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Uglies Volume 1

By: Scott Westerfeld
Narrated by: Emily Tremaine
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 Now a major motion picture streaming on Netflix!

The first installment of Scott Westerfeld’s New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series—a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend.

Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can’t wait. In just a few weeks she’ll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty. And as a pretty, she’ll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun.

But Tally’s new friend Shay isn’t sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world—and it isn’t very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally’s choice will change her world forever. Depression & Mental Health Difficult Situations Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Funny
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I really enjoyed how how the story flowed yet wasn't predictable. Really felt immersed and couldn't put it down. I liked the individual characters and the protagonist was actually likeable which doesn't happen in a lot of YA novels. Very keen to read the next one and for the movie to come out soon

World building and Characters

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This series has been my all time favourite since I was a kid. Very digestible plot, amazing characters and a great, unfolding story arc.
The voice actress is amazing. She is very talented, fantastic diction and no exaggerated emotion that feels fake. But variation between characters voices needed to be a bit more obvious; had trouble differentiating characters at times.

Overall, 5 stars.

Voice actress

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I loved this book when I read it in Year 10 for school and I love it still listening to it on my drive to and from school where I teach Year 10 English... Maybe I'll find a way to slot this into our reading schedule!

Pretty Special!

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The story isnt special or suprising but it is an interesting listen that goes quick.

Enjoyable Listen, Well Read

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very reflective of today's obsession with beauty and perfection and the social separations that exist.

Unusual but good

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Loved the story! Looking forward to the next book!

Narration was average. Pleasant enough, but didn't really bring the characters to life or have great differences in the voices.

Loved it

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The first book was okay, definitely intrigued me at first but really lost wind towards the end. The story really had potential but failed hard in my opinion. I tried the next two books in the series to see if it got any better and it was super repetitive and unimaginative. I couldn't bring myself to finish reading the third one and I only wish I had returned the books while I still could.

Okay

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I think that the story was great because it’s about friendship and love which are two very important things that everyone needs

Tally and her best friend shay

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I loved how empowering the story line is, although is a little boring to read.

Empowerment of the story line

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The characters grow, their views of the world changing the more they learn. This book has curiosity, love, adventure - and death.

Well thought out characters and worldviews

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