I really wish that I hadn't seen the movie before reading this book! It's fabulous! I look forward to sharing this story with my kids! 
 Jeanne DuPrau has an eye for detail. No doubt about it. The world of Ember was so perfect in these details, that it could just as easily have been my childhood home. From the colours of yarn in Lina's grandmother's store, to the way the lights in the school classroom cast your shadow over the very paper you are writing on. Each minute description lent itself to creating a visual world. 
 DuPrau also has a unique style of description which is perfect for such a book. How do you describe a river to someone who has never seen one before? She describes a sound as being heard with your stomach, and I knew exactly what she was talking about! The way the air inside a greenhouse is warm and "furry-smelling". 
 As I closed the book, I was overwhelmed with a feeling of hope. What a glorious feeling to leave me with!