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| Title | : | Extras (Uglies #4) |
| Author | : | Scott Westerfeld |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 417 pages |
| Published | : | October 2nd 2007 by Simon Pulse (first published May 10th 2006) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Fiction. Fantasy. Romance. Teen |
Scott Westerfeld
Hardcover | Pages: 417 pages Rating: 3.59 | 100291 Users | 5328 Reviews
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A few years after rebel Tally Youngblood takes down the Specials regime, a cultural renaissance sweeps the world. “Tech-heads” flaunt their latest gadgets, “kickers” spread gossip and trends, and “surge monkeys” are hooked on extreme plastic surgery. Popularity rules, and everyone craves fame.Fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse is no exception. But Aya’s face rank is so low, she’s a total nobody. An extra. Her only chance at stardom is to kick a wild and unexpected story.
Then she stumbles upon a big secret. Aya knows she is on the cusp of celebrity. But the information she is about to disclose will change both her fate…and that of the brave new world
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| Original Title: | Extras |
| ISBN: | 1416951172 (ISBN13: 9781416951179) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Uglies #4 |
| Characters: | David Strorm, Tally Youngblood, Shay, Andrew Simpson Smith, Aya Fuse, Eden Maru, Hiro Fuse, Ren Machino, Frizz Mizuno, Fausto, Udzir |
| Setting: | Japan |
| Literary Awards: | Ditmar Award Nominee for Best Novel (2008), The Inky Awards Nominee for Silver Inky (2008) |
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Ratings: 3.59 From 100291 Users | 5328 ReviewsAssessment About Books Extras (Uglies #4)
When is it ever a good idea to add a fourth installment to a trilogy?The fourth, surprise volume in the Uglies no-longer-a-trilogy. I liked this way more than Specials, the last book in the series (which I actually kind of hated). This novel doesn't center around Tally, the protagonist of the previous three books, but around a new character, Aya Fuse, who's growing up in a post-Pretties world. The Important Teen Topic Westerfeld is tackling this time is fame, not beauty, as following Tally's act of liberation, the world has evolved into one where wealth and
Okay, this is the very LAST book I am going to read by Scott Westerfeld! I love his dystopic world in the future with all the imaginative people and ways to be. His mysteries and conflicts which send the protagonists, whether they are uglies, pretties, specials, or extras, are quite exciting and keep you reading to see the solution. But the last two books, Specials and Extras, have now put him into the writing genre of Eco-Novelist. His message of it would be better to change your body to a zero
Can I give this no stars? What was that? What was the purpose of this book? Ugh. I kind if hated Aya. She was whiny and no matter what situation came up, no matter how dire, ALL SHE CARED ABOUT WAS IF HER CAMERA WAS CATCHING IT. All she cared about was being a kicker. And what happened to Tally? She just seemed really annoyed the whole time, and not anything like her previous self. The plot, I felt, was also pretty loose. It's just about a fame obsessed girl who finds out about these "freaks"
Authors, take note. This is how a companion novel is done! You see, freedom has a way of destroying things. Aya Fuse is just fifteen-years-old but already, the world has radically changed since Tally Youngblood freed everyone. Just a few years ago, it was standard for all kids (16 and up) to get the Pretty surgery - where their faces and bodies were altered to be statistically perfect. Only, there was a dark side to this surge. The doctors would also implant a few lesions in choice spots of the
Once you told yourself a story enough times, it was so easy to keep on believing it.Wow, this was kind of a big disappointment.Honestly, the first half before Tally showed up was way better. Speshul Tally was Extra Speshul Tally sometimes and it really dragged down the story with her angry sanctimoniousness. Aya, besides that, was quite annoying most of the time, and I feel like very few people actually learned any real lessons and changed in any real, deep way; other than being perhaps a bit
I'm so proud of you, Scott. You seem to have finally caught on. After three whole books of what was more or less trial and error, you've produced an engaging plot in a style that doesn't read like a piece of GCSE coursework! I'm pleasantly surprised; it looks like my investment in this series did eventually pay off. Extras is a decent add-on to a trilogy which I didn't think was really going anywhere. Westerfeld has generated another really interesting dystopian reality. The concept is very
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