Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies. NY: Simon Pulse, 2005. 425 pages. (Sci-Fi Series)The book that I read was Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. This was a phenomenal book. Tally, a fifteen year-old ugly from Uglyville, which is just outside of New Pretty town, wants nothing more than to be a new pretty. She has just lost her best friend Peris, who was three months and twenty-six days older than her, and is really lonely. But, she is not lonely for too long. Soon she meets Shay, a fifteen year old ugly who has the same birthday as her. They hit it off immediately; Shay teaches Tally how to hoverboard, they rearrange their faces on their interface rings, and soon Shay mentions something that is thought of as only imaginary myths, the Smoke and David. Then Shay does something that surprises everyone, especially Special Circumstances. She decides to run away to the Smoke and begs Tally to come with her, but when Tally refuses to go with her, Shay leaves without another word. But, Shays disappearance didn’t go unseen. Special Circumstances finds out and bribes Tally with something she can’t refuse: she must go and find the Shay and then reveal the Smoke’s remote location. She hates to betray her friend, but the offer is too much for her to refuse. She has a thrilling new journey on her hands now, but still is unsure of where it is going to lead her.
Uglies was a superb book. It was a complete page turner that I never wanted to put down. It had a wonderful plot that had so many twists and turns that it was a roller coaster kind of book. It had so many ups and downs in its emotional plot and several wonderfully funny parts in the rest of it. I would suggest this book to anybody who loves a good read with a little bit of everything from heroines to a dramatic “two best friends torn apart because of the love life that they share” soap opera like plot. I cannot wait until I read the next book in this series.
Reviewed by: So1cc5er
