Uglies #5

"Specials" is getting a bit tedious to read. The three books in the series seem to have very parallel story lines. In "Uglies" Tally is ambivalent as to weather or not she should reveal the "Smoke" to New Pretty Town and goes on a long journey to get to the "Smoke". In "Pretties" Tally does pretty much the same thing with a few minor changes, such as the addition of her boyfriend and the fact that she's pretty. But in the end, the plot of "Pretties" mirrors the plot of "Uglies". Tally, again, goes through a long journey to get the smoke and then has mixed emotions when she gets there. In "Specials" Tally is, obviously, a Special. So her perspective has drastically changed; she looks at the world with a much more critical eye. She has nearly superhuman strength and speed, and is terrifyingly beautiful. But, nevertheless, Tally, again, goes on a long journey to the "Smoke" and then has mixed feelings about it when she gets there! I would like these books so much more if some new things happened. Sure, there are new characters and new experiences for Tally, such as meeting a tribe of people living like "pre-rusties", her boyfriend's brain being eating by nanos, and robbing a heavily armed armory, but fundamentally, all of these books are too similar to keep the reader excited about the story line. Don't get me wrong, I like the books and they are fun to read, but after a while, they get a little old.