425 pages
"Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license--for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.
But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world--and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever." -Back Cover
*SPOILER ALERT*
I've known about this series for awhile but honestly it hadn't really appealed to me for some reason. But...I'm tired of reading series that aren't finished so I thought I'd give this one a try. Once I started reading I wound up having a hard time putting it down. I liked the premise of the book, the fact that normal is ugly and everyone dreams of becoming pretty. The fact that beauty comes with a price makes this book the type of book that I enjoy. I love stories where the world isn't quite right and people have to fight to fix it, i.e. dystopian worlds. I liked life in the Smoke and I liked David's character. I wasn't crazy about the fact that Tally became pretty in the end but I think it was necessary in order to really delve into that world in the next book. I did read the descriptions of the next two books and I can't say that I love the direction they seem to take but maybe I'll change my mind after reading them!
3 comments:
i really liked this series! the first book is my favorite, but i also enjoyed the other ones. it does get a little funky towards the end.......
did you girls read them? i let liesel and gwyneth read them, and we just made sure to talk about all the different parts as we went through. they really liked them, too.
Natalie's teacher recommended this series & I was wondering if they're age-appropriate for her. What would you say?
Michele,
There wasn't anything objectionable in this book but I'd say it's more appropriate for junior high age. I think that's a better age for the message the author's trying to convey.
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