The People of Sparks
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The People of Sparks

by Jeanne DuPrau

2004•Fantasy•340 pages

Taste attributes: fantasydramafamilyscience fictionheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wide-ranging: a fantasy novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn't long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they are welcomed, fed, and given places to sleep.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyDramaFamilyScience fictionSocial commentaryFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

AgricultureJuvenile FictionTraditional farmingFantasyWarVandalismRefugeesScience fiction

Details

Author
Jeanne DuPrau
Published
2004
Pages
340
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