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Uglies
- Uglies, Book 1
- Narrated by: Emily Tremaine
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Frey and Rafi are inseparable.... two edges of the same knife. But Frey's very existence is a secret. Frey is Rafi’s twin sister - and her body double. Their powerful father has many enemies, and the world has grown dangerous as the old order falls apart. So while Rafi was raised to be the perfect daughter, Frey has been taught to kill. Her only purpose is to protect her sister, to sacrifice herself for Rafi if she must.
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Written by: Victoria Aveyard
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The Program
- Written by: Suzanne Young
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
In Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program. Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone - but so are their memories.
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 87
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Alanna of Trebond is no ordinary girl: her dream is to become a knight. So she disguises herself as a boy and begins training at the palace of King Roald. Alanna quickly finds out that the road to knighthood is not an easy one, but her skills and stubborness help her become friends with Prince Jonathan and his followers. At the same time, Alanna makes an enemy of the prince's uncle, the overly charming Duke Roger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Publisher's Summary
Tally lives in a world where your 16th birthday brings aesthetic perfection: an operation that erases all your flaws, transforming you from an "Ugly" into a "Pretty". She is on the eve of this important event and cannot wait for her life to change. As well as guaranteeing supermodel looks, life as a Pretty seems to revolve around having a good time. But then she meets Shay, who is also 15 - but with a very different outlook on life. Shay isn't sure she wants to be Pretty and plans to escape to a community in the forest - the Rusty Ruins - where Uglies go to escape "turning". Tally won't be persuaded to join her, as this would involve sacrificing everything she's ever wanted for a lot of uncertainty. When she is taken in for questioning on her birthday, however, Tally gets sent to the Ruins anyway - against her will. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she could ever imagine: Find her friend, Shay, and turn her in or never turn Pretty at all. What she discovers in the Ruins reveals that there is nothing "pretty" about the transformations...and the choice Tally makes will change her world forever.
Editorial Review
Like many teenagers, Tally Youngblood dreams of her future. She can’t wait to turn 16, the day she can start her new life by undergoing surgery to transform from a common “Ugly” into a privileged and special “Pretty.” Tally is excited to leave the world of the Uglies behind and finally experience life as a beautiful person. On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, she meets Shay, a teenager who views life differently than Tally. Shay isn’t sure she wants to be Pretty and plans to escape to the Rusty Ruins, a dreaded place where Uglies go to escape turning Pretty. Tally refuses to join her new friend on her dangerous journey. After dreaming and waiting so long to leave the world of the Uglies behind, she would never compromise her chance at a life filled with beauty and advantages. However, she is taken in for questioning on her birthday and gets sent to the Ruins against her will. The authorities tell Tally she has one option: find her friend Shay and turn her in or never turn pretty. Before long, Tally begins to suspect that turning Pretty comes at a terrible price.
A gripping science fiction entry in the young adult dystopian world, Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies audiobook offers a stunning portrait of young adult identity, body image issues, and rigid social divisions sure to keep the listener engaged and leave them thinking. Perfect for book clubs or casual listening, Uglies is the first dystopian fiction audiobook in the Uglies series and is narrated with emotion by Emily Tremaine.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Christian
- 2022-06-30
Good book
Loved this book as a teen and still love it as an adult. Good east listen :)
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Npuppo
- 2021-11-28
Not my type of dystopian
Within this dystopian novel, the people - (boys and girls) get surgeries when they turn 16 years old to become "pretty". The pretty people have higher social standing than the uglies. The protagonist (Tally) meets a friend (Shay) who convinces Tally to reject the surgery.
Like most dystopian novels or satire, it seems to be some social commentary on our culture's beauty standards which is a message I could get behind. I think the beauty industry can be incredibly harmful to young girls. From teen girls feeling shame at having an actual skin texture and editing their selfies on social media to eating disorders to plastic surgery gone wrong to foot binding. The ways in which culture harms girls with beauty standards are numerous.
However I didn't find that this novel was a compelling read for me. Maybe it is because I prefer non-fiction to fiction books. Maybe it's because as a 30 year old woman I'm not the target demographic - a teen. Maybe it's because the author is male and there was something lacking from the female perspective. Maybe it's because I have seen so many misogynistic horrors in the real world that I think this book lacks imagination. I think Handmaid's Tale or The Scarlet Letter is something I'd recommend reading over this book.
I also I didn't think it was realistic for all the pretty surgeries depicted in this book don't end up becoming botched surgeries? The dystopian in this book is that this society is vain and systematically practices surgery on people when they turn a certain age to become "pretty" and that pretty people are higher on the social hierarchy than uglies. What I think is weird is how plastic surgery is depicted as this perfected craft. Part of the horror of modern day plastic surgery is the surgeries gone wrong and the beauty industry covering up the harm because their bottom line is making money off women's insecurity.
All and all I didn't think this book made much of a statement. It didn't really play off real societial fears because it portrays beauty standards as affecting both boys and girls equally. In this society, even boys are expected to become a "pretty" - which doesn't reflect the misogyny of beauty standards in the real world. Instead this book goes in weird directions like a futuristic society with hover boards which didn't add anything to the story or overall message.
