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Uglies (Boxed Set): Uglies, Pretties, Specials (The Uglies) | 
| Author: Scott Westerfeld
Creator: Rodrigo Corral
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Category: Book
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 3531
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 1216
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.9 x 3.5
ISBN: 1416936408
EAN: 9781416936404
ASIN: 1416936408
Publication Date: October 23, 2007
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Product Description
This arc of Scott Westerfeld's UGLIES trilogy follows the high-tech adventures of Tally Youngblood. As an ugly, then a pretty, and finally a special, Tally works to take down a society created to function with perfect-looking people who never have a chance to think for themselves.
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 Great! December 20, 2008
Uglies, Pretties, and Specials is about a world were everyone at 16 turns "pretty" with extreme cosmetic surgery. Up until that, they're called "uglies" and live in dorms. Tally waits to turn 16, and goes to New Pretty Town to see her friend, Peris, where she is turned away and back to Uglyville. then, she meets Shay. Shay doesn't want to be Pretty and tells Tally that she's going to run away to the Smoke (rebels who don't become Pretty). Shay tries to tell her to go, but she deoesn't. Then, Tally meets Dr. Cable. Doctor Cable tells Tally to bring Shay and the rest of the Smokies back. SHe says yes and is given a hear locket thatwill track her. When she accidentally signals it by throwing it in the fire, Specials (super strong, fast, pretty enhanced people with bones of steel and weaponized teeth and nails) they attact the Smoke.
 Uglies December 16, 2008
Taylor Rains (Cedar Key, FL, USA)
The uglies series is really a good set of books, the author created a good setting and plot line and it doesn't leave you bored very often. I'm really a picky reader so this is a pretty good book.
 Just okay *spoilers* December 4, 2008
T. Paukune
I found these books to be just "okay". With the other Scott Westerfeld novels, the imagery is fascinating, his style is faultless, and the characters are very deep. The story is also very unexpected. But I dislike the story for a few reasons:
Uglies: Very gripping in the beginning, but very slow in the middle! Tally being alone in the woods, traveling towards her new home is slow-going and hard to read all the way through. And I, personally, felt more excited to hear about Tally as a pretty than a perpetual "ugly". It did have tons of action, though, and is so imaginative. I loved the parts about hoverboarding.
Pretties: Awful. The whole story made me feel, as the reader, as if I were in prison myself. A very uncomfortable read and Tally in the "pre-Rusty" village was hard to read as well. I was just very "bogus". But Zane was a likable character and fun to read, the fights between Shay and Tally were good, the revelation of the Cutters, and the END of the book were good.
Specials. Great intro. But once again, the protagonist Tally is uncomfortable to read about IMO because she can't think for herself, literally (because of the "Special" surge). I'll admit, I'm only halfway through this one, and I expect a great ending. But again, they go into "adventure mode" in the middle of the book! The Special Cutters seem underwhelming, since their powers suddenly seem so weak.
It has taken me a long time to get through these books simply because they get very boring at points. Really, it's worth it just to buy "Specials", probably the most entertaining one, since there are so many "flashbacks" of what was already explained in the past two books.
I personally recommend "The"Midnighters" by Scott Westerfeld. Though shorter, this trilogy is much more entertaining and fast paced.
Good series October 31, 2008
T. Pilarczyk (Ocala, Fl)
This series is really good. I enjoyed reading it alot. It has a scifi effect too it, i never really thought i would like it but it's a super series!!
Not Ugly, but Pretty Special September 23, 2008
Karla Lamboglia (Panama City, Panama)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was quite decent. But I turned to this book after reading other 10 sci-fi classics (in a row), including Ender's Game, Dune, and Brave New World... then as you may understand it obviously did not make the cut for me. But I'm sure it would be quite entertaining for any young sci-fi enthusiast who is looking for a light read. Westfield throws out some recycled science fiction ideas in a story that is half-way compelling. The characters at some points are not even all that likeable, and the transformations from book to book make it difficult to maintain strong personality traits on anyone except the lead (I even doubt her). But I read the whole thing, and did not throw the books out my balcony.
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