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Fairly short and consisting of more made-up teen-speak words than SAT vocab words, How I Live Now is not a difficult book to get through. Daisy's stream-of-consciousness, talking-to-a-friend style of narration may make for even quicker reading for some, but might present a slight challenge to those less familiar with this style of writing. The heartwarming story of hope, strength, family, and fighting for the things you care about totally makes it worth the effort.