Books - Scott Westerfeld's The Uglies Trilogy b/c Bubbly is the New Craze

Stefy · 09-25-2007, 03:57 PM

The Uglies Trilogy consists of Uglies, Pretties and Specials by Scott Westerfeld. It is a young adult sci-fi that takes place in the future where everyone gets plastic surgery when they are teens. Has anyone else come across this series?

Stefy · 08-13-2008, 07:53 PM

Since almost a year has passed since I posted this, I was wondering if it was ok to bump this in case anyone has read it in the past year and wants to comment on it.

AshleyInWonderland · 08-15-2008, 07:43 AM

i love this series!
the book is so...happy making! hehe
its so cool seeing tallie so differently through the whole series, its like a new character every time!

Stefy · 08-21-2008, 06:13 PM

Yeah very true. It's one of the reasons that kept me reading. I wanted to see the changes and how it would effect everything else in her life.

I never got to read the last one in the series "Extras". I know it's with new characters. Did you get a chance to read that one?

AshleyInWonderland · 08-22-2008, 07:57 AM

wow are we like the only fans of the unglies series?
yes i did, it was good because there are some old faces!!!!!

Chrissalaugha · 08-24-2008, 05:16 PM

I LOVE these books! They're so good. I always confuse people when instead of saying something makes me something else I instead ending the emotion or whatever with making... apparently adopting speech from books is strange.

Stefy · 08-24-2008, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by AshleyInWonderland (View Post)

wow are we like the only fans of the unglies series?
yes i did, it was good because there are some old faces!!!!!

Awesome! I need to add that to my pile of "Must Read" Books that I have.

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I LOVE these books! They're so good. I always confuse people when instead of saying something makes me something else I instead ending the emotion or whatever with making... apparently adopting speech from books is strange.

It's like speaking in newspeak from 1984.

Chrissalaugha · 08-24-2008, 08:51 PM

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Awesome! I need to add that to my pile of "Must Read" Books that I have.

It's like speaking in newspeak from 1985.

Yes, yes, Extras is good, and althought it has new characters does of course bring in some of the old ones too.

I'm not sure what newspeak is but I'm sure that makes sense... And I don't seem to be able to help myself because my mind seems to think that some parts of their speach are perfect for conversation.

Stefy · 08-25-2008, 04:49 PM

I made a booboo I meant 1984. The book 1984 also has it's own little language, newspeak.

Oh and I know what you mean. We csn start a trend if we started using the words in the book. Of course everyone would be looking at us funny at first, but only in the beginning. It will surely catch on quick.

Chrissalaugha · 08-25-2008, 05:06 PM

Okay... that makes more sense. I was wondering what 1985 had to do with anything. Never read 1984 but now I feel better that I wasn't completely off.

I think we could make it catch on... if only we could get everyone else to read them although my sister thought I was being odd and she has read them. Although she said it was alright as long as I didn't say a certain phrase but I'm not sure what it was.

AshleyInWonderland · 08-31-2008, 10:50 AM

o i always say like "That is so happy making!"
or something like that people look at me crazy...but im hoping if i say that stuff enough to will catch on!
yay this thread is coming alive!

Chrissalaugha · 09-04-2008, 10:33 PM

We're doing a bit better but a discussion of some sort would help the thread out. Something like talking about Tally or Shay or David or the cutters. Or um different kind of surges because some of those are really crazy like the truth-telling one that happens in Extras and I imagine that flash tattoos would be really awesome.

And I keep hoping that it really will become a movie... I mean it's in consideration at least but there hasn't been anything new on imdb in ages, not since it first showed up on there in March but then again A Great and Terrible Beauty has been going along the same lines. Meh, guess I'll just wait and see and watch.

AshleyInWonderland · 09-17-2008, 12:57 PM

well who do you think works better, tally and david or tally and zain?

i would love to have some cool surges, not like to turn me into a pretty cuz ya...but like cool tattoos and the fast reflexs and stuff!