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A review by onebookishbabe
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
4.0
I was skeptical of this book at first. Either folks loved it or hated it and as I am recently new to the world of dystopian novels I never know what I'm going to get it but I'm finding out lately that I love this genre.
This whole super vain world Scott Westerfield has created reminds me a lot of reality but then not so much. It was well written the novel answered my basic who what and why questions. As to how thisworld came about. Which I was happy about it didn't leave me completely hanging on a limb. I want to continue the series because it is interesting not because I feel as though I have no choice.
All the characters are really unsure of themselves. Your ugly your put down by fellow UGLIES and even worse the PRETTIES. Youre sent off to a dorm where you don't hardly see anyone but other uglies. At 16 your sent to become pretty and party your life away until your ready to become a working member of society. Its so funny that when you're a littlie you're cute but the moment you hit puberty you're this hideous thing the world sends off to be with other hideous things. I think its just that the society cant handle the different hormones of teenagers.
You Then you grow up after the surgery at 16 (well not really). It reminds me of a highschooler going to college right at the peak of their hormonal changes ( Except you don't go to college but you do party like your in college) you dont have to worry about being jealous of someone being prettier than. you cause you all look the same. Or smarter causes you're all just as dumb as a box of rocks. I secretly thought as I read this that its probably a vast majority of today's teens that would take being popular and stupid over average and smart who would gladly sign up for this proceedure. Sad but true.
The thing I found funny in this book wasthe scene when she found what I think would be a magazine like OK or something with the celebrities and their gossip in it. The character looked at what our world view as attractive and still thought they were ugly. My thoughts were. WOW so what does this surgery make them look like in the end it cant be human. The whole time I'm picturing the pretties I'm picturing models and all these "beautiful celebrities" of the world today. But even they are viewed as ugly hmmm... well I cant picture these Prettiest anymore after that scene all I see is a plastic doll now. That was my only gripe about the book really. It really was an enjoyable read. :)
To sum up...
Worldbuilding- ok
Characters- enjoyable
Plot- original and creative
Execution- good
Recommending-Yes
This whole super vain world Scott Westerfield has created reminds me a lot of reality but then not so much. It was well written the novel answered my basic who what and why questions. As to how thisworld came about. Which I was happy about it didn't leave me completely hanging on a limb. I want to continue the series because it is interesting not because I feel as though I have no choice.
All the characters are really unsure of themselves. Your ugly your put down by fellow UGLIES and even worse the PRETTIES. Youre sent off to a dorm where you don't hardly see anyone but other uglies. At 16 your sent to become pretty and party your life away until your ready to become a working member of society. Its so funny that when you're a littlie you're cute but the moment you hit puberty you're this hideous thing the world sends off to be with other hideous things. I think its just that the society cant handle the different hormones of teenagers.
You Then you grow up after the surgery at 16 (well not really). It reminds me of a highschooler going to college right at the peak of their hormonal changes ( Except you don't go to college but you do party like your in college) you dont have to worry about being jealous of someone being prettier than. you cause you all look the same. Or smarter causes you're all just as dumb as a box of rocks. I secretly thought as I read this that its probably a vast majority of today's teens that would take being popular and stupid over average and smart who would gladly sign up for this proceedure. Sad but true.
The thing I found funny in this book wasthe scene when she found what I think would be a magazine like OK or something with the celebrities and their gossip in it. The character looked at what our world view as attractive and still thought they were ugly. My thoughts were. WOW so what does this surgery make them look like in the end it cant be human. The whole time I'm picturing the pretties I'm picturing models and all these "beautiful celebrities" of the world today. But even they are viewed as ugly hmmm... well I cant picture these Prettiest anymore after that scene all I see is a plastic doll now. That was my only gripe about the book really. It really was an enjoyable read. :)
To sum up...
Worldbuilding- ok
Characters- enjoyable
Plot- original and creative
Execution- good
Recommending-Yes