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Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs away and Tally must find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all.
KamTonnes: Uglies and The Giver both portray societies that limit conflict by having very specific rules, roles, and expectations for everyone. Also, in both stories, the main characters slowly start to question the values of their respective communities.
kqueue: Another story about a 'perfect' society that is deeply flawed once you look beneath the surface. Both feature strong heroines who fight against the powers in control, and both have themes of independence and free will.
flemmily: Very similar heroines in similarly closed-off, oppressive worlds. Similar emphasis on an unknown "outside." Similar environmental emphasis, although Westerfeld focuses more on nature, whereas Snyder deals more with issues of population control.
LauraT81: Very similar dystopian societies where an operation is meant to subdue the members.
BookshelfMonstrosity: In these intense dystopian novels, teenage girls start to question the life-changing operation their oppressive government mandates for teens. Both girls redefine their values and grapple with the possibility of escaping to a rebellious colony in the wilderness.… (mais)
KingRat: The White Mountains contains issues similar to those of Uglies: secret control of a society, "mind control", induction into that society, and rebellion against it while pretending to be a member. There are obvious major differences too. Still, enough similarities in style and substance that I suspect people who enjoy one will enjoy the other.… (mais)
terriko: Great teen fiction! Gamers posits a world where everyone competes using games to define their future, while Uglies posits a world where everyone becomes pretty at 16. While these are pretty different worlds, both books chronicle stories of heroines not going quite where their society expects them to go...… (mais)
2Mu: Similar theme: A girl lives in a brainwashing, conformist society. A group of rebels knows the truth and is trying to break the control of those in power. The girl must choose between what she's been raised to think and the people she cares about/what she knows to be true.… (mais)
Although not as good as "Peeps", "Uglies" often surprised with its worldbuilding and its deep meaning. Neither the Pretties, the Specials, or even the Smokies are completly right or wrong, just like any society. And the brainwash they make to the Uglies is so strong it ends ups passing to the reader. The author controsl the reader's emotions in a way that's fascinating.
I've got to admit that Tally annoyed more than any other character. The way she lied as easily as she breathed, was kind of off-putting on a protagonist whose only mistake was to be gullible and to have grown-up believing that she needed to be pretty, and that was all that mattered. Despite not liking her all that much, Tally is a very well fleshed-out character, as is David. I wish Shay had been better shown (but I guess that's covered in the graphic novel).
All in all, this was a very enjoyable book, which made me think quite a bit. The author presents a set of interesting characters and a very good world-building (I'm starting to notice the author's good at that). So I can't wait to go on to book two, seeing as this one end on a major cliffhanger.
Podem ler a opinião completa, em português, no meu blog Floresta de Livros: florestadelivros.blogspot.pt/2013/03/imperfeitos.html ( )
The Uglies books are the perfect parables of adolescent life, where adult-imposed milestones, rituals, and divide-and-rule tactics amp children's natural adolescent insecurities into a full-blown, decade-long psychosis.
Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs away and Tally must find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all.
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Neither the Pretties, the Specials, or even the Smokies are completly right or wrong, just like any society. And the brainwash they make to the Uglies is so strong it ends ups passing to the reader.
The author controsl the reader's emotions in a way that's fascinating.
I've got to admit that Tally annoyed more than any other character. The way she lied as easily as she breathed, was kind of off-putting on a protagonist whose only mistake was to be gullible and to have grown-up believing that she needed to be pretty, and that was all that mattered.
Despite not liking her all that much, Tally is a very well fleshed-out character, as is David. I wish Shay had been better shown (but I guess that's covered in the graphic novel).
All in all, this was a very enjoyable book, which made me think quite a bit. The author presents a set of interesting characters and a very good world-building (I'm starting to notice the author's good at that). So I can't wait to go on to book two, seeing as this one end on a major cliffhanger.
Podem ler a opinião completa, em português, no meu blog Floresta de Livros: florestadelivros.blogspot.pt/2013/03/imperfeitos.html (