Uglies - Scott Westerfeld
Tally Youngblood is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait for the operation that turns everyone from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to party.
But new friend Shay would rather hoverboard to "the Smoke" and be free. Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world and it isn't very pretty. The "Special Circumstances" authority Dr Cable offers 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.
I had mentioned this book a few times in previous blogs, saying about how much the blurb interested me, and about how much I wanted to read it. My judgement was spot on, this book was definitely a good read!
So Uglies is set a long time in the future, and humanity has moved on in leaps and bounds. Humanity is also split up in to different sections, with the main being the uglies and the pretties. You are an ugly until the age of 16, which is when you have an operation that makes you pretty. I thought that this was an interesting idea, and felt like it was kind of like the next step for humanity, seeing as there is so much focus on peoples looks these days. I also liked how it is set in the future, with humanity as we know it completely gone, wiped out by some catastrophe that we caused ourselves.
So the characters.... Well I loved them as well, especially Tally Youngblood who the story is set around. I felt that she was a very strong character, and we saw her views change throughout the book, which in turn makes the readers views change along with hers. I also really liked David as he helped Tally's character develop, but I also feel that maybe he was a tiny bit predictable at first, however that was soon not the case. I am not going to go into too much detail about David as it could give away some key parts of the story, and I don't want to ruin it for anyone! I really loved some more of the characters, and really hated some (which I am pretty sure was intended). Scott Westerfeld has produced a book full of great characters!
As I have said before I really liked the ideas behind this book, and everything that makes the storyline. I believe that what makes this story is how real it could actually be. With the way that humanity as we know it was wiped out by some sort of catastrophe feels almost too real, and its plausible that it could happen. The ending to this book was good, but I guess it could have been a little better, but then again things can always be better. Despite the ending I still really want to go out and get the next book 'Pretties' where Tally's story continues from this book, so the ending must have done its job!
Westerfeld has written a fantastic book with Uglies, a truly captivating book. The book isn't too slow at working its way through the storyline and its not too rushed that you miss anything either. The storyline is interesting, and it reveals things at a pace that keeps you reading on to find out more. I would really recommend that people read this book, and I don't think many would be disappointed with it!
Bye for now :)
So the characters.... Well I loved them as well, especially Tally Youngblood who the story is set around. I felt that she was a very strong character, and we saw her views change throughout the book, which in turn makes the readers views change along with hers. I also really liked David as he helped Tally's character develop, but I also feel that maybe he was a tiny bit predictable at first, however that was soon not the case. I am not going to go into too much detail about David as it could give away some key parts of the story, and I don't want to ruin it for anyone! I really loved some more of the characters, and really hated some (which I am pretty sure was intended). Scott Westerfeld has produced a book full of great characters!
As I have said before I really liked the ideas behind this book, and everything that makes the storyline. I believe that what makes this story is how real it could actually be. With the way that humanity as we know it was wiped out by some sort of catastrophe feels almost too real, and its plausible that it could happen. The ending to this book was good, but I guess it could have been a little better, but then again things can always be better. Despite the ending I still really want to go out and get the next book 'Pretties' where Tally's story continues from this book, so the ending must have done its job!
Westerfeld has written a fantastic book with Uglies, a truly captivating book. The book isn't too slow at working its way through the storyline and its not too rushed that you miss anything either. The storyline is interesting, and it reveals things at a pace that keeps you reading on to find out more. I would really recommend that people read this book, and I don't think many would be disappointed with it!
Bye for now :)
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