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This one really wasn't that good. I found myself skimming just to get to the end. Once I got there, it wasn't that satisfying in any case. I felt that the author tried to redeem characters I didn't care about and gave short shrift to characters I did. I thought Uglies was far and away the best of this series.
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I can't say I was pleased with this book. After the previous volume, in which varied themes and Tally's world are given more depth, I expected that to continue in this one, which unfortunately didn't happen. This book is all action with Tally becoming one of the "baddies", which could be interesting but it ends up being pretty boring. I didn't identify myself so much with the character and her inner struggle wasn't that interest to me as well, since it doesn't seem to lead anywhere. While we see
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While I was disturbed by the importance of cutting in this book, I still enjoyed this finale to the Uglies series. Tally’s character is significantly changed by her transformation to a Special, and be warned that the book is darker than the previous two. However, I appreciated the role that the environment played in Tally’s decision at the end of the book, and I think this series overall would be a good discussion piece for teens about body-image, technology, and the environment.
Of the trilogy, I found this one the most disappointing because I felt like the author lost the thread of Tally's voice. Even with the changes that we see in Tally in the second book, I found her transition to a "special" difficult to believe. It didn't help my impression of the book that cutting played such a prominent role, as I found it incredibly disturbing to read about.
I would still recommend this series, even though this book was not as good as the other two. ...more
I would still recommend this series, even though this book was not as good as the other two. ...more
I had my doubts in the middle of book two of the series, and more so at the beginning of this third and "final" volume. By the end, however, I was completely won over. These are very smart little books- I recommend them highly to the YA market and to adults willing to put up with a little more silliness than the average scifi/environmentalist fiction.
It's like Stephenson's Zodiac, for the tween market. Or more like Gibson- Inventive, but very relateable. ...more
It's like Stephenson's Zodiac, for the tween market. Or more like Gibson- Inventive, but very relateable. ...more
Really nice end to the trilogy (of course, now I have to read "Extras"). I hadn't expected the direction he took the world in this (I won't expound for fear of spoilers), and I liked it. And he definitely didn't pull any punches in the emotional department. I'll admit it - I cried a bit.
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I felt like I had to keep reading to finish up the set. I didn't think that this lived up to the potential of Uglies. I was also bothered by the cutting, although the main character does overcome it.
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