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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
I really wish I'd been able to find the colored version of this graphic novel at my library but I was still very good!!
Still forever wishing the the tally/shay ship was canon.
Still forever wishing the the tally/shay ship was canon.
The Uglies series was one of the first YA series I read and I loved every bit of it. I don't normally read graphic novels but I made an exception for this one and I am so glad I did. Shay's Story is awesome! You don't want to miss out on Shay's backstory.
Shay is a very important character in Uglies but her story is never told. It's never made known why she went to the Smoke, what she was like as an ugly, or what guy she had a crush on. All those questions are answered in Shay's Story and boy are they some shockers. It turns out Shay played a bigger role than anyone thought.
The story itself was great. A lot of the secrets were revealed and Shay turned out to be a cooler person than she was made out to be in Uglies. Her history with Tally was explained as well as her history with some other well known characters in the series. Fans of the original series will be shocked by some of the secrets revealed in this book.
The illustrations really were awesome. It was nice to finally put faces to some of the Uglies characters. The story is short and contains very few words but the story really is told through the illustrations. The saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" definitely applies in this case.
Overall, Shay's Story is a must-read for fans of the Uglies series. Give this one a shot even if you aren't a fan of graphic novels. It's worth it!
Shay is a very important character in Uglies but her story is never told. It's never made known why she went to the Smoke, what she was like as an ugly, or what guy she had a crush on. All those questions are answered in Shay's Story and boy are they some shockers. It turns out Shay played a bigger role than anyone thought.
The story itself was great. A lot of the secrets were revealed and Shay turned out to be a cooler person than she was made out to be in Uglies. Her history with Tally was explained as well as her history with some other well known characters in the series. Fans of the original series will be shocked by some of the secrets revealed in this book.
The illustrations really were awesome. It was nice to finally put faces to some of the Uglies characters. The story is short and contains very few words but the story really is told through the illustrations. The saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" definitely applies in this case.
Overall, Shay's Story is a must-read for fans of the Uglies series. Give this one a shot even if you aren't a fan of graphic novels. It's worth it!
As a fan of graphic novels, stories retold from another POV and the Uglies series, I was very excited about this book. I started reading it and realized I actually didn't remember enough about "Uglies" to appreciate it as much as I could, so I stopped reading the graphic to re-read an old favorite. Sadly, what I discovered was that what was a 5 star book for me 8 years ago is definitely not one today...
Anyway, on to the review of the graphic novel.: "Shay's story" really isn't all that different from Tally's since they were together for practically most of the book, so some of the change in POV was pointless. There is a HUGE problem with the illustrations, the absolute main point of this series is ablout "Ugly" verses "Pretty" and all the implications that go with it, but in this graphic novel, everyone is pretty, the uglies and the pretties. The impact of the main point is not only softened but pretty much obliterated. If I already looked like a super model (hello-Shay's Pantene-commercial worthy hair) I wouldn't mind forgoing the operation for a little adventure in the Smoke either! Beside the inability to distinguish "ugly" from "pretty", the illustrations were good-enough, however, I am annoyed with artists that are not manga-ka try to draw "manga" . There are some inconsistencies in the story that are irksome as well. I only re-read "Uglies" so far and not "Pretties" but I think I would remember that Shay knew Zane before she met Tally, I don't think that was mentioned in the books, and lots of little things like Astrix is a girl, they said Ho left the Smoke before they got there, and so on and so on.
Anyway, on to the review of the graphic novel.: "Shay's story" really isn't all that different from Tally's since they were together for practically most of the book, so some of the change in POV was pointless. There is a HUGE problem with the illustrations, the absolute main point of this series is ablout "Ugly" verses "Pretty" and all the implications that go with it, but in this graphic novel, everyone is pretty, the uglies and the pretties. The impact of the main point is not only softened but pretty much obliterated. If I already looked like a super model (hello-Shay's Pantene-commercial worthy hair) I wouldn't mind forgoing the operation for a little adventure in the Smoke either! Beside the inability to distinguish "ugly" from "pretty", the illustrations were good-enough, however, I am annoyed with artists that are not manga-ka try to draw "manga" . There are some inconsistencies in the story that are irksome as well. I only re-read "Uglies" so far and not "Pretties" but I think I would remember that Shay knew Zane before she met Tally, I don't think that was mentioned in the books, and lots of little things like Astrix is a girl, they said Ho left the Smoke before they got there, and so on and so on.
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So. This was interesting.
I knew it was a book or something, and this was just an adaption of it from another character's point of view, but I feel like just simply reading the summary on Wikipedia gave me WAY more info on the story and just really filled in all those parts I was missing than this book did.
One star for drawings: Wanna talk awkward...? Like, I'll admit the panels were well drawn, but sometimes...they came out looking a bit weird. It's not my type of drawing style since it's very simple and just...meh. It was okay, but the whole pretties/uglies thing; if they wanted to heighten the fact that there's not as much difference between the pretties and uglies, they did a really good job in this book since they all looked pretty much alike...
