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Oct 06, 2020TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I would rate Uglies by Scott Westerfeld 3.5/5 stars. I really enjoyed the storyline, I just didn’t like how it was written in third person. The book was very good, and would definitely be given a higher rating if it was written in first person. I loved how it took place in a futuristic dystopian world. I liked how the book showed that to be pretty is not an accomplishment, and you can be pretty without all of the stereotypes modern beauty has today. I love how Tally threw away her whole life she knew to help the people she just met, because she knew that those people would always be better to her than the people she knew. I enjoyed how the stereotypes we enforce today were shown through a secret part of the surgery given when turned pretty. It reminded me of when the misfit joins the popular group, and changes themselves to fit in with what society wants them to be. It showed that being pretty isn’t necessarily what is shown on the outside, but to be pretty, you must have a beautiful heart and a sharp mind. I just wish the book would be written in first person because I find it very hard to be interested in books that are written through third person because we do not get that connectivity we get with the main character when it is written in first person. I would recommend this book for fans of Twilight or Divergent. @Dolphin05 of the Teen Review Board at the Hamilton Public Library