisy's character relatable.
    • 4/5
      An unnerving read - the comforting familiarity of the English countryside, but in a world where civilisation has faltered due to war. I found it hard to put down.

      But I do feel the pedantic need to point out that there's no way you'd be picking tomatoes from an English garden in May, however nice the weather. ;-)
    • 4/5
      It's pretty well written.
      I felt kind of mesmerized by it.
      it just flowed and I kept reading.
      The characters were the most interesting part of the book. I'm not sure how to describe how I feel about them. everything unfolds and I kind if just accepted it.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book, and would happily recommend it to anyone wanting a thought provoking read, especially as we seem to stand teetering on the brink of war and conflict all the time. It makes us think, how might we cope, how might the children? I found the unconventional nature of the narrative compelling, somehow drawing me in as a reader rather than being off-putting as I have read in so many reviews. Be prepared for stream-of-consciousness prose, with untagged dialogue when reading this book, and simply let it carry you along. I believe it's when we can't step outside the 'expected' that our enjoyment of uniqueness is spoiled.
    • 4/5
      An interesting story about a group of cousins trying to survive during a War while living in rural Britain. Quirky, unique characters and the desire to learn how they get through this situation make this an enjoyable read. The narrative voice of the teen-aged main character is different, but emphasizes her faults and flaws, the emotions she experiences, as well as her young age but the maturity with which she handles this very difficult situation. The book is heart-warming and heart-wrenching often at the some time. Very enjoyable.
    • 5/5
      A short, sharp, shock of a book. Well done. A young American girl is sent to live with her maternal cousins in the British countryside. War breaks out and England is invaded. At first, the war is only on the periphery of their lives, an unexpected chance to live without parental supervision, but then things get very personal indeed. It doesn't take a long book to describe the horrors of war. A few well chosen moments rip their lives apart. Kudos to the author. Only the ending had a bit of a wobble.
    • 1/5
      Mayhaps I didn't give it much chance, reading some of the reviews I'd have to think that.But the writting style at the beginning. The long winded, no period sentences had me cringing so much, I couldn't get into the rest of the book
    • 3/5
      Well I wouldn't say this book was entirely as good as all the hype, however I did enjoy it. There's the timeless technique of getting rid of the adults along with removing all the usual social structure but then I gets more dark than children's fiction normally goes. The children are separated and the book focuses on the story of Piper and her American cousin Daisy. Daisy is quite a realistic character you can emphathise with but Piper is this spiritual perfect dream child which makes her difficult to like at times. It's written in a very odd style too. Saying all that though, I would agree that it is compelling.
    • 3/5
      i can't believe how much i liked this book, considering that she (the main character? the author?) was trying really really hard to be holden caulfield. all that seemed to be missing was the word "crummy."

      still, a really good read, very scandalous and attention-grabbing. i don't think i'll forget this one for little while.
    • 4/5
      A compact tale of a displaced US teen's route through a war in England with cousins. She finds home and family only to be scattered across a torn landscape. Well told, but too much a deliberate tear-jerker for my taste.
    • 5/5
      Wow. Just wow. This book is staying with me, and you should go read it. Themes present: anorexia, british cousins, new broken families, war and starvation. Oddly, I found it light and fairly amusing. It's brilliant. Go read it.
    • 1/5
      I just could not finish this; the cousins are sleeping together! Ew! I'm at the part where they have been separated from each other and I'm thinking this is a really good thing. I wonder how the movie dealt with this issue?
    • 4/5
      How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff is an unusual story of modern day war as experienced by 15 year old Daisy. She has come to England from New York to stay with her cousins. And while Daisy isn’t the most reliable narrator, it becomes obvious that her home life was difficult as she and her stepmother didn’t get along so even though the times are precarious, Daisy has been sent away. Now, living in the English countryside with her eccentric cousins, Daisy experiences a different world. Her aunt is an international peace negotiator and absent much of the time. Her four cousins are an unusual assortment and their unchaperoned country life and their strange ways appeal to Daisy. Isaac is able to talk to animals, Piper understands and knows nature, and Edmond appears able to read her mind. She is attracted to Edmond and even though they are first cousins, they decide that they are soulmates and embark upon a passionate affair.While the children are left to fend for themselves, war breaks out. At first it is a distant affair and the children mostly ignore it, but slowly the food shortages and lack of services begin to affect them. When soldiers seize the farm, they divide the family, sending the girls off separately from the boys. Daisy becomes determined to keep herself and her young cousin Piper alive and to reunite with the boys. The war and survival become frighteningly realistic as Daisy matures and takes on the responsibility of keeping herself and Piper alive.How I live Now was a page turner and totally drew me in. I was a little put off at first with the unconventional relationship between Daisy and Edmond but grew to accept it. My biggest concern with the story was how rushed the ending was and how choppy the timing seemed but overall this was a gripping and involved story.
    • 3/5
      This book started out promisingly, but then developed a lot of holes in the plot. Anorexic New Yorker Daisy sent to English cousins in the countryside when another world war breaks out. Four English cousins (Osbert, Isaac, Edmond, and Piper) and New Yorker left alone when English mother fails to return from work. There is incest--at least I think sex between first cousins is incest--which seems to be OK under the circumstances, which I find to be weird. The novel is told from Daisy's point of view and her way of speaking seems about right for a 15 year old. The relationship that develops between Daisy and Piper, the 9 year old girl cousin, is touching. Daisy becomes a better person for it. But at a certain point, Daisy is removed from England to New York by her father and for me, the story breaks down. What is also missing for me is the setting of war. It seems slightly unreal as described by Daisy. Not sure it was worthy of the Printz, but it probably was one of the earlier dystopian novels for young adults.
    • 3/5
      Daisy is 15 and her dad has gotten his girlfriend pregnant and cannot be bothered by Daisy. She has taken to the only thing she can control in her life and that's what she does or doesn't eat. So her father sends her to England to live with her Aunt Penn and cousins.
      Aunt Penn is an activist and not home much and such is the case when war breaks out. The cousins are Osbert, Isaac, Edmond and Piper and are polite in the English way and ask her loads of questions.
      Daisy and Edmond develop a relationship not appropriate for children their age, let alone first cousins.
      Edmond also has a special ability of reading people and maybe their thoughts as well.
      War breaks out and though the children are pretty self-sufficient they do receive food from the government. But their life takes a turn when the army decides to use the farm for their use and the girls are sent somewhere else to live.
      Each child experiences the war in different ways and deals with it in different ways.
      It is a thought provoking book written for teens. Well worth the read.
    • 3/5
      I'm not entirely sure how I felt about this. Let me begin by saying that I watched the movie first, several years ago, and somewhat enjoyed it but definitely wouldn't call it a favorite. The book is somewhat in a similar position, but I have to admit that for the most part, I enjoyed the movie more.

