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Saturday, June 12, 2021

Book Review: The City of Ember by Abhiram Singireddy

 The City of Ember was an unimaginable story. Whereas the reading level was a bit lower than I had anticipated, the characters were well established and the attention to detail was extremely compelling. I perused it in a single sitting as I could not wait to see what came next! However, I found the plot to be quite predictable as whenever the characters were met with a difficult situation, they would instantly have a fix. They were able to know where they were required to go and know what they had to do when they got there. Nonetheless , the story proved to be very fascinating and left you on the edge of your seat waiting to know what may come next. Every single time I wondered how the characters would possibly get themselves around the difficult situations that they were presented with. I feel that the author could have found a way to make it so that the characters can work their way around the conflict rather than having the conflict instantly disappear. As you were reading the book, you knew exactly what was going to happen next as there was no need for the problem to be resolved. The presentation was a bit repetitive as the creator tended to over explain certain scenes as they happened. The story was amazingly compelling and full of mystery.

The writing is simple, which allows for the book to be easily read. I also thought that the characters were enjoyable in the form of Lina, Doon, and Poppy. Lina was very patient and loving with her baby sister and unusual grandmother. Meanwhile, while Doon did not have the best relationship with his father, he did not have any altercations in between. It was interesting to see all of the issues the city was having, that led the citizens to move underground in the first place. The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau was well composed and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good dystopian novel to read.

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