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How I Live Now Meg Rosoff Wendy Lamb Books © 2004 |
Elizabeth is an emotionally unstable person. She has undergone pure tragedy in her lifetime, including the death of her mother and the disownment of her father. Towards the beginning of the book, she is in an American airport on her way to England to live with her Aunt. While in England, she falls in love with, of all people, her cousin Edmund. After getting very close to him, she is forced to leave their house and go into hiding. War has broken out. She is separated from Edmund and has to be with her younger cousins. She and Edmund both survive and live to tell about their horrible experiences.
I thought the book was very interesting and left me on the edge of my seat, turning every page with awe. It wasn’t possible to predict what would have happened next in the book. Although morally wrong, the romantic twist made the book very fascinating to read. Some aspects, such as their adventures in hiding from the war, made How I live now a mystery. Rosoff created the main character, Elizabeth, in a lighthearted manor. Elizabeth, also known by Edmund as Daisy, didn’t care what people felt and valued her own opinions. I would recommend this book to mature, high school students who value a good read. Overall, it was a very high-quality book
~ Darla Conti, grade 9, Struthers High School