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The City Of Ember: The Graphic Novel (2012)

by Jeanne DuPrau(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0375968210 (ISBN13: 9780375968211)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Random House Books for Young Readers

review 1: *Book source ~ LibraryThe Builders created the city of Ember long ago. The only light is what is produced by the water running underneath the city, but the electricity is beginning to fail no matter how many times repairs are made. In addition, the city is running out of food stores and the government is corrupt. Two children, Lina and Doon, discover a way out of the city, but will the citizens believe them? Unfortunately, they have to flee before they’ve told anyone about the potential way out. Have they jumped from the frying pan into the fire? Or is there really a better place than Ember?I haven’t read the books though they are on my TBR since my daughter enjoyed The City of Ember. In fact, I picked up this graphic novel because she did enjoy it and after she read i... moret I thought, what the heck and picked it up. It was a quick read as most graphic novels are and I really liked the artwork. The story gives me a pretty good idea of what the novel is about and I’ll still read it (eventually lol) because there is no way for a graphic novel to tell the whole deal. All-in-all a very enjoyable read.
review 2: I've never actually read this book, so I'm judging the graphic novel version as my first exposure. The art was very good and the story seemed interesting. The only reason I'm giving this a low score is because I feel like a lot of the story and character development felt lacking.The two main characters didn't feel fleshed out. True, a lot more can be conveyed in visuals, but I still didn't get a good idea of who these two kids were and what happened to them before the story began. A lot of the story felt rushed. I know it's for kids but I would've liked more details provided, either by word or by picture. It feels like there was a good story in here, but I would've liked more given to me. less

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