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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
Enjoyed it a lot more than I expected on my re-read. I will have to consider re-reading the rest of the series for sure.
*3.5*
This was a nice refresher to the series since it's been a long time since read it, but something about it was just lacking.... And David looked really freaking weird.
This was a nice refresher to the series since it's been a long time since read it, but something about it was just lacking.... And David looked really freaking weird.
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld is a dystopian future novel like no other. I could not put this book down. Everything about it was intriguing. It was written without many high vocabulary words so a younger reader could read it, but the overall message would confuse them. There is mild violence and practically no swearing. The main character is in love, but there is nothing more than kissing. I thought the message was a really good one and could bring up a discussion about looks and whether they really matter. I think that message is important because we indulge too much in how everyone looks when we should be thinking about how people are on the inside. I recommend this novel to my fellow dystopian fans.
-Book Hugger
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-Book Hugger
(for more reviews like this visit my website at www.bookhuggerreviews.com)
Well.
Imagine there's a place where you can go and be drop dead gorgeous, have all the fun you can stand, not have to worry about work or other mundane things like jealousy or anger or other scary emotions. You're always happy. You're always beautiful, and so is everyone else.
Okay so that's the evil way to live. This book is about how really living is roughing it up in the wild and doing hard work and feeling all the emotions.
It's also about really awkward dialogue and very tenuous plot points. And an author who has difficulty directing your attentions to one thing or another.
I gave it three stars because the premise is... interesting, and maybe it gets better later in the series? Does that ever happen?
Imagine there's a place where you can go and be drop dead gorgeous, have all the fun you can stand, not have to worry about work or other mundane things like jealousy or anger or other scary emotions. You're always happy. You're always beautiful, and so is everyone else.
Okay so that's the evil way to live. This book is about how really living is roughing it up in the wild and doing hard work and feeling all the emotions.
It's also about really awkward dialogue and very tenuous plot points. And an author who has difficulty directing your attentions to one thing or another.
I gave it three stars because the premise is... interesting, and maybe it gets better later in the series? Does that ever happen?
I've heard reference to this book in so many forms and contexts so perhaps my expectations were simply too high. Or perhaps I'm suffering from dystopian fatigue. Either way, while enjoying this book, I didn't think it was as remarkable as other dystopians I've read. The characters seemed a bit flat and stereotypical and the story didn't grab me.
Not sure if I'll pick up Pretties or not.
Not sure if I'll pick up Pretties or not.
This is actually a 3.5, I enjoyed it and I'll probably pick up the next book in the series, but it didn't amaze me like I was hoping it would.
Der er 14 af mine venner og abonnementer på goodreads, der har rated den her bog. 13 af dem har givet fire eller fem stjerner (ud af fem). En enkelt har givet den to. Det er klart, at det påvirker ens forventninger. Jeg ved det, jeg ved det, jeg burde snart have lært det. Klog af skade og alt det der. Jeg tror dog langt fra jeg er den eneste med det problem.
Karaktererne var jeg ikke så vilde med og i virkeligheden kunne jeg godt have tænkt mig, at historien var fortalt fra Shays synsvinkel, hun var nemlig den eneste jeg havde det nogenlunde med. Hun var dog stadig lidt for tøsefornærmet efter min mening, men sådan er det vel at være lige omkring de 16 år. (MINI SPOILER) David, som skulle forestille at være kærlighedsinteressen, brød jeg mig heller ikke om. Måske var det egentlig hele den måde det var beskrevet på. Den ene dag tvivlede vores hovedperson Tally på hans eksistens, den næste var de kærester. Okay, ikke helt, men næsten da. Det fungerede ikke for mig, i hvert fald ikke i denne bog.
Sproget var underligt, det føltes som om det nogen gange blev fortalt i førsteperson og andre gange i tredjeperson, selvom det ikke var tilfældet. Jeg tror det har noget at gøre med, at der nogen gange skrives navnet, og nogen gange han/hun om karaktererne. Det er fint nok, hvis forfatteren forstår at skrive så man er med, men det synes jeg ikke helt Scott Westerfeld gjorde. Okay, nu går jeg nok også rimelig meget i detaljer…. Men i alt forstyrrede det altså min læseoplevelse lidt!
Jeg kunne imidlertid rigtig godt lide idéen om, at det er samfundet selv der har opbygget denne her mur af løgne og halve sandheder om, at man kun er noget, hvis man er smuk. Selve plottet fungerede rigtig godt, dog kunne tempoet have været noget mere jævnt – meget hurtigere i starten og mere langsomt i anden halvdel. Det er helt sikkert plottet der gør det for mig i denne her bog.
Om jeg får læst videre? Nej. Hvis jeg skal være helt ærligt. Jeg er ikke engageret nok i karaktererne.
Karaktererne var jeg ikke så vilde med og i virkeligheden kunne jeg godt have tænkt mig, at historien var fortalt fra Shays synsvinkel, hun var nemlig den eneste jeg havde det nogenlunde med. Hun var dog stadig lidt for tøsefornærmet efter min mening, men sådan er det vel at være lige omkring de 16 år. (MINI SPOILER) David, som skulle forestille at være kærlighedsinteressen, brød jeg mig heller ikke om. Måske var det egentlig hele den måde det var beskrevet på. Den ene dag tvivlede vores hovedperson Tally på hans eksistens, den næste var de kærester. Okay, ikke helt, men næsten da. Det fungerede ikke for mig, i hvert fald ikke i denne bog.
Sproget var underligt, det føltes som om det nogen gange blev fortalt i førsteperson og andre gange i tredjeperson, selvom det ikke var tilfældet. Jeg tror det har noget at gøre med, at der nogen gange skrives navnet, og nogen gange han/hun om karaktererne. Det er fint nok, hvis forfatteren forstår at skrive så man er med, men det synes jeg ikke helt Scott Westerfeld gjorde. Okay, nu går jeg nok også rimelig meget i detaljer…. Men i alt forstyrrede det altså min læseoplevelse lidt!
Jeg kunne imidlertid rigtig godt lide idéen om, at det er samfundet selv der har opbygget denne her mur af løgne og halve sandheder om, at man kun er noget, hvis man er smuk. Selve plottet fungerede rigtig godt, dog kunne tempoet have været noget mere jævnt – meget hurtigere i starten og mere langsomt i anden halvdel. Det er helt sikkert plottet der gør det for mig i denne her bog.
Om jeg får læst videre? Nej. Hvis jeg skal være helt ærligt. Jeg er ikke engageret nok i karaktererne.
This was a much more enjoyable book that I thought it would be. Looking forward to the next installment!