Pretties
- 384
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Pretties” is a fast, easy second volume that repeats much of what worked in the first. Tally, now a party-going Pretty herself, has to shake off the haze her new life has put her in, and the book goes by quickly. Some readers feel the plot retraces the earlier book too closely, and the invented slang of the Pretties grates on others; those who liked it as teenagers do not always enjoy it on return.
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About the book
Pretties is a 2005 science fiction novel and the second book of the Uglies Trilogy written by Scott Westerfeld. The novel is set in a future dystopian world in which everyone is turned "Pretty" by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16. It tells the story of teenager, Tally Youngblood, who finds that life as a partygoing "Pretty" is not as attractive as she thought. She and her new boyfriend take a pill which wakes them up from their "fog" and forms a risky plan to save others.
Reading order · Uglies series
Full order & progress →- UgliesStart here
7.37.3 / 10 - PrettiesThis book
7.47.4 / 10 - Specials
–Not ranked yet - Extras
7.17.1 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 454 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 76% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 33 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 421 | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is Pretties?
It has 384 pages — shorter than 65% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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