All these situations ring very true to life, and leave the reader to consider who is right or wrong. There is no real violence, but there are a variety of situations where different characters (or groups of people) come into conflict because of mis-understandings or shortages of food and resources.
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The main theme of this book is conflict, and how to handle it. I wondered whether Jeanne DuPrau would be able to follow up the original book, but she presents the contrast between the Emberites and the people of Sparks extremely well.
Out of 10, I would give it 9-and-a-half.Īn excellent sequel to The City of Ember. The People of Sparks was not as good as the previous book in the series, The City of Ember, but it was still a very good book once I got into it.
Very thought provoking as well, with lots of "What is the right thing to do here?" moments. Highly recommended to anyone over the age of 11. Inspiring, exciting, thrilling, suspenseful and well written, it makes for wonderful reading. As the two groups of people get ever increasingly hostile towards each other, it looks like the Emberites' escape was for nothing.īrilliant! Highly unusually for a sequel, it is every bit as good as the first book, The City of Ember. The residents of Sparks, in contrast, do not believe that the people of Ember came from an underground city, are impatient with their lack of knowledge about the world, and resent their use of limited resources. They also find it difficult to adapt to sunlight, animals, and nature. The Emberites are puzzled by the lack of electricity, plumbing, medicine, and other comforts they had in Ember. Confronted with the four hundred residents of Ember in dire need of food and shelter, the three leaders of Sparks are reluctant to help, especially as the Emberites and the people of Sparks soon find themselves at odds. After wandering in the wilderness for days, the people of Ember happen upon the village of Sparks, one of the few human settlements to have been started after an event called the 'Disaster'. The story opens where The City of Ember left off – with the residents of the dying city of Ember following the Instructions for Egress and joining the main characters, Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow, above ground. Chronologically, it is the third novel in the series. It is the sequel to The City of Ember, and is, in publication order, the second novel in The Books of Ember series. The People of Sparks is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel, written by Jeanne DuPrau, and published in 2004.
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