The Uglies Trilogy: Uglies, Pretties, Specials
by Scott Westerfeld
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Well, when I first read these books, I wasn't very enthusiastic. (You can't blame me, the first line of the book included a cat puke sunset.)
After I got over the first line of the book, I became very interested by Scott Westerfield's story and writing style. I really became emmersed in the stories of this writer.
Mr. Westerfield has an incredible imagination, as you can tell by the plotline, but there is also some truth in this b...more
After I got over the first line of the book, I became very interested by Scott Westerfield's story and writing style. I really became emmersed in the stories of this writer.
Mr. Westerfield has an incredible imagination, as you can tell by the plotline, but there is also some truth in this b...more
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Read in February, 2008
I was immediately wrapped up in this fictional world of the future. I was intrigued by the way he twisted our social standing and cliques into a feasible solution for the world's problems. I love how Tally overcomes the "norm" over and over again, proving that we are the authors of our own futures. Fun sci-fi with tons of action and enough emotion to keep you going. The 3rd book, Specials, was my least favorite of the three, but still good and definitely worth reading to give closure t...more
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I loved this series. Some of the coolest books i have come across. What with the entire mindset and all. Every one is apparently born ugly. They are taught to hate themselves. Then when they come of age everyone is given a large amount of plastic surgery, to make them "Pretty". I loved the plot of the entire series, from where tally starts out just like all the other uglies, to having to make a choice about whether to turn in her friend or not get the surgery, and then being forced to ...more
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
teens
Interesting take on what society defines as beauty and "the norm."Written for teenagers, the series explores the idea of how it would be to have an operation at the age of 16 to make on "pretty." Of course, some of the more rebellious teens in the story discover that there's more than meets the eye to the operation. The hover boards in the story are fun. It's also interesting to see how this futuristic society found our era to be so barbaric. The language is Book Two (Pre...more
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Read in June, 2007
recommends it for:
sci-fi children
i borrowed this book from a 12 year old on the rome trip. i read all three in the series more out of the need to know what happens, does that make sense? It was a weird futuristic story, where everyone is ugly (basically how you look when you are born)until the age of 16, when you get this surgery to become pretty. they seriously modify every part of your body - skin, bones, implants etc. but the kicker is they modify your brain so you don't care about anything else but parties (no shit)... ...more
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Read in March, 2008
I had a good experience recently reading some YA fiction, and thought I'd give this trilogy a try at the recommendation of a friend. It's one of those series that the first book pulls you in with the story, characters, and novelty of the plot, but by the end I was just finishing it too see how it ends. I don't read much sci-fi, so the futuristic aspect was a fun change, but this is definitely YA fiction--not much cross-over potential here. As Mr. Cox, my Jr. High English teacher would say, th...more
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i liked these books, but then was disappointed with the way the whole series ended. i think the concept of the books is very intriguing and probably a good one for a teen audience, although by the end, i'm not really sure what his message was supposed to be. because i don't even think it was about the importance our society places on looks. i think the books are vaguely reminiscent of other futuristic type books/stories such as orwell's, "1984," vonegut's "harrison bergeron,&qu...more
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Read in January, 2007
These aren't books that you read for character development, or poetic moving language and ideas. It's a suspenseful dystopian series that is somewhat ill-written and is reading like candy. On the third book I still think it's not even fueled by a strong driving concept, though there is a potentially interesting theme about alienation from nature.
I think the book's strength is the bizarre setting and lifestyle of the future people. Obviously it both tawdry and rivetting - I have picked it up...more
I think the book's strength is the bizarre setting and lifestyle of the future people. Obviously it both tawdry and rivetting - I have picked it up...more
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Read in January, 2007
recommends it for:
teachers/moms/dads of middle schoolers
I read these three books when I noticed my 7th graders reading them behind their old Glencoe science textbooks, which really shocked me because isn't that the most interesting book in the world to 12 year olds?!? So I picked this stuff up and I'm telling you, the writing makes you want to cringe after the first book, but the story is pretty interesting. This is some quality dystopic teen lit. Its written for the boppers, though-- I thought I was going to go insane with how many times he used th...more
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I know... I know... it's teen lit -- definitely a guilty pleasure! But I couldn't resist and I couldn't put it down. The first book, Uglies, was most interesting to me. In Pretties and Specials, Tally falls into the same trap that all adolescents do acting based on how their friends will react and treat them later.
