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Title: The People of Sparks by JEANNE DUPRAU ISBN: 0-375-82824-9 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 25 May, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Disappointing but not bad
Comment: The book begins with the people of the City of Ember coming up and out into the real world, a world they never knew existed. Everything is new and scary even the wind and the sky. Soon they encounter the people of Sparks, and are invited to stay for a short six months to learn the skills they will need to go out into the world and create their own place. The story goes on to explore the difficulties adjusting to new people in a new environment.
The City of Ember was one of the better books I have read in the last few years. It had a setting the was unique, and that is saying a lot today. That being said I expected a lot from the sequel. I have to say I was disappointed. While the writing style itself is good and the plot still fast moving, the story itself is just not as interesting.
The problem with this story is that it has been done. I felt like I could be reading any story about any post apocalyptic world and the hardships that world creates. I expected better from an author whose first book was so amazingly creative and thought provoking. All in all it wasn't bad, but I wanted more.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Great Sequal
Comment: I bought this just because I wanted to know why they were underground in the first place. And after finishing the book I was quite pleased. I actulately think it was better than the first one. I was afraid at first that it would just be all "ahh we just sunburned" about the emberties getting adjusted to the new world.
And if you think the last one ended it did not. Where are the 400 members of Ember going to go? How are they going to find food? How can they live in a world that's already been destroyed? And they can't just go to a nearby city and live there, could they? This new book answers all those questions and is amazingly believable without any mistakes (meaning in the plot, not gramatically) and it had new characters that are believable and have personaity of their own. And many people can relate to the new characters.
It is also written very well. Much more so than the City of Ember. And she had more symbolism that wasn't as corney as painting the sky blue when the sky really was blue (no offense Jeanne if you're reading this).
So if you liked the first book you should definately go read this one. And we learned why the Emberties lived underground and what the Disastor was. And it has this one new cool thing (a picture of it on the back cover) but I wont tell you any more.
Rating: 4
Summary: A worthy sequel to City of Ember
Comment: I am one of those Ember fans who anxiously awaited the release of the Sparks book since it was announced. I read it this Memorial Day weekend after first rereading Ember, to put me back in context.
The People of Sparks is a worthy sequel to The City of Ember, and I enjoyed reading it. Two things struck me as I read: 1st, The People of Sparks isn't as magical as The City of Ember. There is less mystery in Sparks than in Ember, and I was sad not to find it. That said, Sparks does a credible job addressing each of the unanswered questions raised in Ember. Had it not, I would have been disappointed.
The 2nd thing I noted is that Sparks obsessively ruminates on a few contemporary issues and their consequences - primarily war and conflict. Not that this is a bad thing; DuPrau does a fine job of crafting a story around issues her readers are certain to have questions about in real life.
If you enjoyed reading City of Ember, I highly recommend reading People of Sparks.
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Title: The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau ISBN: 0375822739 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 13 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer ISBN: 0786851481 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1) by Jonathan Stroud ISBN: 078681859X Publisher: Miramax (Kids) Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, Anthea Bell ISBN: 0439531640 Publisher: Chicken House Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Wish List by Eoin Colfer ISBN: 0786818638 Publisher: Miramax (Kids) Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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