It's such a unique story that I think any reader would enjoy. I also have to admit, I may have let a tear or two crawl out of my eye There were sad parts, okay?! I'm looking forward to endure in the next three books in this unforgettable adventure. Curtis Top Reviewer 3 reviews. An Fantastic Underground Fantasy.
December 10, Reader reviewed by Ellen The City of Ember is a fantasy story by Jeanne Duprau that tells about two people named Lina and Doon that are trying to find a way to get out of their city. In Ember there is no light, without light bulbs, and there are less and less light bulbs each and every day.
Although all of the people in Ember dont know it, the city is underground. That is why it is so dark. Lina and Doon are trying to find a way to get out to where we live, to where the sun is what lights the sky. They dont know where normal humans live, but they are taking a quest to figure out how to get there. When Lina finds instructions that will help get everybody out of Ember, everything changes. In the very end of the book Lina and Doon arrive above ground by following the instructions.
Duprau is an exquisite novelist that uses vivid actions to tell her stories. I like this because it gives me something different to hear.
In most books I read the descriptions are given through talking or seeing, but in Dupraus writing I get descriptions out of actions. The thing in this story that stood out to me the most was her description of when Lina and Doon were in their old school. The planks of the floor were scuffed gray, and there was a cloud of finger smudges on the doorknob of every door. This sentence gave me a wonderful description of each doorknob and the floor of the school.
I think The City of Ember very interesting book that I would recommend to anyone. Hope can be found in the Darkest Places. January 01, Reader reviewed by Cheryl WOW!!!
I really enjoyed this book. The City of Ember is set in a post-apocolyptic life-boat-type village set up hundreds of years ago. The idea was for a representation of the human population of earth to move to a secret village, built deep underground and well supplied for hundreds of years.
After the risk of desolation has passed, a box with instructions for how the population is to return to the surface will open, and the human race would be saved. The only problem is that the instructions, and the lore behind them, are lost. Now the city is facing increasing shortages of canned food, clothing, paper, electricity, as well as hope.
This book is about the quest a young boy and girl embark upon to save their city. The author does a good job creating believable, multi-faceted, heroic characters. She shows that children can not only be symbols, but catalysts for hope. Any other author trying to tell this story probably would have left me with a dark feeling of gloom. However, DuPrau told this story in such a way, that I finished the book with a smile and a sense of hope for the darkening City of Ember.
Enjoyable for any age. November 14, Reader reviewed by Nic The city of Ember was always a prosperous city, with seemingly endless supplies and a reliable generator that keeps the city lit during the day. However, after years or so, the supplies are running low and the lights are beginning to fail. Lina Mayfleet, a young messenger, makes a startling discovery that just may be the key to saving her city.
The city of Ember is a peaceful totalitarian society, where residents are assigned jobs and everyone works for the good of the city. As the government's corruption is revealed and the people start to panic, the once-utopia falls under a sinister shadow. My All Time Favorite. May 17, Reader reviewed by Sloth Girl Lina and Doon live in an underground city where life is slightly different than above ground.
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Through their perspectives, DuPrau reveals the fascinating details of this subterranean community: as Doon repairs leaks deep down among the Pipeworks, he also learns just how dire the situation is with their malfunctioning generator.
Meanwhile, the messages Lina carries point to other sorts of subterfuge. Together, the pair become detectives in search of the truth—part of which may be buried in some strange words that were hidden in Lina's grandmother's closet.
Thanks to full-blooded characters every bit as compelling as the plot, Lina and Doon's search parallels the universal adolescent quest for answers. Readers will sit on the edge of their seats as each new truth comes to light. Ages Publisher's Weekly.
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