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    Especiais - Feios - vol. 3
    Especiais - Feios - vol. 3
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    Especiais - Feios - vol. 3

    De Scott Westerfeld

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    Terceiro volume da série Feios, com novo projeto gráfico
    A série Feios é ambientada em uma sociedade futurística distópica em que os adolescentes, ao completar 16 anos, passam por uma cirurgia plástica completa que corrige todas as suas imperfeições. Em Especiais, acompanhamos a trajetória da protagonista Tally Youngblood, uma ex-feia que, depois de transformada em perfeita, é escolhida para tornar-se uma Especial.
    Mesmo antes de ir para Nova Perfeição, Tally nunca foi uma menina comum e sempre esteve à frente de seu tempo. Mas nem mesmo ela poderia imaginar que acabaria sendo um dos membros mais importantes da Circunstâncias Especiais — uma Cortadora. Agora, em vez do rosto perfeito que escondia uma cabeça de vento, ela tem uma beleza cruel e um corpo cem por cento letal, com dentes e unhas afiados e reflexos ultrarrápidos. Mas o mais importante de tudo é que Tally passa a ver e sentir o mundo de uma maneira diferente, sagaz. Agora tudo é muito claro na sua cabeça e nenhuma emoção atrapalha sua mente concentrada — ou pelo menos não deveria...
    Quando finalmente a Nova Fumaça é descoberta e Tally tem a oportunidade de acabar com todos os rebeldes de uma vez por todas, Zane ressurge em sua vida e fragmentos de sua memória começam a renascer e a criar uma verdadeira revolução na cabeça de Tally. Tudo agora passa a depender de uma decisão: escutar esse último suspiro fraco do seu coração ou seguir seus instintos de Especial, e dar continuidade à missão para qual foi treinada. De uma maneira ou de outra, Tally vai mudar para sempre seu destino e, como de costume, vai provar que não é como os outros.
    IdiomaPortuguês
    EditoraGalera
    Data de lançamento18 de jan. de 2016
    ISBN9788501107305
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    • 3/5
      Um bom livro mas acredito que ele deixar alguns buracos na trama e também não tentou resolver todos os problemas que criou ou simplesmente jogou pra debaixo do tapete. E concerteza umas das minhas histórias preferidas mas ao mesmo não posso simplesmente ignorar todos os problemas que tem. Talvez a humanidade realmente tendem a cair no vale da autodestruição, Entretanto é melhor fazemos isso como nos mesmos do que avoados eu acho kkkk, não sei exatamente o que pensar ao mesmo tempo que amo a série não concordo com algumas coisa(como o Zane que não teve seu meio que ciclo ou arco finalizado parece que não queria que tally terminasse com ele e simplesmente decidiu matar o personagem(ainda sofro), mas é isso, no fim todos temos uma Tally YoungBlood Dentro de cada um de nós.... afinal todos queremos ser borbulhante.
    • 2/5
      I do enjoy the story told in this series but I wasnt as fond of this book. I thought the treatment of what is essentially the only disabled character in the series to be appalling (intentional or not) and felt like the focus of what was important should have been more on the societal issues than the environmental ones.

      Personal note, there is a lot of self harm happening in this book and I found it pretty triggering.
    • 2/5
      teen science fiction/dystopia. 3rd in the "Uglies" series, each installment functions as its own separate story (no need to read them all, or in order), set in the 2300s after the "Rusties" (a.k.a. 21st century culture, a.k.a. us) have apparently warred themselves and the environment to death. I found the world-building to be lacking, the limited vernacular to be overused to the point of banality, the characters not-so-compelling, and the whole set-up remniscent of the unkindest parts of high school. I think I much prefer the action/airship series "Leviathon," and probably would not even have finished this one had it not been a quick read that satisfies a requirement for our teen summer reading program (2 books down, three to go).
    • 5/5
      I would highly recommend this series (4 in all) to anyone who likes a little bit of sci-fi every once in awhile, especially the type that is a couple of hundred years in the future and shows how mankind could possibly turn out. All three books I have read so far are very thought provoking, exciting, and keep you on the edge of your seat throughout. I have read each one of these books in about a day.
    • 4/5
      I wasn't sure how I felt about this whole series, but I'm pleased with this third book, and with the ending. It seems right. Looking forward to reading Extras.
    • 4/5
      If you loose everything and become the thing that everyone fears, are you capable of relearning what it means to be you, and will those who once one your side be patient enough to forget the worse that you've become.
    • 2/5
      On the reread, I liked this book better than the one that came before it. This may be due to improvements such as – less time devoted to camping in the woods, and not just rehashing the first book.

