"When A Book Changes Your Life": Life As We Knew It

It has been many years since I felt that a book has changed my life. The book was called Life As We Knew It, and I think I read it about five or six times before I decided that I might need to find another book. Life As We Knew It is a science fiction novel by Susan Pfeffer that won the American Library Association's Best Book for Young Adults when it was published.

There are many reasons why I could not stop reading this book. First, I think that the way it's written grabbed my attention. The diary entry format made want to keep reading chapter after chapter. The events being in chronological order was also very appealing to me because I am a straight forward person. I like the simplicity of stories that are in chronological order. Another thing I liked about this book was its informal language. The conversations between the characters were similar to conversations I would have had with my friends and family. The way the characters reacted to their world's being turned upside down was another thing that made me want to read the book again and again. Every character had a different way of coping with the changes they experienced which showed the diversity of the characters.

Overall, this book changed my view on the relationships I have with my friends and family.