The Prophet of Yonwood (The Ember Series, #3)
by:
Jeanne DuPrau (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B000QCS932
Pages no: 289
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Teen,
Science Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Dystopia,
Apocalyptic,
Post Apocalyptic
Series: Book of Ember (#3)
Style change For me, I found the style of writing changed, and maybe not for the better. DuPrau seems to aim for an older audience with this book, rather than the younger more adventurous approach she used with the previous two books. I have already read the fourth book, and I believe this book shou...
Answers some questions I had leftover after finishing The City of Ember (mostly why did people build a huge underground city and how long did it take them). I think I enjoyed it more the first time around. This time, the story didn't capture me and I ended up skimming a lot of it. ETA: If you name...
I was really curious to see how this would link up to City of Ember and People of Sparks. The direct connection is slight--the protagonist does eventually end up in Ember, but only in the Epilogue. The novel still snugly fits in with the series nevertheless, because of its themes.DuPrau doesn't shy ...
I'm afraid to say that I can't quite find a point for this book. Nothing all that much happens - there's the promise of a struggle against an archetypical fundamentalist, there's the promise of Armageddon, there's even apparently a guy who has a map of the known universe inside his house... but non...
Religion-bashing does not belong in a children's novel. That's all I'll say.
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