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This is one of those books where the audiobook reader was just TERRIBLE. She had a whiny voice which got even worse when she tried to project the different characters. I finally gave up and got the paperback to speed read through the last several chapters (2 CDs). Even when I was listening and so annoyed with the reader, the content itself was good enough to keep going until I could get back to the library.
Westerfeld created a fascinating world which appeals to adults young and old. Who isn’t i ...more
Westerfeld created a fascinating world which appeals to adults young and old. Who isn’t i ...more
This young adult novel is the first in a series by Scott Westerfeld. In this novel set 300 plus years in the future, mankind has survived a global catastrophe both by living a much more sustainable lifestyle but also by making everyone equally "pretty." On each person's 16th birthday, they undergo an operation that surgically modifies them so they embody biological perfection. Before this happens, a person is an "uglie" and before that they are a "littley," etc. Tally Youngblood is counting down
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This is the second series I have read from this author.
This series has started out nicely. I liked the main character - she has hidden untapped strength, but things she is just "normal". The author does a good job of showing how she is growing and coming into herself.
At least in this first book, we are given mostly an overview of the world and its workings without going into great detail about it. It is mostly from the viewpoint of the teenager so it appears to be mostly superficial, but there ...more
This series has started out nicely. I liked the main character - she has hidden untapped strength, but things she is just "normal". The author does a good job of showing how she is growing and coming into herself.
At least in this first book, we are given mostly an overview of the world and its workings without going into great detail about it. It is mostly from the viewpoint of the teenager so it appears to be mostly superficial, but there ...more
Another fantastic work of young adult fiction. I'm loving this series. Thought-provoking, light enough to take the edge off any sci-fi hesitation I had. Tally Youngblood is inspiring.
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This would be a great companion book for The Giver. Major dystopia, lots of teenaged drama and the prose is not awful!
Jan 01, 2008
Ching-In
marked it as to-read
Jul 13, 2010
Maya
marked it as to-read
Nov 29, 2010
Katie
marked it as to-read
Apr 10, 2011
Nic
rated it
really liked it
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Apr 29, 2015
Elizabeth
marked it as to-read
