Extras (Book 4), Scott Westerfeld
Friday, February 5, 2010 1:34 PM /
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Fame wasn't like beauty, where you had to wait till you were sixteen. Fame you could make yourself.
It's a few years after rebel Tally Youngblood took down the uglies/pretties/specials regime. Without those strict roles and rules, the world is in a complete cultural renaissance. "Tech-heads" flaunt their latest gadgets, "kickers" spread gossip and trends, and "surge monkeys" are hooked on extreme plastic surgery. And it's all monitored on a bazillion different cameras. The world is like a gigantic game of American Idol. Whoever is getting the most buzz gets the most votes. Popularity rules.
As if being fifteen doesn't suck enough, Aya Fuse's rank of 451,369 is so low, she's a total nobody. An extra. But that's just until she gets to kick a good story for herself.
This fourth entry in the Uglies series will keep Westerfeld’s “face rank,” to borrow his own invented slang, significantly above anonymous.
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Specials (Book 3), Scott Westerfeld
Thursday, February 4, 2010 9:52 AM /
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Frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast.
They are elite forces called Special Circumstances, a superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid.
And now Tally Youngblood has become one.
Like the previous books Uglies and Pretties, Tally's entire personality shifts and changes constantly as she undergoes not just plastic surgery, but mental surgery. So be prepared for MPD tantrums.
Specials is a breathtakingly beautiful end to the Uglies trilogy. This should be made into a movie ala The Matrix or Aeon Flux.
The best parting lines: You see, freedom has a way of destroying things. So be careful with the world, or the next time we meet, it might get ugly.Labels: autobot, book, decepticon, feature, ken chua, lifestyle, literature, reading, review, sci-fi, scott westerfeld, what if
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Pretties (Book 2), Scott Westerfeld
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 8:58 AM /
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So, there was this beautiful princess.
She was locked in a high tower, one whose smart walls had clever holes in them that could give her anything: food, a clique of fantastic friends, wonderful clothes. And, best of all, there was this mirror on the wall, so that the princess could look at her beautiful self all day long. The only problem with the tower was that there was no way out. The builders had forgotten to put in an elevator, or even a set of stairs. She was stuck up there.
One day, the princess realized that she was bored. The view from the tower—gentle hills, fields of white flowers, and a deep, dark forest—fascinated her. She started spending more time looking out the window than at her own reflection, as is often the case with troublesome girls. And it was pretty clear that no prince was showing up, or at least that he was really late.
So the only thing was to jump.
Tally Youngblood is back and now she's pretty, but (guess again. .) her mind is still very ugly.Labels: autobot, book, decepticon, feature, ken chua, lifestyle, literature, reading, review, sci-fi, scott westerfeld, what if
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To The Flight CSR I Harrassed. .
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 9:28 AM /
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I'm sorry if I sounded like a whiny irate caller yesterday, I didn't mean to be rude. Uhmmm..well, actually I DID MEAN TO BE RUDE because your system sucks! Plus, I just had two hours of sleep, you were probably talking to a brain-dead zombie who had no sympathy for accepting sorrys. I handled calls like that before, and believe me, there will be customers who'd be much worst than me. XD
Anyway, my flight is confirmed. So, thank you.Labels: jumpy, ken chua, status
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