nougat37 reviewed on 4/5/2010

In this disaster book, a large asteroid hits the moon and throws it out of orbit around the earth. The author actually sticks with some science and talks about tides changing and weather being affected. Of course there is the immediate panic of people. Utilities go out, fossil fuels run out, food runs out. The people in the book end up having to relearn how to live because of their circumstances. There are hardships both emotional and physical. To some people the characters may come across as "whiny", but I'd like to challenge the reader to imagine how they may feel in those circumstances. There have been a lot of comments about how certain situations were unrealistic, but I found it to be mostly spot-on, even if slightly exaggerated.

The book is written mostly as a journal with more detailed entries scattered within that are more of a narrative. I actually liked the format that the author decided to use.

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