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The City of Ember

Jeanne DuPrau

3.77 AVERAGE

stuck_in_a_tree's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It ends on a cliff hanger, so be warned.

lydiawallis's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

carleighdipasquale's review against another edition

2.0

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City of Ember is a reminder to me of how much better YA novels are than middle grade. It seriously took me way longer to finish this book than it probably should have. I found the writing to be very repetitive with awful sentence structure. The plot was really predictable and the characters were so boring and generic. The protagonists were not relatable and a bit naive at times which just made the book even more dislikable. I was also hoping that Doon and Lina would get together, but of course, it never happens in this book because it's middle grade! Nothing about this book really stands out from other novels. Though I did appreciate the great world building, I thought the story was overall ironically dull.

bertramj907's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

courtney_anne's review against another edition

5.0

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A very quick and easy read, not the most thought provoking book but good for just relaxing.

shelikesbig_books2's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 46%

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Max stopped reading it. While I would like to finish it on my own, I don't like to see it on my currently reading list. 

jeffreywynnreads's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

annaecarroll04's review

3.75

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mandy_smithburrows's review against another edition

5.0

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4.5ish stars? one of my favourites (:

dotreadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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I loved this story! It reminded me of The Giver. Such a creative take on an end-of-world scenario. The movies is great too.