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[mixdmedia]

34/50 Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
35/50 Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

Recently, I've been in the habit of hating the beginning of books, settling down in the middle, then thoroughly enjoying myself for the rest of it. Uglies was no exception, probably because I didn't like the main character until she matured a bit. Uglies, Pretties and Specials (

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[courtcat79]

It's actually a quartet - the fourth is called Extras. And I'm halfway through Uglies right now - Tally kind of drives me nuts, but Shay isn't really much better.

[mixdmedia]

Oh yeah, forgot about the companion book. It slipped my mind because I don't think it's a piece of the continuity?

Yeah, Shay's not much better... I think Tally improves, but you'll just have to see.

[courtcat79]

I don't know that much about it, really, just that it goes with the other three. I have Uglies, Pretties and Specials all autographed by the author, though.

[mixdmedia]

Ooh, that's pretty sweet.

I checked, and Extras is about a totally different girl but I guess Tally shows up in it again.

[blackholecali]

I think Pretties was my favorite. I wasn't terribly impressed with Specials, and I haven't read Extras yet. As far as Westerfeld's works go, I really liked Peeps best. It's a good take on vampires (vampirism as a parasite, with some people immune or carriers) and every other chapter has a little bit about different types of parasites, which is gruesome but educational.

[mixdmedia]

I agree: I'm liking Pretties best too, although I haven't read Specials or Extras yet. I'll check out Peeps, thanks!