      It still didn't match up to my fond memories of it.

      Overall, I don't think the plot of the entire trilogy made much sense. It all hinges on some connection between brain structure and chemistry that I don't think Westerfeld properly worked out himself. On the one hand, Tally can "think her way out of" being a bubbleheaded pretty, and the same with being a special; but on the other hand, some mysterious chemical "cure" changes people's brain chemistry such that they break with the habits of a lifetime (or at least the part since their pretty operations)... and stage an entire continent-wide revolution.

      The "cure" is explained even less well than in the last book, too; at least that time there was something about "lesions" making people bubbleheaded, that "nanos" can eat to cure the affliction. Okay. But then in this book, we learn that Tally's experience of thinking her way out of bubbleheadedness has inspired Maddy to change her cure design. So what does it even do now?! If Maddy's been inspired to let people think their way out of their brain configuration, that makes it sound like her new "cure" is just a placebo. But it's clearly not, because countless specials receive a cure against their will that changes the way they think... against their will.

      So, I really don't understand what we were meant to take away about brain structures and personality and so on there. It just seemed inconsistent and considering it's what the entire plot revolves around...

      There were other plot holes, too. For instance, I do not believe that the Crims would be recruited to this elite, secretive force known as Special Circumstances and never seem to be under any kind of supervision of any kind, ever. They're just free agents doing their own thing, and "their own thing" turns out to involve destroying the city's armoury in a massive chemical disaster. Seriously? Dr Cable didn't think to monitor her pet projects a little better? Considering the way the trilogy depicts her as this master manipulator who's always three steps ahead of everyone else, this is perplexing.

      And her demise, as I suggested, is pathetic.

      Then the book seems very muddled in the message it's trying to send about human nature. The book specifically declares that human nature is to be selfish, and it suggests that human nature is to pursue endless growth until the destruction of the world. "Rusty civilisation" (our civilisation) serves as a warning throughout the series of the dangers of endless, unsustainable growth, but then in this book it seems that the first thing humanity does when in possession of their own minds is resort to environmental destruction. Which is why the last two pages is about how Tally and David are going to become the "new special circumstances", and try to stop that. But again... seriously? Two people are going to single-handedly save the environment of an entire continent? Sure, that is so believable.

      And as well, it ends up giving the impression that the very regime Tally just overthrew had the right idea – human nature is to slowly commit mass suicide, so you'd better keep them pacified for their own good. I think when I first read the series, I loved the apparent moral dilemma. Now, I'm not so sure.

      Another seeming contradiction that crops up is the glorification of cutting, after the first book spent so much time preaching about how horrible all our modern stress over body image is. Like... I don't understand why you would preach and preach about body image and how everyone should feel comfortable in their own skins, but then glorify cutting. They just seem like two sides of the same coin (or two sides of the same dice... I'm sure there are lots of similar issues), and considering this trilogy seems to aspire to impart a moral lesson to pre-teen, or perhaps young teenage readers, it doesn't seem very good at it.

      In the end, I am really undecided as to whether to give this two stars or three. I did like this book better than the previous one (which I rated two), mostly for reasons of pace and structure, which were much improved. But then the plot made a lot less sense, so ratings-wise I think that evens out. It's a reasonably fun read, just kind of nonsensical.

      I'm still planning to read the "bonus" book, Extras, at some point in the near future; I didn't actually read that one when it first came out so it'll be something new, at least! And hopefully an improvement, although, maybe I won't expect too much from it.
    • 5/5
      Specials is the third book in Scott Westerfeld's Uglies trilogy. In this book, Tally and her best friend, Shay, have been transformed into Specials and made a new division of Special Circumstances called Cutters. This is a task force intended to hunt down and eradicate the New Smoke - their former friends. But try as she might, Tally can't completely get rid of her fondness and love for the people in New Smoke or their cause. So she is left to decide: embrace her new life as a Special and kill the New Smoke people or find away to take down the regime in charge of her City and start a new way of life for everybody.


