Book description
Meg Rosoff's How I Live Now arrives as a quiet earthquake on the audiobook landscape. Forget the usual YA tropes-this is raw, immediate, and utterly compelling, especially when heard. Daisy, a Manhattan teen thrust into a remote English farmhouse with cousins she's never met, isn't just navigating adolescence; she's learning to breathe in a world where bombs replace school bells and grown-ups vanish. Rosoff, a master of emotional precision (and a double winner of the Carnegie Medal and Printz Award), doesn't waste a word. Her prose, delivered with perfect intimacy in the audiobook, makes you feel Daisy's fear, her fierce protectiveness of her cousins, and the strange, fragile joy of finding family in chaos.
The genius of the audio format here is how it amplifies Daisy's voice-the internal monologue, the small hesitations, the moments of unexpected clarity. You don't just read about the farm becoming an uncharted Eden without adults; you hear the weight of that freedom in her tone. The war isn't distant news; it's the crackle on the radio, the silence after a blast, the way her voice tightens when she realizes no one will fix things. Rosoff avoids melodrama, grounding the terror in tiny, real moments: the taste of cold soup, the shared warmth of huddled bodies, the terrifying responsibility of being the oldest.
What lingers isn't the war's spectacle-it's the quiet revolution of Daisy and her cousins making their own rules, discovering a bond that feels both new and ancient. The audiobook's pacing is flawless, matching the slow, tense unfolding of their world. You hear the exhaustion in Daisy's voice when she's exhausted, the sharpness when she's scared, the softness when she's with her little sister. It's a story about love forged in crisis, not just survival. Rosoff, a former ad professional turned award-winning novelist, writes with the clarity of someone who understands how to make a single moment resonate. This isn't just a book about war; it's a testament to the human spirit finding its footing when everything else falls away. The audiobook makes it feel like a secret shared just for you. It's impossible not to feel the ache of Daisy's world, and the profound, hard-won hope she holds onto. A landmark in YA, and a revelation in audio.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience