Title: Glowing story, lacks the final spark
Product review: Unique setting, intricate plot, fascinating premise, fast-paced narrative, suspense--these and more set The City of Ember apart as sci f worth reading. Details abound. Characterization, however, is this book's weakest link. Lina and Doon, while spunky and individual, didn't drawn me in as much as they could have. I found myself wanting more, wanting to feel their emotions and see things from their perspectives much more clearly and immediately. I knew too much from being told, rather than inferring it from their actions, dialogue, or emotion. That said, Jeanne DuPrau is definitely an author to watch--no doubt she will only get better. I look forward to the sequel.
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