Uglies

UGLIES

By:  Scott Westerfeld

SUMMARY

Tally Youngblood can’t wait to be pretty, but for now she’s an “Uglie”.   She lives in a world where when you’re 16, you have surgery to make you pretty, and your only job is to have fun.  Over the summer, Tally has made a new friend named Shay.  But when Shay runs away, Tally faces a choice.   She must find Shay, or NEVER turn pretty.  Well, she chooses to find Shay. 

When Tally finally reaches The Smoke, Shay’s hiding place, she must choose if she wants to turn her in.  Daniel, Tally’s new lover, is also there and she must decide if she should turn him in.  But there is also the secret of being pretty, a secret Tally wishes she had not found out.

Can Tally escape being pretty or will her brain be changed forever?  Read the book to find out.   

REVIEW

This was a very unique book, something I love.  The futuristic setting was different.  I loved the character development of Tally, the main character.  She had a giant change of heart.  It also has an obvious truism, looks aren’t everything. 

Something I didn’t like was the sadness of the story.  It was so present it was too much.  There was also a lot of action. It was fun to read of Tally’s fight against the pretties.            

RATING

5      Plot

4      Characters

5      Attention Grabbing

3      Girlie-Meter

4      Ending

22    TOTAL

5      STARS

Melina the “Prettie”