Uglies (Uglies, #1) in Our Shared Shelf

Jun 07, 2008 Carla rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: not-own, 2009

I was told of this book by Slayra, who had an extra copy. As a rule I never say no to a given book, even if the subject doesn't appeal me, so I kept it. I must confess that I picked it up with some apprehension, not that I doubt her reviews (after all she was right when she couldn't finish reading Twilight *whistles innocently*) but the theme didn't seemed quite my thing. Yet, it surprised me positively.

In the future, maybe not so far away, all teenagers, as they reach the age of 16, undergo a ...more

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Mar 06, 2008 Cindywho rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, fantasy-sf, ya

Some of the most entertaining SF takes an aspect of current life and exaggerates it with interesting results. Tally lives in a future world where all adolescents are "ugly" and live in dorms, going to school and awaiting the ultimate sweet sixteen - surgical transformation into a "pretty" who have years of parties awaiting them. Uglies blow off steam by sneaking out at night and pulling off stunts, but Tally seems to have a knack of getting into more trouble than most. She has adventures with bu ...more

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Sep 24, 2009 treehugger rated it really liked it

Shelves: coming-of-age, popular_lit, audiobooks, fantasy-sci-fi-magical-realism, young_adult, read_2010

Builds a great world and convincing society - fresh spin on all too common teen life lessons. Wish the narrator didn't make Shay sound like a lisping 9 year old and David a pouty 10 year old, but cool book. Eagerly reading book 2. Great last line! ...more

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