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Uglies is a book series by Scott Westerfeld for young adults. Westerfeld originally intended for Uglies to be a trilogy. However, after publishing the series' first three novels, Uglies, Pretties, and Specials, he ultimately wrote an additional fourth book, Extras. This fourth book is dedicated "[t]o everyone who wrote to me to reveal the ...
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 Extras. In 2018, four new installments were announced, collectively titled the Impostors Series. [1]
Uglies is a 2024 American science fiction drama film directed by McG and written by Jacob Forman, Vanessa Taylor, and Whit Anderson.Based on the novel of the same name by Scott Westerfeld, the plot centers around a future post-apocalyptic dystopian society in which people are considered "ugly" until they become "pretty" by enduring extensive cosmetic surgery at the age of 16.
“Uglies,” a new Netflix movie, asks that question — and, indeed, there is a price. The movie, starring Joey King, is based on Scott Westerfeld’s 2005 novel of the same name.
Scott Westerfield's 'Uglies' book is now a Netflix movie. Here's a round-up of all the notable differences between the book and the film.
In charge of the uglies’ transformation, Dr. Cable (a severe and unconvincing Laverne Cox) talks Tally into joining Shay and playing double-agent to ultimately destroy The Smoke.
A review in Horn Book Magazine said that while Pretties "suffers from some typical middle-book problems" as the second installment in a trilogy, "the world Westerfeld creates is both appealing and appalling; the pace moves quickly with twists; and Tally is a memorable, believable character".
David is a runaway Ugly, who introduces Tally to a society outside of the one she knows, called the Smoke. Here, people, known as Smokies, are suspicious of the Pretty surgery, rather than excited ...