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22 Feb 2016

A Recount (Question 22)

Uglies, Scott Westerfeld

This novel is set in a dystopian society, where there are only two types of people, the uglies and the pretties. Once you turn 16, you get turned into a pretty with operation, of course. 

CHAPTERS 1-6
Tally is the main character of the story, and she can't wait to get her operation. Her best friend Peris, had just had his operation done, and she has been missing him a lot. One night, Tally sneaks into the New Pretty Town where she finds Peris. She is amazed to see her best friend look so different but was sad to see that his scar, which they cut themselves to represent them as best friends gone. They talk and Tally promises Peris she would never try to break into the New Pretty Town again, because it was forbidden. When she escapes, she meets another ugly called Shay. Shay isn't sure she wants to be a pretty, and would rather go hover-boarding around the city.



2 comments:

  1. I really like this book,
    would you want to be a pretty or an uglie?

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    1. I think I would rather be an ugly, because I wouldn't want to change myself into something that's not me. What about you?

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