Chilling…
I am not a horror fiction fan. I don’t like to be scared out of my wits. I do find science fiction fascinating as long as it is futuristic enought to still strike me as fantastic.
Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer is science fiction that is too close for comfort. Her premise that a giant meteor collides with Earth’s moon is entirely plausible and the consequences are chillingly realistic. What follows is the disintegration of all that we now take for granted.
This book covers all the classic themes–man versus nature, man versus man, man versus self. What rules? …intelligence, planning, luck, violence, love?
This is a fascinating book that will have you asking…could this really happen?
Have you ever read a book that gave you chills? What was it? why did you find it scary or disturbing? Was it fantastic or realistic?
I did not read a book that gave me the chills but somebody read it to me. I was on the bus sitting next to my 6th grade friend Tori and she read me the most bizarre and Disturbing story I ever heard. It was about a man who had ate his own flesh and began to eat others. The mans niece was the last survivor in her family and had to fight for her life from the Skeleton Man!
Speaking of chill, I made a display in the library on Alaska. There are some books about surviving the harsh cold and others on adventure. I went to look at the catalog under Alaska and found some enteresting books right away for my display “Frozen Books”. The book Winter Moon is one that caught my eye. It’s title definitely fits in with me Alaskan theme. It is about two kids that lost their parents and have to move in with their neighbor who believes in the “old ways”. And in the winter, she sends the kids to a trapping camp to get a feel for the old days. Through all of this, the kids and their neighbor go through many adventures together, and fight the fifty-below weather! Anybody who might be interested in adventure and dealing with problems will get chills from this book!