Readers who cheered for Tally in Uglies will continue to do so in Pretties. How and why did this happen? Readers may be surprised. They are extremely happy and 'bubbly,' all Pretties now, condoning conformity rather than condemning it. Pretties opens with Tally and her buddies getting ready for a party. This fast-paced story held my interest from start to finish. This could very well be our world, evolved - for better or worse - with the passing of time. Tally wants to refuse, but when told that she'll remain an Ugly forever if she doesn't comply with their wishes, she is forced to go on a journey she never could have imagined.Īs with some of his previous novels, Scott Westerfeld combines science with fantasy, creating a futuristic world whose architectures and inventions seem plausible.

After Shay escapes, Tally is approached by the authorities, who know of Shay's plans - and tell Tally she must follow her friend and reveal the secret location of the Smoke. Then Tally's friend Shay knows vows to evade the surgery - and asks Tally to come with her to the Smoke, a special place that accepts people who don't want to have the surgery. War is but a distant memory, and things are relatively peaceful. There are fewer arguments and more agreements, less poverty and more technological improvements than in past generations. Not only that, but the world seems to be pretty peachy for most people. People are more accepting of others and more cheerful as a general rule.

Oddly enough, this tradition of cosmetic surgery seems to have made society a better place. She's waiting for the operation everyone gets at age sixteen - the operation that makes a person pretty.

Tally is a typical teen: that is, typical for the time when and the place where she lives. That being said, it is no wonder that the synopsis of Uglies intrigued me from the moment I read it, and no wonder that I raced through the book as soon as I had it in my hands. I have loved The Twilight Zone (the original version) since I was a little girl. I have always been fascinated by dystopic tales, be they novels, films, or episodes television.

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