Two for plot/pacing/characters: So yeah, this was where it got funky. Pacing? Horrendous at points. We get like three pages of something that's supposedly important and just--bleh. The kiss? Where the HECK did that come from? The abrupt ending? Like--boom! She's a pretty! And like...I didn't like this.
Plot...very interesting story. I'm excited to see how they DISMANTLE the Special Corps...but of course they won't, will they? Ugh. I hate stories like this that don't have a full ending. I was so sad with Zane--he sacrificed himself to save Shay and...fanfiction idea...wow... This is exciting! Okay, back to the review--I like the idea of this society, it's terrifying!
Um, characters? Well, Shay wasn't that bad. She was a bit reckless and bland at points, but she was devoted and brave, so I admire her for that. Tally? She's the main character of the other book, and...she kind of annoyed me? Like, honey--you're prettier than the next person, stop being so silly!!! So much is left unsaid with her though, it's just weird. And David person? Dislike. Dislike. Dislike. He throws out a line of how his parents founded the Smoke (and how we never see them of course...) and then voila--kissing! THEN he totally turned on Shay and fell for Tally. Just...AGH
FRUSTRATION! I like the story, I was never bored, just some things threw me off.
8th grade and up? I'm sure they'd get it just fine. It's an interesting dystopian society.
I knew it was a book or something, and this was just an adaption of it from another character's point of view, but I feel like just simply reading the summary on Wikipedia gave me WAY more info on the story and just really filled in all those parts I was missing than this book did.
One star for drawings: Wanna talk awkward...? Like, I'll admit the panels were well drawn, but sometimes...they came out looking a bit weird. It's not my type of drawing style since it's very simple and just...meh. It was okay, but the whole pretties/uglies thing; if they wanted to heighten the fact that there's not as much difference between the pretties and uglies, they did a really good job in this book since they all looked pretty much alike...
Two for plot/pacing/characters: So yeah, this was where it got funky. Pacing? Horrendous at points. We get like three pages of something that's supposedly important and just--bleh. The kiss? Where the HECK did that come from? The abrupt ending? Like--boom! She's a pretty! And like...I didn't like this.
Plot...very interesting story. I'm excited to see how they DISMANTLE the Special Corps...but of course they won't, will they? Ugh. I hate stories like this that don't have a full ending. I was so sad with Zane--he sacrificed himself to save Shay and...fanfiction idea...wow... This is exciting! Okay, back to the review--I like the idea of this society, it's terrifying!
Um, characters? Well, Shay wasn't that bad. She was a bit reckless and bland at points, but she was devoted and brave, so I admire her for that. Tally? She's the main character of the other book, and...she kind of annoyed me? Like, honey--you're prettier than the next person, stop being so silly!!! So much is left unsaid with her though, it's just weird. And David person? Dislike. Dislike. Dislike. He throws out a line of how his parents founded the Smoke (and how we never see them of course...) and then voila--kissing! THEN he totally turned on Shay and fell for Tally. Just...AGH
FRUSTRATION! I like the story, I was never bored, just some things threw me off.
8th grade and up? I'm sure they'd get it just fine. It's an interesting dystopian society.
This book is most of Uglies from Shay's point of view. It begins with Shay meeting a rebellious new friend named Zane, and follows Shay's growing need to leave for the Smoke, including her first meeting with Tally and their progressing friendship. This book also gives us a better glimpse of Shay's relationship with David. Personally it made me rethink my opinion on the Tally-David-Shay issue found in Uglies. I thought this book was entertaining enough for Uglies fans, but I found the illustrations a little bizarre. I think it isn't really possible to meet the reader's inner pictures of Pretties, but I still think that the characters were not as I pictures in the illustrations. It was interesting enough, and I liked it.
I have to admit, I don't remember much of what happened in Uglies, but I remembered enough to not be lost. Maybe this gave some information away as to what happened in the book, but I don't recall. I really like the idea of authors giving a little bit more away about their stories by using the adventures of another main character.
Read more of my review at Paperback Princess.
Read more of my review at Paperback Princess.
I thought it was really interesting how with this novel, you got to see Shay's side of the story. Which was really neat to me, since Shay it actually more of a favorite character than Tally was.
If you were ever annoyed by Shay or thought she over-reacted at times, you kind of change her mind about her. She had her reasons, and this story says it all. I was so happy being able to jump back into the Uglies series. Even though the series is done, I get to relive it once again.
At this point, anything is good. ^-^
If you were ever annoyed by Shay or thought she over-reacted at times, you kind of change her mind about her. She had her reasons, and this story says it all. I was so happy being able to jump back into the Uglies series. Even though the series is done, I get to relive it once again.
At this point, anything is good. ^-^