This is an Online Internet Book Club on Specials (Uglies) by Scott Westerfeld. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
"Special Circumstances":The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor -- frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally's never been ordinary.
And now she's been turned into one of them: a superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid.
The strength, the speed, and the clarity and focus of her thinking feel better than anything Tally can remember. Most of the time. One tiny corner of her heart still remembers something more.
Still, it's easy to tune that out -- until Tally's offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the mission she's programmed to complete. Either way, Tally's world will never be the same.
Book Club Questions for Specials (Uglies) (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Specials (Uglies) (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Specials (Uglies):
- Did Scott Westerfeld emphasize any specific themes throughout Specials (Uglies)? What do you think Scott Westerfeld is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Specials (Uglies) and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Specials (Uglies)? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Specials (Uglies) reveal Scott Westerfeld's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Scott Westerfeld is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Specials (Uglies) affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Scott Westerfeld's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Specials (Uglies) (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Specials (Uglies) (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Specials (Uglies):
- Did Scott Westerfeld make persuasive arguments in Specials (Uglies)? Did Specials (Uglies) change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Specials (Uglies)?
- How does Scott Westerfeld present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Scott Westerfeld biased within Specials (Uglies)? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Specials (Uglies) make you want to read next? Why?
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