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All teen and kid reviews for How I Live Now

Age
13
Average rating based on 12 kid and teen reviews:
  • 50% say sexual content is an issue
  • 42% say violence is an issue
Teen, 15 years old
March 15, 2010
 
Mature 12+
How I Live Now is a searing portrayal of wartime life and relationships outside of societal norms. I loved it. Some people may find that the incest and occasional violence gives them pause but overall I think mature kids 12 and up can handle it.

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 
People said that this book was boring and didnt make sense. I say otherwise
People siad that this book was boring and didnt make sense. But as I read it made complete sense. A girl is in love with someone who is far away and she is trying to get back to him. I recommend this book to people who are not afraid to read a love story, and a war story compined into one. Read this book and you wont be able to put it down. I say that this book gets two thumbs up because it grabs your attention from the moment you begin to read it. I think that Daisy had a right to fight for what she believed in and what she believed in was getting back to Edmond. She didnt give up and she didnt lose hope. She remembered all the good in their relationship and that is what kept her going. If you think that this book is boring and it doesnt make sense, then you are completly wrong. This book to me sends a message and the message is that you should never give up no matter how bad your life is at the moment. If you believe in yourself then you can keep going and you wont give up. Read this book and hopefully you will recieve teh same message as I have.

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Teen, 17 years old
August 31, 2010
 
not recommended
worst book iv ever read!

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Teen, 15 years old
August 14, 2011
 
annoying
Personally, I did not like this book at all. There was a lot of violence, and it had some really bad themes. I found the main character incredibly annoying. The book doesn't have any speech marks, the main character just narrates it, which just annoys me more. Don't buy this book, borrow it from a library.

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Teen, 15 years old
March 15, 2010
 
Amazing book is ON for 13+, but may give some pause
HOW I LIVE NOW is an excellently written portrayal of the way war splits apart people and relationships. Some things of note: there is incest between cousins, violence (a semi-graphic scene with some corpses rotting and a couple 'on-screen' deaths), etc. A couple uses of s---, but overall I think it's perfect for 13+. Mature 11- and 12-year-olds will like it too.

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Teen, 17 years old
February 21, 2010
 
One of my new favorite YA books!
I'm 14 and I read this book for my book project and loved it! I liked how Daisy had so much voice in first person so I could relate to her. I also liked the plot of the story and a lot of the characters were very entertaining. It later gets pretty violent, so if you don't like too much violence, it may not be the book for you. For me, the book rocked my socks!

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Teen, 18 years old
January 12, 2009
 
A must-read book for anyone old enough to understand it...
I think it's a great book that points out problems in our civilisation... And it's NOT incest (do you spell it that way..?) my great grandmother and my great grandfather was first cousins! It's legal to marry your first cousin here in Sweden but I guess some people are just to conservetive...

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 
wake up to the world!
Most reviews of this book have dissed the use of drugs, sex, and even the fact that parents can't always watch you. This bugs me... not the book itself, but the reactions. This is what the world is like (except for the telepathy). This story briefly covers a lot of material, and doesn't dwell on things we all know about. I can't say what age group this is ost suitable for-- it really depends on how mature you are as your own person, but my only regret in this book is the long descriptions of the war taking place. Other than those slow parts I would recommend this to anyone who can comprehend it.

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Teen, 15 years old
May 17, 2010
 
Awesome Book
The best book I have ever read. A taste of reality. Any tween should read this book. Defiantly a good lesson. Kind of creepy, though, when she falls in love with her cousin. Some scenes are very graphic, in the violent area. Really good book.

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Kid, 13 years old
January 7, 2012
 
Their is not too much drugs!
I got it for christmas and i loved it! I don't see why people are saying its theirs too much drugs but their ISN'T

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Teen, 18 years old
July 19, 2009
 
Borrow it from a library dont buy it
Slightly strange sums it up quite well. Confusing at first and relatively short read, definatly not for the younger children. Odd relationships which are at points, unreal and bizarre. Not one to go out an buy in hard back. Unlikely to be one that you will reread

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 
You have this book

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