shelbycolada's review against another edition
3.0
A super creative and interesting take on the Ugly Duckling!
thebooksupplier's review against another edition
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kvanderbeek21's review against another edition
5.0
I read this book in one sitting. I very much enjoy Shusterman's work and this was no exception. This one left me feeling queasy but captivatingly so.
neil0rbleed's review against another edition
4.0
"They say when you cry for the dead, you're really crying for yourself, and maybe partly I was."
It's difficult for me to review a book from my all-time favorite author that was Neal Shusterman since I'm worried it will came out biased or something. Or the worse is, I won't give enough justice to convince someone that this is a good book.
Anyway, it is my review so Imma do what I want. Hahaha.
Duckling Ugly is the last book in the Dark Fusion series of Shusterman. It's a no-brainer where this book has been based. It is a retelling of Ugly Duckling. Surprise! Ha! To be honest, I didn't remember now what's the story of Ugly Duckling so I can't assessed if this is a good retelling. All I know is I enjoyed reading Duckling Ugly not because it was written by Shusterman but because it was totally enjoyable and engaging, thanks to Shusterman. Lol.
Did you just say predictable? Oh yes, it was predictable. You and I know that when a character is ugly at first, you and I do assume he/she will be beautiful in the end. And that is correct in this book. 10 points for Gryffindor. Lol. But the journey to predictable-ness of this book is worth taking. Duckling Ugly is an enchanting coming-of-age tale of an ugly teenage girl and her life struggles as an ugly person.
A tale with a mystery of its own, magical and surreal events, intriguing characters and life realizations bound together with the great writing style of the author. It had a taste of revenge because that was a default in this kind of story and of course, the consequences after the revenge has been fulfilled. The important thing, however, is I learned. Along the way. And after reading the book. I savored what is there to savor and thought about things that needed to be thought about.
If the orange is the new black; in Duckling Ugly, beautiful is the new ugly.
iceangel9's review
4.0
The third installment in the Dark Fusion series. Cara is ugly, no I mean can't-can't-look-in-a-mirror-without-it-cracking ugly. She has been tortured by everyone at her school and others in the town of Flock's Rest. Then she receives a note telling her to seek her destiny elsewhere. After a particularly brutal prom date, Cara sets out to find her destiny. Shusterman takes several legends and fairy tales and combines them to create a truly creepy story. Another great installment in this series.
cameronhcwes's review
4.0
The world can forgive you for being stupid. It can forgive you for being blind, for being deaf; it can even forgive you for being bad. This world doesn’t forgive ugliness, though.
Que libro interesante la verdad.
Lo mas irónico fue que su nombre completo era Cara Linda DeFido y era tan tan fea que--literalmente--los espejos se rompian.
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