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Uglies
Sign in to saveUglies is a 2005 dystopian science fiction novel by Scott Westerfeld. It is set in a futuristic post-scarcity world in which everyone is considered an "Ugly" until they are then turned "Pretty" by extreme cosmetic surgery when they reach the age of 16. It tells the story of a teenager, Tally Youngblood, who rebels against society's enforced conformity after her friends Shay and David show her the downsides to come a "Pretty".
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- Author
- Colleen Hoover
- First published
- 2014
- Editions
- 14
- Subjects
- Fiction, romance, contemporary, New York Times bestseller, Air pilots, Fiction, Man-woman relationships, Love, Pilotes d'aéronef, Romans, nouvelles
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Key facts
- Book.name
- Uglies
- Book.image
- Uglies book.jpg
- Book.caption
- Uglies, the first book in the series
- Book.author
- Scott Westerfeld
- Book.cover_artist
- Russell Gordon and Rodrigo Corral
- Book.media_type
- Print (Paperback)
- Book.isbn
- 0-689-86538-4
- Book.congress
- PZ7.W5197 Ugl 2013
- Book.oclc
- 57686394
- Book.series
- Uglies
- Book.followed_by
- Pretties
- Book.pages
- 436
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~18 min read
Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Characters
- Uglies
- Smokies
- Specials
- Pretties
- Major motifs
- Identity
- Beauty
- Dystopian society
- Humanity
- Background
- Reception
- Adaptations
- Film
- Graphic novel
- Publication history
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
Uglies is a 2005 dystopian science fiction novel by Scott Westerfeld. It is set in a futuristic post-scarcity world in which everyone is considered an "Ugly" until they are then turned "Pretty" by extreme cosmetic surgery when they reach the age of 16. It tells the story of a teenager, Tally Youngblood, who rebels against society's enforced conformity after her friends Shay and David show her the downsides to come a "Pretty".
Written for young adults, Uglies deals with themes of change, both emotional and physical. The book is the first installment in what was originally a trilogy, the Uglies series, which also includes the books Pretties, Specials, and a behind the scenes expansion work, Extras. In 2018, four new installments were announced, collectively titled the Impostors Series.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Uglies” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.