The Uglies series
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Re: The Uglies series
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I like the character Tally, and Iimagine skipping a bit of her life story will be like a visiting realitive who hasn't been around for a few years. I think I'll be able to figure things out.
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I also enjoyed the way the books made me question how I viewed my personal values. It made me question what I thought was morally right and wrong. Did I think the system should be allowed to perform surgery to control the population after what happend to the "Rusties"? Was it right for such a high value to be placed on beauty? Why was there a certain formula for what was considered pretty instead of a wider array of appearances?
I recommended the series to my friend this year, and she loved the first book. I would definitely recommend it to others! Following Tally on her journey to discover who she is helped me discover more of who I am as well.
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Library or Amazon.Batesblogger wrote:This sounds fantastic. Where can I find the series?
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Is this what would happen if humans could mess with their bodies to this degree to enhance their abilities?
It holds my attention so far. I'm about four chapters in, and it's good to have on long bus rides.
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I have come up with an objection regarding one of the ways people in the story work their way out of being "bubbleheads" and then maintain their "icy" or clear mentality, which they lose at age 16 with the mandatory operation they have at age 16 in order to become Pretties and to go live in New Pretty Town.
Those who use this practice are called "Cutters" and it sounds like what depressed and desperate people do to counteract emotional pain. Since this series is aimed at Young Adults, I'd hate to think this would give them ideas.
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I really enjoy the series and I did a conference presentation over plastic surgery as a form of posthumanity that I would love to turn into an academic article. Even though it is a science-fiction/fantasy dystopian series, it has a strong foundation in reality. Teens lose a lot of friends during adolescence when one becomes prettier, which is no fault of anyone's--except genetics and society.
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The Ugliest series presents a world where beauty conquers. This book reflects the need for beauty that humanity is constantly looking for. Even thought it is an Utopia it is not so far away from reality. We would reach to unimaginable levels just to be “pretty”. Throughout the three books we encounter characters that are in the search to break the definition of word beauty, for a more deep one.
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I honestly feel like it inspired so many other series and authors, including Stephanie Myers' The Host, and I have a feeling that I would enjoy reading the series again, even now as an adult. I see some people commenting about how Tally annoyed them in the second and third books.. to be honest, that is something that I found incredible. If at any point I found myself being frustrated or annoyed with her, I believe that is what I was meant to be feeling. I struggle to believe that the books are anything but great, seeing as I read them once, about 10 years ago, and they have stayed with me since.
It has been a long time, but I don't remember liking Extra's though.. if I recall correctly it's kind of an outlier as Tally is not the protagonist in it. To be honest, I'm not sure it I ever finished it. I am now inspired to get back on the Scott Westerfeld train!