![]() The extent of overlap isn’t huge: there are references to some of the characters from Uglies and at least one actually appears on-page, but it’s primarily focused on a whole new set of characters. I found myself comparing it to Uglies, instead of experiencing it at face value. It’s hard to judge it as a book in its own right, though, because it belongs to this preexisting universe. ![]() While there’s still some slang, it didn’t feel as juvenile, and overall I liked the prose a lot more than I was expecting. ![]() I suppose because I associated it with Uglies, I expected it to have a similar writing style, but it’s very clear that Westerfeld has improved as a writer since he wrote the original series, and it’s more enjoyable to read as a result. I wasn’t sure whether I was interested in another book in that series, even though I’ve read and enjoyed some of Westerfeld’s other books.īut I’m please to say I was actually pleasantly surprised by it. Mostly, my lack of attention was because when I reread Uglies a little while ago… I felt like I’d outgrown it somewhat. ![]()
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