Part three of Westerfelds excellent 'Uglies' trilogy. I have to say, I found 'Specials' a little anticlimactic after 'Pretties'. To me, 'Specials' played out very similarly to 'Pretties', without reaching any new heights. Some of the final climactic ending scenes bordered on soap opera and I failed to be engaged. However, 'Specials' still deals with some very interesting issues, such as personal identity and self worth, which are skillfully woven into what is essentially a high octane and very fun adventure story.

This trilogy is well worth a read.

Welcome to Uglies International Book Spiral!!

This spiral will start in June 2007.

If you wish to join the ring, please PM me and I will add you. This bookring started June 6th 2007.

Member/Location

• jenptcfan (Arkansas, USA, US postage)
  
• LMM (Nevada, US, Int'l post ok - thanks!)
  
• piemunga (NSW, Australia, Aus postage)
  
• crimson-tide (WA, Australia, Aus postage)
  
• back to KLL (WA, Australia)
  

How it works

- If you wish to be added to the list, please PM me with your location and postage preferences.
- We will kick off once we have 5(ish) members.
- I will send out each book in the trilogy (Uglies, Pretties, Specials) at approximately 1 month intervals (or sooner if requested).
- You will be sending the books to the person who appears after you in the list, so you need to PM them to get their address.
- Not everyone wants to read all three books so please check the individual list for each book to see who you're sending to. You may be sending each book to a different person!
- It's not a race, but please read and send the book on as speedily as you can.
- Please journal the book once you have received it (so we all know where it currently is) and again when you have read it (so we know what you thought of it).
- If you're the last person on the list, then please PM me and I'll decide whether to ask for new members or get it sent back to me.

Posted off (surface mail) to jenptcfan today. I hope everyone enjoys them!!!

Received these books in the mail today. I'm in the middle of a book right now, but I should finish it this week and then I'll start on these. Should be able to finish all three within 1 month. Thanks!

I finished this book today.

I'm participating in a Dystopian Challenge here: http://dystopianchallenge.blogspot.com/

If you enjoy this genre, you might want to consider joining the challenge.

I thought these books were OK, but maybe reading three in a row was a little much for me. By the time I was into this third book, I was ready to read something different. I thought the concept of an operation that changes everything about a person...down to bone structure was really interesting. I also thought it was interesting that the operation kept them from getting sick.

I'm glad that I read them and that I can strike three dystopian books from my list.

Thanks!

I already have LMM's address and I'll be sending these out to her this week.

Unfortunately, I am too busy with college right now to read this book.. I was really looking forward to it. But I will pass it along to keep it moving.