UGLIES reviewed
Review by Vaishnave
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld is good in my opinion but it didn’t leave me in awe or wanting more. The book is about a 16-year-old girl named Tally who is waiting to have a plastic surgery operation to make her pretty. Everyone goes through this process and she can’t wait to party in New Pretty Town. Her best friend Shay doesn’t want to turn pretty. She runs away to the mysterious camp called Smoke where her boyfriend David awaits, leaving Tally a set of puzzling directions in case she changes her mind and decides to go too. But Tally wants to be pretty and she is excitedly awaiting the surgery and has no wish to run away.
But on the day of Tally's own operation, she is taken to Special Circumstances, where they want to know about Shay and where the Smoke is located. But Tally keeps her promise not to tell. Dr. Cable says Tally can only turn pretty when she tells her the location. Tally doesn't want to stay ugly the rest of her life so she follows the clues herself Shay gave her and goes to Smoke as a spy. She meets David who is Shay’s boyfriend where they eventually fall in love and Tally learns the true meaning of being beautiful.
The book was gripping but lacked plot twists. The language is easy to understand and it is very relatable. Tally is like most girls out there who really want to become pretty and impress others. This book acknowledges looks aren’t really that important and there will always be someone that will love you for how you look. Gorgeous looks can only get you so far.
For sci-fi lovers, there is a dystopian aspect. Tally discovers how humans might have destroyed Earth. The readers get to discover the flaws within the 21st century throughout this book which I think is kind of cool.
Every author tries to convey a certain idea, value, or belief in the reader’s minds. In my opinion, in this novel, the biggest message the author is trying to show is how society is on its way to destruction because we have too many weaknesses. The author has created a dystopian setting, to warn us about how problems that could have been prevented led to the extinction of humans.
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