Published in 2006. 372 pages.
Specials is the third book in the young adult science fiction Uglies trilogy. The storyline nicely completed the saga of Tally Youngblood, but I found the telling to be a bit uneven. Some of it was fast-moving and exciting, and, like with the other books, I thought the social commentary - which included not only society's obsession with appearance but also the concept of choice and the idiocy of war - was superb. But other parts seemed too much of the "same old thing," and I thought maybe the series was continuing on too long. The ending was great, however, and I've heard good things about the fourth book - Extras - so I'm eager to read more.
Before I read Uglies, Pretties, and Specials, Scott Westerfeld was an "unread author" for me. With Extras, that'll be four of the six books required for the Unread Authors Challenge. I am going to also count Specials for the Winter Reading Challenge, the Young Adult Challenge and my "Oh, To Be Young Again!" category of the 888.
2008.3
Me at Yallfest!
2 months ago
I've never read anything by Westerfeld. A lot of other bloggers seem to like the first book too. Maybe it's time to take the plunge.
ReplyDeleteI have Westerfeld on a list somewhere, but I think as an alternate.
ReplyDeleteThe cover says that Specials is the "final volume" of the trilogy. Has there been a change to that by adding Extras, or is Extras a standalone? Thanks! :)
Uglies was my first novel by Scott Westerfeld -- I got hooked on his books afterwards. I believe I've read every one but his Midnighters stuff, and Extras.
ReplyDeleteAnd Extras is an accompanying book, but it doesn't follow Tally and her life.
I am really looking forward to starting this series. My dad got me the first two for christmas and I picked this one up at the weekend.
ReplyDeleteSpecials is my favorite of the series, and I was disappointed bY extras
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