Pages: 425
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Fiction
Back Cover Synopsis: Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license--for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.
But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world--and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.
Review: Before I started this book series, I had heard a lot of great things about it. It definitely didn't disappoint. I was completely enthralled and read it in less than a day. It is an extremely quick read, and it can be difficult to keep track of the passing time. Westerfeld does an amazing job describing this future, in my opinion, distopian society. I can picture all the gadgets and advancements. Westerfeld's vision throughout this book, and the books that follow, are imaginative and genius.
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I've heard a lot of good things about the Uglies series too, especially from Cory Doctorow on Boingboing. The publisher offered a free PDF of the book a few weeks ago, so I have it on my computer and plan on reading it through soon. I'm glad you liked it as well, I'll have to post my own review of it once I've read it :)
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to read your review, Joy! Let me know what you think of it.
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