kirstennicole's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
rystou's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
mehsi's review against another edition
3.0
Last book in the series (I don't see the Extras book as belonging to this series, since it features another character). I must say, I went for liking Tally in the first book, to thinking she was kinda annoying in the second, to what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you in this book. And the whole here-we-go-again brain reset thing, got pretty lame. In the second book it was so they could test the cure, and now.. Oh well.
I mean cutting yourself, being a special, all the things she was so afraid of and here in this book she is all of that. And even more. She is much more dangerous than the others.
I am also sad that we didn't see much more of David or the others. Everything was about Tally, Tally and Tally.
And I don't know what is wrong with the world. Sex, drinking, doing dangerous stuff while you are just 16 and much more. But all they care about is the enviroment and the war and the rusties. I got a bit tired about it in the second book and in this one even more. Why make people stupid and pretty. Can't they just be pretty and smart?
Also what bothered me in the first book was that apparently when you reach a certain age you are put in a dorm. Now I am not sure if that goes for the whole population of kids or just a select few. But I mean why remove the kids from their parents? Can't they just stay with them?
I was happy though that we finally have another city/scenery for this book. Though the books told stories about the other cities, I never thought we would see another city.
I sort of liked the ending, though I am kinda of sad that after 3 books with Tally this is the ending and we will never know what happens to her.
I mean cutting yourself, being a special, all the things she was so afraid of and here in this book she is all of that. And even more. She is much more dangerous than the others.
I am also sad that we didn't see much more of David or the others. Everything was about Tally, Tally and Tally.
And I don't know what is wrong with the world. Sex, drinking, doing dangerous stuff while you are just 16 and much more. But all they care about is the enviroment and the war and the rusties. I got a bit tired about it in the second book and in this one even more. Why make people stupid and pretty. Can't they just be pretty and smart?
Also what bothered me in the first book was that apparently when you reach a certain age you are put in a dorm. Now I am not sure if that goes for the whole population of kids or just a select few. But I mean why remove the kids from their parents? Can't they just stay with them?
I was happy though that we finally have another city/scenery for this book. Though the books told stories about the other cities, I never thought we would see another city.
I sort of liked the ending, though I am kinda of sad that after 3 books with Tally this is the ending and we will never know what happens to her.
tallyvauthor's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, I actually enjoyed this one. I kept waiting for Tally to become cured and go back but I think the author did a good job of showing us her thoughts throughout the entire series. Slowly watching her mind become freer and freer is fantastic writing. While this is still far from a masterpiece, I state again as I did in my review of Uglies #1 that this book/series is a sign of the times. Not the YA books that we are used to. If we are to compare them, of course it's not going to compare. This book was a working in a newer genre at a time before we all knew what we wanted from it. It's a great series for when it was written.
abi_the_bibliophile's review against another edition
1.0
So very disappointed.
Had such high praise for the first two books and this one was just... I did not enjoy it at all. Such a disappointing end to an amazing trilogy.
Had such high praise for the first two books and this one was just... I did not enjoy it at all. Such a disappointing end to an amazing trilogy.
billie_visible's review against another edition
3.0
I remembered nothing about this book because it's been 17 years since I read it, which is wild to think about.
Conclusions (or, pseudo-conclusions, given that Scott inevitably wrote a fourth book, then a continuation series) abound. Despite the obnoxiousness of teenage romance tropes, the continuation of Tally's attempt to rescue her beloved Zane is written in an endearing way (all the more so given its tragic spin).
As a newly minted Specials, Tally and Shay must now help take down the Smokies once and for all. What starts as a simple ploy to both turn a trick and track their prey results in catastrophic consequences.
Shocking props to Westerfeld for the insightful and realistic portrayal of self harm as an addictive coping mechanism, ableism, and the ever present themes of environmentalism. I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did, or for it to hold up as an enjoyable read as an adult.
Conclusions (or, pseudo-conclusions, given that Scott inevitably wrote a fourth book, then a continuation series) abound. Despite the obnoxiousness of teenage romance tropes, the continuation of Tally's attempt to rescue her beloved Zane is written in an endearing way (all the more so given its tragic spin).
As a newly minted Specials, Tally and Shay must now help take down the Smokies once and for all. What starts as a simple ploy to both turn a trick and track their prey results in catastrophic consequences.
Shocking props to Westerfeld for the insightful and realistic portrayal of self harm as an addictive coping mechanism, ableism, and the ever present themes of environmentalism. I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did, or for it to hold up as an enjoyable read as an adult.
onecheesetoasty's review against another edition
3.0
An excellent addition to the Uglies series. Westerfeld does an excellent job of creating a brand hnew type of human, one that operates above the morals and instincts of you and me. Although not as may surprising twists as the first two, this book sets up a perfect finale in Extras.
dlberglund's review against another edition
2.0
I felt like I had to keep reading to finish up the set. I didn't think that this lived up to the potential of Uglies. I was also bothered by the cutting, although the main character does overcome it.