This futuristic novel by Jeanne DuPrau is centred around an effort to save the human race from extinction due to war and calamity.
Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow are new graduates from the School of Ember in the City of Ember. This city is totally underground, founded by the mysterious 'Builders'. The city has a mayor, who is chosen when the previous resigns or dies. The entire place is lit up by electric lights at each street junction. The houses have light bulbs. Electricity is produced by a generator blocking the flow of an underground river.
The inhabitants of the city have never seen daylight and know nothing of it. Their knowledge of the world is very limited. They do not even know how electricity is produced, only that they must keep the generator running if their city is to be lit. Despite this, Lina and Doon show a curiosity to learn more and to somehow find an 'exit' from their now-crumbling city and save the city folk.
When Lina discovers the remnants of an old letter, semingly from the Builders, that talks of an 'egress' or exit, she is thrilled. Along with Doon, she finds the exit to the real world above them in the Pipeworks of the city. Other plots like a mysterious room in the Pipeworks, the mayor's strange behaviour and Lina's intent to find her imaginary sparkling city where she can keep her sister, Poppy, safe are interconnected with the main story line.
All in all, it is a very entertaining book, unique in its storyline and imaginative in its descriptions. Definitely worth a read if you're bored!
Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow are new graduates from the School of Ember in the City of Ember. This city is totally underground, founded by the mysterious 'Builders'. The city has a mayor, who is chosen when the previous resigns or dies. The entire place is lit up by electric lights at each street junction. The houses have light bulbs. Electricity is produced by a generator blocking the flow of an underground river.
The inhabitants of the city have never seen daylight and know nothing of it. Their knowledge of the world is very limited. They do not even know how electricity is produced, only that they must keep the generator running if their city is to be lit. Despite this, Lina and Doon show a curiosity to learn more and to somehow find an 'exit' from their now-crumbling city and save the city folk.
When Lina discovers the remnants of an old letter, semingly from the Builders, that talks of an 'egress' or exit, she is thrilled. Along with Doon, she finds the exit to the real world above them in the Pipeworks of the city. Other plots like a mysterious room in the Pipeworks, the mayor's strange behaviour and Lina's intent to find her imaginary sparkling city where she can keep her sister, Poppy, safe are interconnected with the main story line.
All in all, it is a very entertaining book, unique in its storyline and imaginative in its descriptions. Definitely worth a read if you're bored!
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