City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau The city of Ember was built by Builders almost 250 years previous to the story. It was built in total isolation, and the people of Ember have no idea that there is anything outside of their own city. Supplies are running out, and the people of the City do not know how to make anything, although they do have a greenhouse. Doon and Lena find a message from the Builders and they think that it is instructions for leaving the city, but Lena's sister chewed on the instructions, and so they must decipher it. Meanwhile, the mayor is a total incompetent, and is letting the city go to ruin. This book will have a sequel.
The general premise of the book strikes me as a poorer version of
The Giver, but the plot is good. This book is written in the third person, alternating chapters being about Doon and Lena (doesn't that make you think of Lorna Doon?).
Question: The premise for this book indicates that the world is ending. What do you think is the most likely cause for the world's ending, in this book or in our times?
Happy reading.
