The City of Ember

"A good book read about a dark future and finding the path to the light with a bit of mystery, this it’s sequels and prequel books are worth reading!"

"🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 This is such a cute book for 4th or 5th graders. Even rereading being older, it is just as good as I remember it being when I was younger. I also don’t think it really is a “girl book” or “boy book” which is good."

"(3.5 Stars) This is a re-read for me, my dad read it to me and my sibling many years ago. The plot of it stuck with me all of these years and I decided to give it another go. The characters are kind of cookie-cutter, but it's middle-grade and you do have a cool dystopian plot that overrides that sort of. The plot makes sense too, which is always a plus with middle-grade. I hate unrealistic plots so much, I'm far too logical for my good. My dad never read the rest of the books after this one I'll be in a new territory. I hope that it doesn't begin to bore me. I would get it if it does though. Reminds me of a vampire book I read back in middle school with the ending. I've never been able to find that series though and I've looked pretty hard. How would it feel to know that eventually the lights of your world would go out and you would never see again?"

"It was a very soild book, the set up it ends with has got me clamoring to read the next ones in the seires!"

"The best part about this story was the setting. I just picture Edison bulbs hanging from strings throughout the city. Smoke boiling up from pipes and a grime on your shoes and clothes you can't quite get rid of everyday. A warm yellow glow that makes the dark dank Ember feel like home. Unfortunately there wasn't much world building so I had to picture it all myself.<br/><br/>I did think the pages had a delightful message at the heart of it to see kids change the world for adults that have forgotten how to dream. But yet the characters were dull and unrelatable. The narrator of the Audiobook Wendy Dillon had a nice voice although seemed to make the kids sound even more dim witted which didn't help. I did enjoy the background noises occasionally of the river and generator and such.<br/><br/>While I understand completely this is a young story the writing style felt a little like being talked down to. As though the Author didn't trust the reader to understand. There were a couple of plot holes for me so some spoilers coming up...... Something in the world was happening not known but could destroy man kind. So the greatest minds in the world come together. First they bring no animals which pretty much keeps the world in bloom. Second they decide not to tell the newborns about the world above because people always find a way and they don't want them to miss what they can't have. Well what people also do is lie and destroy things so that wasn't smart. To make it worse the only instructions in the world are in a small box with a timer. One....small...box..<br/><br/>The governor is pretty much a murderer hiding medicine and other things. I understand again this is a book for children but many things were dealt with half assedly. I mean her grandmother died which didn't seem to bother her but the mayor is to blame and I don't believe he is ever punished for anything. The ending was just as horrible to me. I flipping KNOW these are kids but they only cared for themselves most of the time and pinned the future and lifes of all of Ember on one note and a rock that could have bludgeoned someone. (⌒_⌒;)"

"This story stuck with me for a long time and I feel as though I should read this again! :)"

"A darn decent kids read. The subtle world-building and intrigue in the first half is absent from the second, but the ending is optimistic, hopeful, and even transcendent in some parts."

"This was the only book that I could get into for a while (that was ages ago, but still), and I loved it so much that I’d got the graphic novel version as well! It’s not for everyone, but I loved it then and it helped get me into reading as a hobby."

"Suspenseful and amazing story line. Highly recommend!"

"a lot more juvenile than I remember but the story itself is interesting. pretty easy read. the characters are lacking a little dimension though."