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In the book Uglies by Scott Westerfeld...?
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PrettyStarFury
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"Consider the orchids of the fields. They neither weave nor sew. Nor do I suspect they sit in the field wondering if the next flower over is prettier. But humans do.
Yes, I know in the Bible it is lilies, but in Scott Westerfeld’s book, Uglies, it is orchids, beautiful and once rare, white orchids that have been genetically modified to become hardy that take over and crowd out other plants, leaching the soil and finally leaving the earth barren. This is just a symbol, but it is a powerful one.
Because in Tally Youngblood’s world, everyone goes through a surgery at the age of sixteen and comes out the other side with skin scrubbed of imperfections and scars, eyes modified, height changed, and pretty. Just as pretty as everyone else. Beautiful as orchids running amuck in the world.
Uglies is the first in a trilogy of books for young adults (Pretties and Specials are the other two books in the series. But don’t let the trek into the young adult section deter you. There is a lot here and it is well worth the read. Fifteen year-old Tally Youngblood has made a new friend, Shay, who isn’t sure whether she wants to have the surgery and become a pretty. She thinks she just might want to be who she is. When Shay runs off, Tally runs afoul of Special Circumstances, who tell her she cannot become a pretty herself unless she finds and returns Shay.
So off Tally Youngblood goes, following a cryptic set of instructions from Shay, to find a group of people who have never turned pretty, hiding out in the woods. She finds it and the transformation of Tally’s ideas, from seeing the world of pretties as a good thing to appreciating imperfection is subtle and well done. She doesn’t change her mind. There is no tweaking of character to make her stay there. It is all well done.
The book moves along quickly and keeps you engrossed, always a plus. There is a final, big secret about the surgery that most readers will guess beforehand. I don’t think it is necessary myself. But it is the driving force that catapults you into the second book.
In Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible, an adult Adah says she didn’t want her disability fixed, she wanted it accepted. I’ve always been a believer that imperfections are a gift. What happens when all those gifts are scrubbed away? Uglies offers one answer."
I know it's not too specific, but hopefully it can help
Star
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Yes, I know in the Bible it is lilies, but in Scott Westerfeld’s book, Uglies, it is orchids, beautiful and once rare, white orchids that have been genetically modified to become hardy that take over and crowd out other plants, leaching the soil and finally leaving the earth barren. This is just a symbol, but it is a powerful one.
Because in Tally Youngblood’s world, everyone goes through a surgery at the age of sixteen and comes out the other side with skin scrubbed of imperfections and scars, eyes modified, height changed, and pretty. Just as pretty as everyone else. Beautiful as orchids running amuck in the world.
Uglies is the first in a trilogy of books for young adults (Pretties and Specials are the other two books in the series. But don’t let the trek into the young adult section deter you. There is a lot here and it is well worth the read. Fifteen year-old Tally Youngblood has made a new friend, Shay, who isn’t sure whether she wants to have the surgery and become a pretty. She thinks she just might want to be who she is. When Shay runs off, Tally runs afoul of Special Circumstances, who tell her she cannot become a pretty herself unless she finds and returns Shay.
So off Tally Youngblood goes, following a cryptic set of instructions from Shay, to find a group of people who have never turned pretty, hiding out in the woods. She finds it and the transformation of Tally’s ideas, from seeing the world of pretties as a good thing to appreciating imperfection is subtle and well done. She doesn’t change her mind. There is no tweaking of character to make her stay there. It is all well done.
The book moves along quickly and keeps you engrossed, always a plus. There is a final, big secret about the surgery that most readers will guess beforehand. I don’t think it is necessary myself. But it is the driving force that catapults you into the second book.
In Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible, an adult Adah says she didn’t want her disability fixed, she wanted it accepted. I’ve always been a believer that imperfections are a gift. What happens when all those gifts are scrubbed away? Uglies offers one answer."
