The City of Ember

The City of Ember is an intriguing young adult dystopian novel about a futuristic community that lives by the light of electric lamps. Once the lamps have gone off for the night, the people are plunged into complete and utter darkness. Much like [b:The Giver 3636 The Giver (The Giver, #1) Lois Lowry http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266448651s/3636.jpg 2543234] the children of the community are assigned specific jobs that will help the community survive. This book is about the adventures of two children from the community who are worried the lights will one day go out for good. The story is interesting, but it's easy to tell this was written for a younger audience. I enjoyed reading it, but many times felt as if things were overly explained. I will read the second in the series because I am interested to find out what happens.