A striking story of character and resourcefulness in adversity. The story that I enjoyed evolves around the struggle to survive in conditions for which no one is prepared and the relationships that shift and grow. But the bigger picture is with way some people rise to the top and become better than they thought they could, some lower themselves beyond what most would imagine. Many react just as others would expect for good or ill, and some simply can not survive. We know from our perspective in time that the story of survival after such a disaster is not realistic, but it captures the imagination and challenges readers to image how we would manage in a world turned upside down.