      "There were thousands of stories just like this one, and mostly they didn't end happily."
      The Writing and Worldbuilding

      I was not a huge fan of the weird to quote or not to quote situation with the dialogue. In the vast majority of book, there were no quotation marks and I got used to that, but then in the second part, suddenly sometimes there were quotation marks and I was honestly so confused because it was pretty inconsistent which lines of dialogue had or didn't have any.

      I really liked how we got more with the refugees and survivors in the second half of the book, which was mostly glossed over in the movie. Most of the actual emotion and depth was in that section to be completely honest. The rawness of their struggle was really great to read.

      I didn't like the cousin incest because honestly it wasn't necessary. It was weird, didn't make a lot of sense pacing-wise, and was just uncomfortable, though I understand and liked the way it was explained in-universe.

      The actual terrorist threat was okay, nothing particularly special. If you're looking for a profound and new perspective of war, this isn't it.

      Also tf was up with that weird magical realism psychic crap?

      The Characters

      Daisy/Elizabeth: Honestly I hated this little brat for most of the book. She was anorexic just because she wanted to spite people, which is poor and inaccurate representation if I ever saw any. She didn't read like an actual teenager, she read like an old woman trying to conjure the rebellious youth of the day without actually knowing any actual youth and instead relying on stereotypes. She was just so selfish and unconcerned with the war, and claimed that no teenager actually cares at all about the war and politics, and being a teen on the brink of international war, I can assure you that of all the people, teens are some of the people who care the most.

      Edmond: He was pointless and the ending with him was boring af

      Piper: I really liked her. She was sweet and sincere.

      Osbert and Isaac: Osbert wasn't given his due credit in my opinion and Isaac was a piece of wallpaper who didn't have a personality.

