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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 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
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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3.5 stars
Dec 16, 2008
Bette
marked it as to-read
May 30, 2012
Adrienne
marked it as to-read
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