Specials by Scott Westerfeld

July 24, 2009 by Christina

Fiction — print. Simon Pulse, 2006. 384 pgs. Library copy. The real problem with Specials, the third book in the Uglies trilogy, is that the main character, Tally, is so difficult to relate to now that she has become “special.” Specials are meant to be weapons with unbreakable, ceramic bones and diamond-like nails; she’s deadly and can’t stomach “weakness.” “Maybe this was what being special was really all about: dancing along with the rest of them, while feeling like the […]

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Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

June 19, 2009 by Christina

Apparently being pretty also means you use the words “bubbly” and “bogus.” Seriously? Have we suddenly been transported back to the 1990s? I have to admit, every time Tally or Zane or Shay or anyone used the words “bubbly” and “bogus,” I rolled my eyes. Which means I was rolling my eyes for ninety percent of this book. I was pretty disappointed with Pretties; there isn’t much plot difference between it and Uglies. In Uglies, Tally want to be pretty, […]

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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

May 18, 2009 by Christina

Even before Uglies won my little poll, I was already cracking the cover and diving right on into Tally’s world. In Tally’s world — a dystopian world — anyone normal is ugly and the only way to find true happiness is to undergo one radical operation after another. Children start out as littles — small and adorable — but as soon as they hit their preteens, they suddenly morph into ugly, emotional beings. “But it’s a trick, Tally. You’ve only […]

Categories: 2009 Reads, Dystopia, Fiction, North America, United States, Young Adult • Tags: Scott Westerfeld