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The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

lotak's review against another edition

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1.0

The author's tone really grated on me, full of simplistic and repetitive sentence structures with patronizing language. When I recommend children's books it will be something less condescending.

mirandacasteel's review against another edition

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5.0

Great story! The kids loved it and are anxiously waiting for the next in the series.

missmegs13's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

3.0

rattledragons's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

selenasfriend's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

4.25

vallyn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

lilliandm's review against another edition

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4.0

Tbh kinda depressing for a book meant for late elementary/early middle schoolers but the plot isn't bad

priya_amrev's review against another edition

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2.0

What a weird book. And the ending. Interesting

broccoligoddess's review against another edition

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We read this as a class in middle school and went on a field trip to the theater when the movie came out. It was epic.

hckilgour's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.5

So I think I didn’t care for this book quite as much simply because it wasn’t written for a nearly 30 year old woman. That being said, it wasn’t a bad book.

I did find the uptake on the plot a bit slow but the ending definitely had me!