Extras (Uglies)
by Scott Westerfeld
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Author: Scott WesterfeldDesigner: Rodrigo Corral
Edition: Hardcover
Published: 2007-10-02
ISBN: 1416951172
Number of pages: 432
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Simon Pulse
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Book Review: the extra book in the series
Summary: 4 Stars
What happens after everything you take for granted in the world completely changes forever? Lots of ideas come forth and are explored.
It's now a few years after Tally Youngblood brought about the end of the Prettytime. Half a world away from Tally's city, Aya's city is full of people bent on fame. Everyone's fame is constantly measured, and everyone is always acutely aware of their relative fame. Aya is 15, a nobody with a low face rank, who is intent on being at least as famous as her older brother. To achieve fame, she is what amounts to a citizen journalist: reporting on interesting things that she sees in her life, hoping that others will read and link to it.
Aya observes an elusive and secretive clique of girls called the Sly Girls. They pull hair-raising tricks which no-one else does. Aya wants to report their story, and so convinces them to let her join. In the process of one of their tricks, they discover a huge secret. In the process, Aya's true goal is uncovered. The Sly Girls agree that the secret they have discovered is too important to keep hidden, so allow Aya to report it while they go underground. Aya reports it, and is instantly famous. Her reporting draws the attention of the now-undercover Tally. Aya and Tally join up, and learn the true secret behind what Aya has observed.
With Tally as a secondary character, she becomes a lot less sympathetic -- seen from the outside, she's rude, harsh, and needlessly violent. Aya can see some of Tally's struggles, but obviously most of that occurs only within Tally's own head. The novel is an interesting discussion of the perils of fame and those who seek it. I didn't find this book quite as engrossing as the previous books set in this universe, but I still devoured it.
Summary of Extras (Uglies)
Fame
It's a few years after rebel Tally Youngblood took down the uglies/pretties/specials regime. Without those strict roles and rules, the world is in a complete cultural renaissance. "Tech-heads" flaunt their latest gadgets, "kickers" spread gossip and trends, and "surge monkeys" are hooked on extreme plastic surgery. And it's all monitored on a bazillion different cameras. The world is like a gigantic game of American Idol. Whoever is getting the most buzz gets the most votes. Popularity rules.
As if being fifteen doesn't suck enough, Aya Fuse's rank of 451,369 is so low, she's a total nobody. An extra. But Aya doesn't care; she just wants to lie low with her drone, Moggle. And maybe kick a good story for herself.
Then Aya meets a clique of girls who pull crazy tricks, yet are deeply secretive of it. Aya wants desperately to kick their story, to show everyone how intensely cool the Sly Girls are. But doing so would propel her out of extra-land and into the world of fame, celebrity...and extreme danger. A world she's not prepared for.
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