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Almost a month later... I finally finished it. About time.
Like someone else reviewed, this isn't the sort of book you go to when you want to read something brilliant. It is a beach read, something light and fluffy after you've tackled War and Peace. Maybe not even then.
The plot starts off extremely slow, then moves on too quickly. The romance - quick and unbelievable (reminds me slightly of Bella and Edward - there's absolutely no basis for it and they dive right in).
Eventually, the plot does ...more
Like someone else reviewed, this isn't the sort of book you go to when you want to read something brilliant. It is a beach read, something light and fluffy after you've tackled War and Peace. Maybe not even then.
The plot starts off extremely slow, then moves on too quickly. The romance - quick and unbelievable (reminds me slightly of Bella and Edward - there's absolutely no basis for it and they dive right in).
Eventually, the plot does ...more
I enjoyed this book quite a bit. Pretties, the sequel is on the tbr. And Specials is waiting to be read also, they are all part of a trilogy.
Tally can't wait for her birthday when she gets to have the operation to make her pretty. Everyone in Tally's world gets the operation to make them the ideal beauty once they turn sixteen. At least, Tally thought everyone got the operation. Her new friend Shay likes the way she looks and doesn't want the operation. Shay wants to runaway and find the Smoke, a community of peoples that stay ugly forever. Tally doesn't understand why anyone would choose to stay ugly, but when she is forced to confr
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In a bid to read more YA novels, I've picked this one up (along with Book #2 Pretties) as I've heard so much good word about it. It was good fun to read, highly unbelievable and very many liberties were made. For example, Tally thought David was a weird name? She hasn't heard it before and yet Tally and Shay sounded normal? It just went a little bit too far with its weirdness and trying to be too different. I have the sequel lined up to read though so that meant the storyline was still interesti
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Interesting book on a dystopian society in which all people have an operation to become "pretty" and live in a society where they are conditioned to give up independence in exchange for beauty. A much lighter, younger version of Brave New World.
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I'm a total sucker for dystopias and very much enjoyed this book - so much that I went on to read the second in the trilogy (Pretties) immediately. The characters in this book are compelling, the slang used is clever and gives the author's created world a ring of authenticity. Very enjoyable.
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I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy this as I am not a big fan of sci-fi. Having read it and enjoyed it, I'm still a little unsure as to whether I should buy the next one in the series.
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May 28, 2008
Natalya
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Oct 09, 2008
Lauren
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Jul 15, 2009
Jennifer Eklund
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Jul 27, 2010
Leigh Ann
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Nov 29, 2010
Katie
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Aug 19, 2011
Vesra (When She Reads)
marked it as to-read
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