Pretties (Uglies Trilogy, Book 2)
Finally surgically transformed into a "pretty," sixteen-year-old Tally, now gorgeous and programmed to think only happy thoughts, is plagued by tangled memories of living in the Smoke, a rebel colony of "ugly" runaways hiding from the Special Circumstances authorities.
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I enjoyed this, the second book in the series, but perhaps not quite as much as the first. First of all, I didn't like Zane as much as David. I got real sick of Shay real quick, and them trying to become "bubbly" wasn't as interesting as her forays to the Smoke had been. I enjoyed the latter half with Andrew Simpson Smith but felt uncomfortable about the idea of reservations and keeping people on them for experimentation, as I'm sure I was supposed to. Having said all that, it was still an enjoyable book, not quite as good as some teen dystopians I've read but certainly better than many others (I'm looking at you, Divergent).
Lots of teens can relate to what Tally is going through in this. (Other than the obvious, futuristic things of course.) The book is wonderfully written and a very great series to read. :)
"Now it all makes sense." - Zane
No, no, it doesn't. It isn't at all bubbly. This book violates a lot of the rules of the first book. Also, since much of it is written from the perspective of a brain-damaged and un-rehabilitated person, the writing is nearly unbearable.
Also, does this paint hypothetical future environmentalists as evil liberty-restricting monsters? Ugh.
No, no, it doesn't. It isn't at all bubbly. This book violates a lot of the rules of the first book. Also, since much of it is written from the perspective of a brain-damaged and un-rehabilitated person, the writing is nearly unbearable.
Also, does this paint hypothetical future environmentalists as evil liberty-restricting monsters? Ugh.
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