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Joyzi
I love it, it reminds me of my other favorite dystopian futuristic novel which is the Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. However if I’m going to compare the two I’d think the Hunger Games is far better than the Uglies.

In comparison to the Hunger Games they both have the element of political intrigue, we have the Specials in this book which is the equivalent of the Capitol in the Hunger Games. So the Specials kind of have this social manipulation in which when you've turned sixteen you must
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Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten)
This was actually really good. Better than i expected it would, to be honest. I really enjoyed the whole concept and idea about how the 'Uglies' were. I enjoyed how the author spun his whole world. It was very interesting and i'm looking forward to reading the other books in the series. ...more
Jenny
May 07, 2009 rated it liked it
eek..I don't know..I didn't enjoy this book much..:( Before I read it, I was really hoping to like it..
I just didn't find it....idk, I can't pin point why I just didn't liked it. maybe because it didn't drive me crazy..haha
I didn't feel my self in the book..unlike on some of the 5 star books I rated..where I was like, ahhhh!!!! I was totally having a emotion hurricane, and I feel like I was right there standing in front of the characters, really feeling, experiencing..but this book really made m
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Helena
Apr 25, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: series, sci-fi, future
The start was a little boring and hard to get into, but once I was into it, I loved every moment.
Cayenne
May 06, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Wow!! Amazing story! Could not put it down! I love a good cliffhanger ending!
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Apr 20, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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May 01, 2009 marked it as to-read
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May 28, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Jun 12, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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