subject: Book Review For Uglies [print this page] Scott Westerfeld's Uglies, the first in the Uglies trilogy, is a book definitely worth reading. This book is action-packed, has a stunning plot, and examines the future in a fresh and new light. Even for those claiming they are too busy to read or don't like fiction, Uglies will have them hooked within the first couple of pages and will prove a fast read.
Uglies is a futuristic book set in a world much like the one we inhabit. The futuristic details and inventions are stunningly original. Of course there are the standard gadgets that most books in this genre have such as flying "hover" boards, but Westerfeld also uses several other gadgets. Westerfeld throws in things that shake the core of the future and altar the way people see reality.
In the book, when people turn 16 they undergo a crude type of cosmetic surgery and enter the "Pretty" world of adults. After the surgery, everyone is perfect, their bones are reinforced, their eyesight is 20/20, their facial bones are sanded down just right, their lips are enlarged, they have no pores, oil hair, or any other traits that would make them anything less than perfect. Tally Youngblood, the heroine of Uglies, thinks her dream has finally come true when it's her turn to become pretty. Then Westerfeld throws a twist that changes everything.
Throughout the Uglies series, Westerfeld shows the extremes of both a perfect world with pretty people, and a world that is filled with "Ugly" people that live without technology, and what them must resort to. He also shows the basic need humans have to fit in within society, and the sacrifices that must be made when this clashes with friendships. Rather than solely focusing on technology, or the earth being ruined like many futurist novels, Uglies focuses more on the importance of friendship and finding your identity.
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