Review and books I bought!
So I went to this book fair by me (happens every year, seasonally, and is located in a HUGE barn.) They sell new books and a SUPER discounted price. These are the books I got for $25 total.
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins (Hardback)
Fallout by Ellen Hopkins (Hardback)
Shopaholic takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
Not too shabby! This is another review from 2010 but I'm working on two Scott Westerfeld reviews from 2011, so there will be more recent reviews, fear not!
Title: Bogus to Bubbly by Scott Westerfeld
Rating: 4/5
Pages: 208
Genre: YA literature/companion book
Summary (off Goodreads): THE WORLD OF UGLIES, SET IN OUR NOT-SO-DISTANT FUTURE, is a complex place filled with bubbly technology and lingo, yet bogus rules about status and appearance. That's why a guide to the world of uglies has been requisitioned from the hole in the wall. Inside you'll find:A rundown on all the cliques, from Crims and Cutters to tech-heads and surge-monkeys
The complete history, starting with the destruction of the oil bug to the launch of Extras in space
How all those awesome gadgets came to be: hoverboards, eyescreens, skintennas, sneak suits...
PLUS an exclusive look at Scott Westerfeld's first draft of Extras -- starring Hiro, not Aya.
And so much more, it's mind-wrecking.
I really loved Bogus to Bubbly, mostly because it taught me so much about Tally’s world. I love the Uglies series and the fact that Westerfeld took the time to tell us all the details we’ve been itching to know makes me happy.
Some chapters were inevitably more interesting than others but as a whole, I loved knowing the intricacies of the books. I liked learning about the inner workings of the cities. I liked seeing a map of Tally’s city. It’s something that you don’t really think about. You hear about all these things in her city, all these places that she goes but to see how it was laid out was really much more helpful in visualizing Tally’s city.
I actually really enjoyed the chapter on the hoverboard. I thought it was kind of cool to learn the science behind something that Tally used so incredibly often. Hoverboarding was such an essential part of the Uglies universe, it was nice learning some more about it.
If you’ve read the Uglies series, I would really recommend reading this book. It really shows you a lot about Tally’s world and how she lives and even things like their recycling.
You can read this review and all others at im_writing and my Goodreads account.
Books so far this year: 5
Currently Reading: The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson and Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins (Hardback)
Fallout by Ellen Hopkins (Hardback)
Shopaholic takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
Not too shabby! This is another review from 2010 but I'm working on two Scott Westerfeld reviews from 2011, so there will be more recent reviews, fear not!
Title: Bogus to Bubbly by Scott Westerfeld
Rating: 4/5
Pages: 208
Genre: YA literature/companion book
Summary (off Goodreads): THE WORLD OF UGLIES, SET IN OUR NOT-SO-DISTANT FUTURE, is a complex place filled with bubbly technology and lingo, yet bogus rules about status and appearance. That's why a guide to the world of uglies has been requisitioned from the hole in the wall. Inside you'll find:A rundown on all the cliques, from Crims and Cutters to tech-heads and surge-monkeys
The complete history, starting with the destruction of the oil bug to the launch of Extras in space
How all those awesome gadgets came to be: hoverboards, eyescreens, skintennas, sneak suits...
PLUS an exclusive look at Scott Westerfeld's first draft of Extras -- starring Hiro, not Aya.
And so much more, it's mind-wrecking.
I really loved Bogus to Bubbly, mostly because it taught me so much about Tally’s world. I love the Uglies series and the fact that Westerfeld took the time to tell us all the details we’ve been itching to know makes me happy.
Some chapters were inevitably more interesting than others but as a whole, I loved knowing the intricacies of the books. I liked learning about the inner workings of the cities. I liked seeing a map of Tally’s city. It’s something that you don’t really think about. You hear about all these things in her city, all these places that she goes but to see how it was laid out was really much more helpful in visualizing Tally’s city.
I actually really enjoyed the chapter on the hoverboard. I thought it was kind of cool to learn the science behind something that Tally used so incredibly often. Hoverboarding was such an essential part of the Uglies universe, it was nice learning some more about it.
If you’ve read the Uglies series, I would really recommend reading this book. It really shows you a lot about Tally’s world and how she lives and even things like their recycling.
You can read this review and all others at im_writing and my Goodreads account.
Books so far this year: 5
Currently Reading: The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson and Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen