Specials
- 382
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Specials” keeps the Uglies series tense and gives a young audience real questions to think about: body image, waste, government control. Some readers find it an improvement on the second book, with less retreading of old ground; others feel the social themes are touched on rather than explored, and that the science behind the plot does not hold together. It is the third volume and assumes the first two.
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About the book
Specials is the third novel in the Uglies series of novels, written by the American author Scott Westerfeld. It continues the story of the protagonist, Tally Youngblood.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.0 across 368 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 71% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 7.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.4 | 24 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 6.9 | 344 | 94% |
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