I know it's not too specific, but hopefully it can help
Star
xx
PrettyStarFury
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"Consider the orchids of the fields. They neither weave nor sew. Nor do I suspect they sit in the field wondering if the next flower over is prettier. But humans do.
Yes, I know in the Bible it is lilies, but in Scott Westerfeld’s book, Uglies, it is orchids, beautiful and once rare, white orchids that have been genetically modified to become hardy that take over and crowd out other plants, leaching the soil and finally leaving the earth barren. This is just a symbol, but it is a powerful one.
Because in Tally Youngblood’s world, everyone goes through a surgery at the age of sixteen and comes out the other side with skin scrubbed of imperfections and scars, eyes modified, height changed, and pretty. Just as pretty as everyone else. Beautiful as orchids running amuck in the world.
Uglies is the first in a trilogy of books for young adults (Pretties and Specials are the other two books in the series. But don’t let the trek into the young adult section deter you. There is a lot here and it is well worth the read. Fifteen year-old Tally Youngblood has made a new friend, Shay, who isn’t sure whether she wants to have the surgery and become a pretty. She thinks she just might want to be who she is. When Shay runs off, Tally runs afoul of Special Circumstances, who tell her she cannot become a pretty herself unless she finds and returns Shay.
So off Tally Youngblood goes, following a cryptic set of instructions from Shay, to find a group of people who have never turned pretty, hiding out in the woods. She finds it and the transformation of Tally’s ideas, from seeing the world of pretties as a good thing to appreciating imperfection is subtle and well done. She doesn’t change her mind. There is no tweaking of character to make her stay there. It is all well done.
The book moves along quickly and keeps you engrossed, always a plus. There is a final, big secret about the surgery that most readers will guess beforehand. I don’t think it is necessary myself. But it is the driving force that catapults you into the second book.
In Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible, an adult Adah says she didn’t want her disability fixed, she wanted it accepted. I’ve always been a believer that imperfections are a gift. What happens when all those gifts are scrubbed away? Uglies offers one answer."
I know it's not too specific, but hopefully it can help
Star
xx
Yes, I know in the Bible it is lilies, but in Scott Westerfeld’s book, Uglies, it is orchids, beautiful and once rare, white orchids that have been genetically modified to become hardy that take over and crowd out other plants, leaching the soil and finally leaving the earth barren. This is just a symbol, but it is a powerful one.
Because in Tally Youngblood’s world, everyone goes through a surgery at the age of sixteen and comes out the other side with skin scrubbed of imperfections and scars, eyes modified, height changed, and pretty. Just as pretty as everyone else. Beautiful as orchids running amuck in the world.
Uglies is the first in a trilogy of books for young adults (Pretties and Specials are the other two books in the series. But don’t let the trek into the young adult section deter you. There is a lot here and it is well worth the read. Fifteen year-old Tally Youngblood has made a new friend, Shay, who isn’t sure whether she wants to have the surgery and become a pretty. She thinks she just might want to be who she is. When Shay runs off, Tally runs afoul of Special Circumstances, who tell her she cannot become a pretty herself unless she finds and returns Shay.
So off Tally Youngblood goes, following a cryptic set of instructions from Shay, to find a group of people who have never turned pretty, hiding out in the woods. She finds it and the transformation of Tally’s ideas, from seeing the world of pretties as a good thing to appreciating imperfection is subtle and well done. She doesn’t change her mind. There is no tweaking of character to make her stay there. It is all well done.
The book moves along quickly and keeps you engrossed, always a plus. There is a final, big secret about the surgery that most readers will guess beforehand. I don’t think it is necessary myself. But it is the driving force that catapults you into the second book.
In Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible, an adult Adah says she didn’t want her disability fixed, she wanted it accepted. I’ve always been a believer that imperfections are a gift. What happens when all those gifts are scrubbed away? Uglies offers one answer."
I know it's not too specific, but hopefully it can help
Star
xx