      I keep expecting the novelty of these books to wear off but it never does. These books are well written, fast paced and intriguing. Tally is a girl that is easy to identify with and to want to be. I had seen these books around the bookstores for a long time and thought they looked good but I never made that leap to picking them up and reading them. Thanks to the Books on the Nighstand reading challenge and the Bart's Bookshelf reading challenge for giving me the incentive to finally pick them up and read them. I'm glad I did.
    • 3/5
      Still good, but not as exciting as the first book.
    • 4/5
      Ok, so I was half asleep during the first part of this audiobook, but I just finished it off this morning while working on something. It was sometimes predictable, and I can be bad at spotting predictable, but the adventures of Tally are just fun. I was sad to see her hoverboard off into the sunset...
    • 4/5
      Me at every YA protagonist ever:

      "I thought if you could see the world clearly, you'd think about yourself a little less. It wouldn't just be you and your latest boyfriend; I thought you might let something else matter every once in a while."

      The Writing and Worldbuilding

      The world really expanded in this one, and even gave me a clearer geographic idea of where the previous books took place. I'm guessing Tally's city is in Oregon or Washington, and that makes me happy because yay! A local!

      I liked how the cliches of this series were actually questioned, like Tally's selfishness, and how she's constantly being caught and upgraded.

      "I'm not sure what I am anymore, Zane. Sometimes I think I'm nothing but what other people have done to me—a big collection of brainwashing, surgeries, and cures."
      Overall, I liked this book, but I wasn't really on the edge of my seat the whole time; I wasn't bored either though, as Westerfeld's writing style is very easy and quick, and the action was fast and well-paced.

      The Characters

      Tally: My sister warned me last book about Pretty Tally, but honestly Special Tally was more annoying, going on borderline-Speshul Tally.

      Shay: I like how Shay continued to call out Tally on all her BS. It was really needed.

      Zane and David: There really wasn't as much of a love triangle element in this as there was in the last book (I mean, technically there was, but it wasn't as obvious or important) and so these guys were pretty okay.

      Conclusion

      Honestly, writing this review, I feel like there's not much to say about this book. It was good, and I liked it more in some ways than the others, but I just don't have much to say for some reason. Any way, I'm glad that Westerfeld wrote Extras and is going to write three more books set in the Uglies world, starting with Imposters, because I really like the world and I'm excited to delve deeper into it, hopefully with less Speshul Tally and more new characters.
    • 3/5
      I kinda started losing interest in the series a bit with this one. It just started stretching things a bit too much, especially considering it wasn't really my kind of series to start with (which says a lot about the fact I continued reading to this point). That said, I will be reading the next one shortly, and am glad that the announcement regarding the new books put these books back on my radar at a time that I was able to give them a real chance with access to the audiobooks and all, which I didn't have back when the series was first released. It's definitely still worth reading, and is an interesting continuation of the storyline.
    • 5/5
      This novel was riveting. I was blown-away. I was horrified by the ending of the prior novel and wondering exactly how Tally would climb out of this mess. I actually was surprised with how she embraced everything. Shay pissed me off, but she had her merits. Zane's role was to tug at Tally's heart strings and rewire her brain. David stepped back into the novel in a way that most pleased me. I was not disappointed.

      The whole thing has just left me speechless. I have the same scrubbed out feeling that I get when I read a really life-changing novel. So Specials has its shock factor--its wow. Way, and I mean, way better than the first novels. We don't have all the annoying pretty speech.

      Just a few things, because of the cutting, I would not recommend this to children under 16.

      And the manifesto at the end was just stupid. Not the best new course for Tally. Lame. Totally brain-disappointing.

      What had me screaming was just how out of control Tally's life really was, and all through the whole thing, she fought for control. That's what made this novel awesome. Tally changed and persevered through every trial.

      And Dr Cable still was always one step ahead.

      Brilliant.
    • 3/5
      ok. so on top of all the other stuff i have been reading lately, i became thoroughly engrossed in a series which has not let me down in the slightest. this is a bit long winded, but keep in mind it is in reference to reading three books.. and i am trying REALLY hard not to give away spoilers..

      it is hard to write about this book because in the context of the review, the keywords and mannerisms of the characters society seems like nothing but grammar and spelling errors. bear with it though, in the books, you are so washed over with the word use and logic that it actually makes sense in the proper frame.

      the Uglies trilogy (now a quadrilogy?) was very engrossing. Book one, Uglies, describes a world where there is no war. there is no famine, hatred, or turmoil. 200-300 years in the past over population, strip mining, clear cutting, genetic engineering of plants and animals laid waste on everything in the world. humans have rebuilt from the ashes after we destroyed ourselves. our generation is referred to as “the rusties” since everything left from our world is covered in rust and falling apart.

