Uglies: Shay's Story
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780606264754 (0606264752)
Publish date: March 6th 2012
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Series: Uglies: Graphic Novel (#1)
Uglies: Shay's Story is a prequel for Uglies, it tells the readers of how Shay was turned into one of the Pretties. This graphic novel sets a good foundation for both fans of the Pretties series and new readers. At first it was difficult for me to adapt to the story-telling because I am not too fami...
This was a nice quick read as part of the Uglies series, but I don't feel like it told me anything I didn't already know. Getting Shay's side of the story was pretty much the same introduction to the world that Tally had in the original books, but from Shay's point-of-view. I liked it, and the drawi...
This book gave a little into what Shay felt before she met Tally. It also explains a little on how David trained the Crims before they escaped. It filled in some gaps but not too much.
I get that the uglies aren't really ugly, but the art in this book doesn't really make them look any different than the pretties. And I'm not sure this book could really stand on its own. I guess mostly it was a refresher of what happened in Uglies...
Not nearly as rich as Westerfeld's prose, but give me more story! That part worked.
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