Everything Matters!

When I started to read this book I was a little skeptical that I would enjoy it, but I have to say, although extremely depressing, I throughly enjoyed it. I got very caught up in the characters and the purpose of their existence. I like the way Currie introduced the characters in each part of the book. He also changed the point of view throughout the novel based on what character was talking. My favorite character was Rodney. Currie really twisted his character up. He went from being a coke-addicted 12 year old to a famous baseball player that had a disability. I loved each part of the story when it was Rodney's point of view. I felt a mixed array of emotions from anger to pity for him. The other characters were awesome too. Currie did a great job at painting a picture of them in my head. Each of the characters had such depth and gave so much to the story. Of course Junior was the main focus of the novel, but he could not have carried it without the help of Amy, his parents, Ralph, or even Sawyer.
The plot to this novel was very twisited. Since this story was about the end of the world I thought that it may be a drab plot of people preparing for the day without any interesting happenings, but boy was I wrong. It kept me on the edge of my seat. It went from happy to sad in just a paragraph or two over and over again. Once Currie made me smile and breathe a sigh of relief, he switched it and made me gasp as I read the next sentence. All of the character's lives twisted time after time as the plot progressed. Just when I thought the story was coming to an end and the characters had met their destiny, they switched to an alternate universe and the plot changed.
I think this novel would be well liked among YAs. It has all of the characterics of a novel that would attract and interest teenagers.