So, everyone has a "feed", which is basically their own space where they can put things they have done/information about themselves on it. There are lots of new aspects of this world, of which I'll only explain a couple, because saying them all would take too long. We have a new protagonist in this book, Aya. Now inew technology, strange surgeries and so on have drastically set apart all the cities of the world. This book is set in Japan, a few years after the "mind-rain", when Tally Youngblood got rid of the "bubble-heads". While technically science-fiction / science-fantasy, many teens who arent into either of those genres will still find themselves drawn into the story.
While it will help if youve read the previous books in the series (Uglies, Pretties, Specials), it isnt absolutely necessary. Like the previous books, this is an engrossing page-turner that you wont want to put down.
Westerfeld has challenged notions of beauty and self and now he calls us out on our obsession with fame and popularity. Between MySpace and Facebook and Am I Hot or Not? and a wealth of other websites, todays teens can easily relate to the crazy city that Aya lives in. Westerfeld has written another winner and this one is particularly relevant to todays teens.
A story so big that no one knows how it is going to end. And this story is so big that Tally and some of her friends swoop in. In doing so, she endangers her life and is wrapped in a mystery where no one knows exactly what the truth is. Shes determined to break a story so big that it will catapult her to the top of the charts.Īya does, in fact, find a story so big that it could change the world again. Even though Ayas brother is a veritable star in this new economy, shes stuck as an extra in obscurity way down at the end of the social rankings. In Ayas city, the economy runs on social status, which is dictated by your live-feed.
While theres no more bubble-headedness, there are equally strange ways of life. The pretty regime is over and different cities are coping in different ways. Shes a teen living a few years after the mind-rain that Tally and her friends caused. While Tally Youngblood is in it, the story isnt hers. You can consider this a bonus book in the Uglies series (an extra, if you will&sorry, I couldnt resist).
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