I am a big City of Ember fan from its original publication so I was excited to see how it would be adapted into a graphic novel. And this does not disappoint! The artwork is spot on and the color choice fits perfectly with the feel of the book. This really brings the story to life and should draw in any readers who might have difficulty picturing the world the author created in the original text-only version. I highly recommend this for school and classroom libraries!

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Graphic for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

5/5 stars
This is a wonderful translation into a visual format from the original novel. The plot flowed beautifully and the art helped the story develop. Excellent graphic novel adaptation!

This wasn't the best novel adaption into a graphic novel. The original book has so many more details that seem left out in the graphic version. I think the first two pages give you some background information but then after that the rest of the novel is just dialogue so some of the story just seems to be missing. That said I could still see this being used in a classroom to show the difference between the novel and the graphic version and to discuss the differences and see how much more you find out in the novel that you have to guess at in the graphic novel. OR even comparing the graphic novel to the movie in the same way. However, just using this graphic novel alone in class doesn't make sense to me. This is such a cool story and I just think more could have been done with it in this adaption.

It's an okay adaptation - other authors have hit home runs with taking MG fiction into graphic novels, but this was more of a solid single. I know kids will like it - Ember gets a little resurgence in popularity in my library every couple years or so - but I don't know that it hits as well as others in this new wave of graphic novel adaptations.

Thank you to Netgalley for the review copy of The City of Ember graphic novel. I found this book on Netgalley directly after I read the original novel, so the story was fresh in my mind when I picked this up. The illustrations are very nice, and the main story arch is beatifully told. As with any graphic novel adapation, there are simply some parts left out of the story.

All in all, it is beautifully told, and stays true to heart of the original novel well. I would recommend this book for students who enjoy dystopian fiction. However, I would also recommend reading this along with the original novel.

I read the book version of this graphic novel years ago and I really enjoyed it. The graphic novel was no exception! I really like that the story was exactly the same. Sometimes with graphic novel adaptations things get left out or changed. I also loved the art style of this book. It was a very good adaptation and I really enjoyed it.

This was a very cute adaptation of the original book, and I was excited to read it in graphic novel form. The illustrations are great, and I really hope the rest of the series is done as well.

i loved this book when i was younger so i really enjoyed reading the graphic novel adaptation! i still think that the original book was better because it goes into so much more detail

"City of Ember" was my childhood! I am so excited to see it coming out in graphic novel form. It is sure to light (ha! get it?) a spark in readers! DuPrau does a fantastic job of creating a stark contrast between the underground and the world above, as well as bringing to life Lina and Doon (and sweet little Poppy of course!)

The City of Ember book series is one of my students favorites. So when I saw this graphic novel option, I knew I needed to check it out. It is such a great series and this was definitely a fun one to read.

Thank you Netgalley for the arc of The City of Ember

This seemed a very abridged version of a deeper story. I know it exists as a novel, which I haven't ready, but it felt like a lot go left out.

One of my absolute favorite read alouds for students! I really love the way they portrayed this in the graphic novel. The dreariness really comes through in the pictures and infer the story was well crafted even without the words of the original.

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Children's, Random House Graphic, Jeanne DuPrau, Dallas Middaugh (adaptor), and Niklas Asker (illustrator) for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

The release of a graphic novel adaptation is an excellent way to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the original release of the novel The City of Ember. One of the first contemporary dystopian novels of our generation, The City of Ember should be considered a literary children's classic. While I had the books growing up, I never got around to reading them, but I certainly couldn't bypass the opportunity to read this book in a graphic novel medium.

The graphic novel beautifully illustrates the story of two children, Lina and Doon, who live in Ember, an underground city powered by electricity, though outages occur more and more frequently. The people are assigned jobs at a young age, and all they know is the life of the underground city.

When Lina finds a ripped up paper, she starts to decode the message and learns there is more beyond the underground city. The higher ups seem to know about it and force control and discipline over those who tend to dig too deep, such as Lina.

An excellent exploration of a near-future society or a controlled future in a world where humanity has depleted Earth's resources. What will Lina and Doon discover about Earth's recovery? I am certainly excited for The People of Sparks to be adapted into the graphic novel medium as well after such an excellent portrayal of this novel.

It is great to see this novel developed into a graphic novel. It makes it even more intense to see it here in color, but it's really good. I think fans of this story will like seeing this.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC.

Another in the line of turning books into graphic novels, this one was a faithful adaptation. I liked the art style a lot.

I remember reading the novel of this book and series when it first came out! I was really excited to see this book envisioned out as a graphic novel, so the artwork kind of was a disappointment to me. For a subterranean city in the dark, the setting details really didn't think outside of the box. Lightbulbs and wires would be everywhere at the point the city was at, and everything would be worn with use since they can't replace it!

Without an intriguing setting, its just a story of kids running around town instead of the dystopian semi-horror the original novels were. Not a bad attempt, but I think this could have been visually pushed a lot farther than it was.