The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) | Jeanne DuPrau

The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) | Jeanne DuPrau | A Great Start To A Fantastic Series

books:

The City of Ember ...

	The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) Jeanne DuPrau Yearling, 2004 - 270 pages average customer review:based on 405 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

highly recommended

The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she?s sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever! This stunning debut novel offers refreshingly clear writing and fascinating, original characters.

From the Hardcover edition.

The City of Ember

It was an excellent product. The story was chosen for our book club so that we can go and watch the movie in October.

for more information click here

A Great Start To A Fantastic Series

This is the type of book that gets you hooked. You start reading and are enjoying it, but then the more you read the better it gets, the more you like it, you feel involved in the drama and action and want to help the characters, help them solve the mysteries and problems. I highly reccommend this book. It has an air of mystery and intrigue about it that fills you with curiosity for what will happen next. The author can perfectly relate to you the characters thoughts and feelings and not one emotion is out of place. The novel is not highly predictable so you don't feel like it's a waste of time to finish. This book has light humor in it and would be good for kids aged 8-12. It will even satisfy fantasy and sci-fi lovers alike. Not at all confusing, expertly written and worthy of five stars.

for more information click here

What a great book

Being eager to read this book I hoped it was as good as I wanted it to be. It was. Lina and Doon are good characters for this story. Lina's love for Poppy is very clear and the way she puts Poppy first sends a good message. The death of granny was sad, I was hoping to find our more about her lost item before her passing. This book starts hot and keeps burning hot. During their explorations in the Pipeworks I was on the edge of my seat they were going to get caught. The world was painted very clear for me, I could not imagine living in a world without the sky and never knowing if it's really morning or not. The mayor is a loathing worthless man. Other characters aren't painted as clearly as the 2 mains but then they really shouldn't be the story isn't about them. Being a page turner I read this book in one sitting. I'm very curious to know what happened so many years ago to make the Builders create Ember, was it nuclear war, was it ecological destruction, are there other people alive? The ending leaves this wide open for the second book which I and if you like this book, MUST read. This is a keeper for my bookshelf, I'll read this again.

for more information click here

i think that it was great! :}

This book was great ! people who dont like it ......u have no taste in books ! no lie! it was excellent . people who hate or dont like the book
UR A NOOB! TEHE! ._. :) BUH BYE!!!!

P.S. - PEOPLE SAY THAT IT STUNK BUT I BET THAT THEY WOULD REGRET SAYING THAT IF THEY LIVED THERE THEMSEVLES.

an excellent fairy tale, not great for adults

THE CITY OF EMBER is a fairy tale, a story stripped down to its essentials and laden with morals and lessons. Everything is a bit simplified - and, as a result, the book has the otherworldly, timeless feel of a Cinderella or a Goldilocks.

I'm one of those adults who has discovered that a lot of the best new books are found on children's and YA shelves. A lot of these books are well-written enough, complex enough, to appeal equally to adults and children. THE CITY OF EMBER is not one of these books - it's good, but will probably only satisfy its designated audience.

for more information click here