I must admit that the "sci-fi" parts of these novels are a little too far beyond reality for me but not that hard to imagine, actually.
And of course, I'll admi...more
I must admit that the "sci-fi" parts of these novels are a little too far beyond reality for me but not that hard to imagine, actually.
And of course, I'll admi...more
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Okay, I'm 2/3rds done with the last book, The Specials, and I'm so hooked. The writing is a little teenagery at times, but that is the audience they're aimed at. I also admit that I am a SUCKER for a dystopic novel. Uglies and Pretties were exciting and a fun/eerie read. It is an interesting premise, and tad agenda-ish at times (but what isn't these days), and well thought out...thus far. It is also a nice touch that you see the main character from each different sub-culture of the "ne...more
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Read in April, 2008
This book is not my ball of wax, I got about half way through and had no desire to finish it. It started out with a society 300 years into the future, who call the kids 0-16 in age “uglies” and then they have a transformation with surgeries to make them “pretties” they then party and play for years…
Uh… no thanks.
There are rebellious ones who go off to another society, and whatnot, but it’s just not interesting enough to keep me reading.
Uh… no thanks.
There are rebellious ones who go off to another society, and whatnot, but it’s just not interesting enough to keep me reading.
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Read in March, 2008
Imagine a world where an extreme makeover makes you a "Pretty" at age 16. You are beautiful in every way, but you also lose the ability to think for yourself. Would you want to be pretty like everyone else, or would you fight? Meet Tally Youngblood, who wants to be a Pretty, but rebels in some exciting ways.
Westerfeld has created an amazing, post-apocalyptic world that you'll never want to leave. It's a good thing that the books are VERY long!
Westerfeld has created an amazing, post-apocalyptic world that you'll never want to leave. It's a good thing that the books are VERY long!
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Read in January, 2008
This is a teen series and I thought it was really cute. It had alot of futuristic gadgets and some intersting ways of looking at our generations wast. The moral of these books was awesome for us all, it is that beauty is only skin deep and in the eye of the beholder, and as you get wiser you realize there are alot more important things in life than vanity. I did enjoy these books but I don't think Iwill be reading the 4th book the Extras.
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Read in January, 2008
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Read in November, 2007
I read this book as recommended by a friend... the title disturbed me, and I didn't think I'd enjoy the book. However, I read the beginning almost forcing myself to, and about 1/3 of the way in I decided it wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be. I finished it in a few nights and looked forward to reading the next in the series. I enjoyed the following books also, a look into the future was fun and thought provoking.
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
sci fi fans looking for a good engaging read
This series and all the books in it were absolutely enjoyable reads. Fast reads. I think that they could have condensed the three very long books into two longish books without sacrificing much, and would have had a much higher quality in the end, but the fact that they were somewhat bloated didn't keep me from finishing the first two and then running out to buy the third during my week long vacation in Hawaii!
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Read in November, 2007
So far, I've only read Uglies. Very sci-fi, about a world where everyone is made pretty by an operation when they turn 16. Before then, these children live in dorms, refer to themselves as Uglies and poke fun at each others flaws. It's only when Talia, the main character, gets into trouble and is forced to see what it would be like to remain an Ugly that she sees that they are beautiful too, in their own way.
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Read in January, 2007
These books weren't great. The first book, Uglies, was OK. But then the wanted to see what happened in the second book! Westerfield is really good at finishing the book right at the climax. The middle one, Pretties, was really stupid. The third book, Specials, was a little bit better than the second. As far as content, they really are a take off on Huxley's Brave New World. I probably wouldn't recommend them.
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