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Read this for my book group. It was an interesting phenomenon that the members who had read it and loved it before, didn't like it so much on this second reading. Despite that, we had a a great discussion about the themes, the setting, the action, the characters, and the genre. A fun, quick read.
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I'm usually a big fan of books like these but didn't really enjoy this one. I found it boring and was struggling to finish it. I won't be continuing with the series.
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i just re-read this because i wanted to see how it compared to the hunger games trilogy that i just finished. there were some elements of the hunger games that reminded me of the uglies trilogy.
i still really like this book. i get annoyed with extended lies, but can understand tally's reservations with telling the truth. when i remember her age, i don't get quite so annoyed with tally and her adolescent silliness.
there is less violence in this book than in the hunger games, but it seems geared t ...more
i still really like this book. i get annoyed with extended lies, but can understand tally's reservations with telling the truth. when i remember her age, i don't get quite so annoyed with tally and her adolescent silliness.
there is less violence in this book than in the hunger games, but it seems geared t ...more
Dec 05, 2011
Anya Ballinger
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really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
young-adult,
science-fiction
If you liked the Hunger Games, you'll like this book. Althought it starts out in a futuristic city, most of the book takes place in the wild, where Tally learns to survive. I totally related to the long-distance hiking in the wild experience, and being sick of dehydrated food day after day.
Not sure about David - he seemed like a rather flat character to me. I wasn't into the love story between him and Tally either, since it was all based on lies.
Tally is a two-faced liar, I mean, why couldn't s ...more
Not sure about David - he seemed like a rather flat character to me. I wasn't into the love story between him and Tally either, since it was all based on lies.
Tally is a two-faced liar, I mean, why couldn't s ...more
What works about this book is a great blend of fast-paced storytelling and just enough substance to make the reader think without taxing the brain. There are plenty of revelations, well-paced through the story. Most chapters end with some sort of a hook, dragging you into the next chapter even if you planned on putting it down and going to bed. Tally goes through a plausible change of heart throughout the course of the book, from eager to become a pretty, to...well, I'm not going to tell you how
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I really enjoyed this. It's highly readable with interesting characters, but what really grabbed me were all the interesting ideas. Nothing is clear cut in Uglies. While Tally and the Smokies are the protagonists, there are still a lot of ethical grey areas in their world. What kinds of sacrifices are acceptable for peace? And if the Smokies get what they want, what might be the ramifications? Nothing is absolutely good or bad, right or wrong, and that makes for a truly engaging read.
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Oct 01, 2007
Susan
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Shelves:
teen-fiction,
teen-fiction-fantasy-sci-fi
The story of a future world in which everyone becomes "pretty" at age 16. Unfortunately, even their brains are prettified, and all they think about is parties and fun. There is a rebel faction, however, known as the smokies (they live off the grid and have fires to stay warm and cook), and one teen has to decide whether to run away and stay ugly or become pretty.
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3.5 stars
Apr 10, 2008
Summer
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really liked it
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Shelves:
spec-fic,
young-n-angst
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