      Tally Youngblood is 15 years old, and only months away from becoming one of the “pretties”. in this world, to remove all of the dangerous human habits of destruction, you are born and raised by your parents, once you hit a certain age (8 or 9 from what i could tell) you are shipped off to school as an ugly. at the age of 16 you are taken from school where you will be put under the knife and remade as a better person. your bones are ground down and or elongated, you have new muscle tissue added to your body, and you have full facial re-constructive surgery. all “pretties” have a choice on how they look, with in the guidelines of the governments rules of morphology. they effectively remove all extremes in height, hair color, skin color, etc. everyone is similar and there is no need for hatred.

      Tally, in waiting for her 16th birthday meets a new friend, Shay, who has no desire to become one of the pretties. a week before their shared birthday/graduation from being uglies, Shay decides to run off to a rumored group of rebels who have shafted the system and stayed ugly, and foregone all efforts to work within the system. Tally however has no desire to join her friend and sticks around for her surge (surgery). her only desire is become pretty and join her friends in New Pretty town, where she can dance and play and enjoy the life she has been programmed to want since birth.

      Unfortunately, Tally is roped into a game of social change. she is scooped up by the fearsome and dangerous police force that acts as bogeymen for the government. Special Circumstances (the Specials) only comes forward when needed, generally letting the local police force take care of everything. This being a “Special circumstance” Tally is forced to follow her friend to the encampment of rebels (the Smoke) and betray her friend, and everyone who has escaped so far. if she does not, she will be denies surge and will forever be Ugly. and in this society, this is the worst thing that could ever happen to you.

      Book one was so good, that i had an itch to move on to book two immediately. i hate doing that. i love to stretch a series out if possible, and draw out the enjoyment from the story line. so when book one was finished, though i really wanted to move on to the second book, i ramped myself down and read the Real Ultimate Power: The Official Ninja book. Book two immediately followed and when finished i lost all self control and my fingers and eyes forced me to read book three next.. it took about two days with my schedule.. two lousy days.. why couldn’t it last longer… i wasted a great book by reading it too soon..

      well, not a waste. damn. it was so good, i had no choice really.. it was in my best interest to read the book. or so i keep telling myself. there is a fourth book. it was written after the trilogy was announced, so it is a bit of an anomaly, thus the trilogy quadrilogy notation above. unfortunately, the book Extras is still in hardback edition, so until it hits paperback, i will have to force myself to wait.. this sucks..

      these books, written by Scott Westerfeld, fall into the teen-fiction category. they are written for teens, but the story line and books themselves do not lend themselves only to teens. being thirty years old, i literally could not stop reading these books. if you need a good break from your normal reading schedule, i would throw these in the mix and read them. they all rank around 300 pages of single space small print, so they are not some little read you would use to sturdy the kitchen table. instead, they are full of vibrant ideas, technology, tattoos that i wish were a reality. there were no obvious plot twists that made me think “why am i reading this” or “how predictable” instead, i was often surprised and left feeling “bubbly” as they state in the book.

      imagine a world full of barbie dolls being slowly destroyed by barbie’s cyber-punk kid sister that has been kept in the closet for years.

      i was sad to come to the end of this series, but glad to know that i will have at least one more book to close it all up in the near future.

      anyone who is interested should note that all three of the first books can be bought in a boxed set for under 20 bucks.. this is how i got sucked into them.. a really good price for a nice story line idea turned into one of the best purchases i have made on books in a while. now, i just have to hope that hollywood has not gotten their hands on the thought of movies. these would be thoroughly ruined and not done justice.. read them before someone fucks them up for you… thats all i have to say on the matter.
    • 3/5
      A good finish to a great series.
    • 4/5
      Looking around I think I may be in the minority in thinking that this may be the best of the trilogy. I really enjoyed Uglies and, overall, it's probably a more consistent book, but the ending for Specials is very different from what I thought would come from the series. It's hard to describe (without spoiling anything) other than to say that it isn't exactly happy, but it was immensely satisfying.