      Conclusion

      I can't say I liked it but I can say I cried a little.
    • 3/5
      It's tricky: war leaves unanswered questions. Fiction can do so. But occasionally in fiction there is an understanding between author and audience that there will be some fleshing out of a narrative, that in the transaction between author and audience the latter will gain an insight or two that perhaps isn't there between veteran and family or veteran and community. Perhaps this is a kind of teen narrative engaging in a literary equivalent of supra-realism, but the bones are too unfleshed, the narrative too empty to satisfy. The characters are thin - metaphorically as well as literally, and too much about their world is left unasked, let alone un-answered. Brilliant narrative, thinly written, and ultimately unsatisfactory.
    • 3/5
      This is a war time novel for young adults set in the near future. 15 year old New Yorker Daisy is sent off to relatives in England just in time for the borders to close. At first she enjoys unsupervised life with her cousins, but the war intrudes more and more upon their lives. The identity of the occupying force is never disclosed which leaves a bizarre hole in the narrative. The emotional climax was effective nonetheless (which means I shed a tear or two...)
    • 3/5
      I'm not sure how I feel about this book. I'm sure it will make a really good movie and I can tell from the trailer that they changed a lot of stuff. The writing style is a little different than what I'm used to. No punctuation for dialog makes it seem more like Daisy is telling a story instead of you living it with the characters. The part I can't get past is Daisy and Edmond are first cousins and they have a sexual relationship. That is just wrong. The war part of it, even though it is set in the near future, if feels a little like WWII. Some things just don't change and sometimes we do go back to the basics. It's an interesting story and if you don't read the book, at least give the movie a try. I plan to see it and see how different they are from each other.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic. The beginning was rough but as Daisy grows, so does this wonderful book.
    • 5/5
      I completely understand why this book won the Printz Award. It was shocking, raw, optimistic, hopeful, and unabashedly honest. It truly told the story from Daisy's perspective and that of teens. Where many books are about teens, this one made you feel as if you were in the mind of one. Rosoff has an amazing ability to tell the story without having to go into minute detail. When the children are caught in the midst of war, you can feel the emotion of what's happening without Rosoff having to go into gory details. I didn't like Daisy, not in the beginning and not in the end, but I did respect her, and she certainly grew up quite a bit throughout the novel. The feelings about the book are still percolating. The book and much of its content made me uncomfortable , it was beautifully written and certainly something that should be read.
    • 4/5
      The futuristic story of a young girl living during a world war. She is sent to live with cousins she has never met, and together they have to survive the war once it hits them. The story takes an interesting twist when the girl falls in love with one of her cousins. I would not recommend reading this book with students due to the somewhat graphic details of war and romance, though the book is very good. It might cause an outrage among parents that is most likely not worth the risk. The lessons in this story can be learned through other pieces of literature just as easily.
    • 5/5
      This was intense. I could feel what Daisy was feeling to such a degree that it was disturbing. It affected me greatly and will stay with me for a while. An excellent description of war that was enhanced, or even defined, by the way it sprang from the background to grab the story then alternately slipped away, lurked and reached out again. The cousins, and even Aunt Penn, who didn't play a significant role, were great characters seen through Daisy's eyes. The connection that Daisy felt to them was portrayed so well and added so much to the emotion of the story. I love the way this was done. I'll read this again.
    • 4/5
      Unexpectedly excellent. Self-absorbed, troubled teen from NY is sent to live with her cousins in England when a war breaks out. A touch of the fantastical (her cousins are a bit psychic), but mostly just great story-telling.
    • 2/5
      How I Live Now is the story of Daisy, a fifteen-year-old New Yorker who is sent away by her father and evil stepmother to live with her aunt and cousins in the English countryside. Of course, the twist is that the war is embroiled in a series of terrorist attacks that finally culminate in the occupation of Britain while Daisy's aunt is away, leaving the five children alone when the war comes to them.

      While the back of the book promised Daisy to be "witty" and "subversive", mostly she's a fifteen year old who is old enough to understand what war is but not old enough to understand how it affects her. There is nothing wrong with this, and the author does do an admirable job of capturing a fifteen-year-old's thoughts regarding the matter; she doesn't care, but not because she's sociopathic, but because she's fifteen. Her commentary, however, which is fairly grating to read - apparently quotation marks, like food, is scarce in this terrorist war, because you won't find any in the text. There are plenty of run-on sentences, however, and the Random Capitalization of Things, which can be used to humorous effect, but here just becomes Tediously Overused.

      If the book had stuck with the idea of a group of kids in the middle of an occupied Britain, it would have been fine. Instead, it loses focus - it turns out that at least three of her cousins are telepathic or have semi-mystical abilities of talking to animals, which is never fully explained. Additionally, Daisy seems completely blase about this development. If the world were more fantastic, this would be acceptable, but as it seems to be a modern day, realistic take on England, it just seems confusing, like mixing genres. The only explanation the reader is given is that it allows for a Required Tragic Ending and apparently the idea of a war wasn't enough, so the author felt compelled to throw in this odd subplot.

      And then there's the romance, that word being used in the loosest sense of the word possible. Daisy falls in love with her fourteen-year-old cousin. I'll allow that to sink in for a moment, and give an additional moment for those reading the review to wash your hands to rid yourself of the squicky feeling.

      This is presumably meant to be some epic wartime romance, including the reunion at the end, but just comes across as unnecessary. It could have been literally anyone else - other than Edmond's completely unexplained telepathic powers, he is rather boring - and worked, but for some reason, it had to be her cousin.

      Mostly, it felt like there was a great idea hidden somewhere in a mess of a novel. The run-on sentences, lack of quotation marks, Random Capitalization were enough to give me a headache, but forgivable, but basing a premise on realism and then throwing in these characters who are borderline telepathic just felt like another book got lost and wandered onto the page. Add that to the unnecessarily squicky underage cousin romance, and it lost me completely.