Also I thought it was boring. Many of the characters like Tally or Shay or anyone these characters encounter were boring and lacked personality. Tally and Shay almost seemed like the same character to me. There wasn't any villains or bullies that struck fear into the reader because of how similar they appeared to people in real life. There wasn't any rich conflict against protagonists and supporting characters. It just seemed like Tally passively agrees with Shay's idea because they are friends. Character motives and ideologies seem weak. Seems like a man vs society plotline where things are very black and white: the pretties vs the uglies. But it's just weird reading it from the perspective of a grown woman who has some cultural awareness on the war on woman.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 2021-08-31
great
absolutely loved this book it is so good. read it first in high school I'll always come back to it
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- Maude F.
- 2021-04-05
Très bon livre
Je n'aime habituellement pas ce qui est science fiction, mais ce livre m'a beaucoup plu.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- LeClaire Fam
- 2020-07-05
love the book!
loved the story, not a super fan of the narration. It's not bad, just not how I read the story in my head.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Sabrina Devereux
- 2018-10-01
phenomenal
This is such an amazing book. I could listen to it for the rest of my life.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Jeannie Renee lippert
- 2018-09-17
A great book for teens and young adults!
It is hard to find a teen based science fiction book quite like this series. You will be interested in the world that might be one day and how they may view today's society. Is it superficial to make everyone equally beautiful or a way to stop War ? Furthermore this may not be that far from the truth with modern science working on ideas like CRISPER.
The second book is my favorite with the fourth and final being quite skippable. #Audible1
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Mrs. T
- 2016-11-09
Deadpan narrator murders bubbly story.
This is one of my all-time favorite books. I've worn out two paperback copies over the years. Now that I'm a mom with young kids, it's hard to find time to sit and read, so when I found Uglies on audible, I was ecstatic. Emily Tremaine is decidedly less so. Not only was the reading emotionless and flat, her odd placement of inflections was maddeningly off on several occasions, distorting the meaning of the dialogue. Scott Westerfeld is an amazing author. Uglies and its sequels deserve the high praise and popularity of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and other critically acclaimed YA series.
Would I buy this book again? I probably will one of these days. In print. On audio? Only if someone else is reading it to me.
47 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Lee R
- 2017-03-31
Great Story, Mediocre Performance
I'm a big fan of the Uglies series and Scott Westerfeld. He writes interesting stories and characters. Unfortunately Emily Tremaine's reading drags the story down. She has a nice soothing voice, more suited to a relaxation mantra rather than an action-y story of tricks and escapes. It's not bad enough for me to not listen to the rest of the series but I definitely recommend purchasing the books as well so you can get the real feel of a good story.
29 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Shelley Reinhart
- 2015-11-12
Uglies
I thought this book was good. It was kinda slow at some parts but it overall was a good read. I didn't really like the reader she was ok. She doesn't have that much emotion.
10 people found this helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Destiny & Aaron
- 2016-07-06
If it wasn't in my recommendations..
Is there anything you would change about this book?
The book was okay I listened to it because it was in my recommendaitons, the summary seemed like it would be good. But I don't feel like it was that attention capturing to be honest.
Would you be willing to try another book from Scott Westerfeld? Why or why not?
I'm going to read the rest of this series only because I don't like to start a series without finnishing it.
What three words best describe Emily Tremaine’s performance?
Her performance seemed pretty montone compared to some of the other's i've heard.
7 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Richard
- 2016-03-24
Uglies
I feel like the female characters were constantly focused on men or their own looks. The author made Tally's friend look so 1 dimensional. Perhaps there is a purpose in that which I will find out when I happily read Pretties. The book leaves off with a major cliff hanger as though you are forced to keep reading. I don't mind but I do find that to be a cheap tactic.
7 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Daniel P.
- 2017-05-18
Great series
Would have preferred a more enthusiastic reader, but enjoyed it regardless. Good start to a series and I'll definitely download the others
4 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Amayrani
- 2016-11-26
best book ever
this book really took over my mind and body it felt like i was actually there with the characters in the book saying and doing everything they did.it was a really amazing experience.
3 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Cynthia Shepp
- 2015-11-29
A Crazy Look at a Could-Be Future
Would you consider the audio edition of Uglies to be better than the print version?
I've actually read the print version a long time ago. Audio is great. Listening to the book is like having a movie in your head. I'm not sure if say one is better than the other. My imagination is great. With and without a narrator, the book is fantastic.
Which scene was your favorite?
My favorite scene was when Tally decided once and for all which side she was for... and fought like hell to stay there.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
There were a lot of moments. One in particular involving a rabbit pen and shoes. I'm not going to give away the details however. 😉
Any additional comments?
This is a great series with a fantastic narrator. It is well worth the credits or money spent.
3 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Velina Y. Welch
- 2015-11-18
Very interesting
Though fantasy,the story is very real about how society feels the need for perfection. A really good book that I would encourage friends of all ages to read!
2 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- SERENA
- 2015-08-20
LOVE
great story and enjoyable narrative. I finished in one day because I couldn't stop listening!!!
2 people found this helpful