      A big improvement for me over Pretties, which felt too much like a rehash of Uglies.
    • 5/5
      I am almost scared to read book four, simply because the series could have been complete with this book. Everything ended, not perfectly of course, but as perfect as a series of this sort could end. In fact, the last words of the novel gave me goosebumps. I really appreciated the social commentary and how this series brings some awareness into the lives of people reading it. I especially like the way cutting was brought to light. Other than the more serious sides I was able to bring away from the book, I was very intrigued at how the situation played out with the "villain" in the end. That was a twist I did not see coming and was so different than any dystopian series I've read so far. If you're a fan of dystopia or a fan of Westerfeld you must read this series.
    • 4/5
      Third book in the uglies series. Not as good as the first two but still enjoyable to read.
    • 3/5
      The follow-up to "Uglies" and "Pretties," this third book in the
      series finds Tally Youngblood transformed into one of the very elite
      force that she formerly tried so desperately to escape. Her body has
      been technologically enhanced - but she no longer seems to remember
      some of the things that were most important to her. But when Tally is
      assigned to wipe out her former friends, the anti-technology rebels of
      the New Smoke, her new bosses may have pushed her too far. Her former
      allegiances war with the new perceptions and her belief in her
      superiority as a Special.
      Obviously, these books are entertainingly written - I've now read 3 of
      them. However, the more of them I read, the more I also get aggravated
      by their simplistic treatment of complicated issues. Obviously, giving
      people brain damage in the process of pursuing a Utopian society is
      not going to be acceptable to many people - but Dr. Cable is portrayed
      as horribly evil to the exclusion of her seeming human.
      The New Smokies are portrayed as the heroes - but nothing is shown
      that will convince the reader that they're not on a path that will
      lead to be old problems of overpopulation and environmental
      destruction that initially destroyed society.
      Westerfeld fails when he twins the positive elements of the "Pretties"
      society and technological enhancement with the negative aspects of it.
      In this world, it seems, either you can be a "regular" human, or an
      unnatural, brainwashed creature (whether "Pretty" or "Special.". The
      possibility of utilizing the amazing technological advances (both
      aesthetic and practical) that are portrayed, without the mind-numbing
      brainwashing techniques employed by Dr. Cable, is not discussed - and
      it's such an obvious solution that its lack becomes a failing in these
      books.
      However, there's now a 4th volume in the series - so I guess I'll have
      to read that one next!
    • 3/5
      Nicked this off my teenage daughter without reading uglies or pretties first. I quite enjoyed it, especially the whole concept of the world S W has created which I enjoyed more than the characters but then, I haven't seen Tally and Shay grow over the previous two books so I'm probably being unfair. I think SW handles the tension between characters well but I found the pacing a bit slow at times. Loved all the gadgets though.
    • 5/5
      Wow.

      At times I wasn't sure what side I was on, and it turns out, neither did Tally. I loved the ending--no book-throwing here. This has to be the only trilogy that just kept getting better and better. Highly recommended.


      Great for discussing ethics & responsibility in this age of scientific progress.
    • 3/5
      Tally is no longer a bubbly headed pretty, no, she is a special. quicker faster, meaner, sharper, better , that's what tally is. She loves her job and her group of the cutters. feeling icy is the best thing in the world. others feel that pretties need to be icy too, the others known as the smokies. the smokies are the outcasts , the rebels, they are a special circumstance. The smokies have gone too far this time trying to overthrow the government, making the pretties bubbly. They failed the first attempt at trying to catch them, losing one of there members in the process. they revert to other methods, using the pretties. Zane also known as Tallys ex-boyfriend. While trying to free Zane from his cell they end up blowing up one of the top government security buildings in the process. While the specials have the pretties leading them right to the new smoke tallys life is a breeze. until tallys city declares war on diego aka the new smoke. Tallys city is bombing Diego and she has to stop it. Guess what? she ends up stopping it (yay) and they live pretty happily ever after , except for the fact that Zane dies. I have to be honest , I hated this book. The books only went downhill. The first amazing , second ehh, third terrible, I don't think I am even going to try with the 4th. Tallys character was pretty normal, she was an interesting character. I feel this would have been better if a little bit more unique -ity to it. But it was worthwhile reading but also not. make sense?
    • 4/5
      "Special Circumstances." Those words send shivers down the spine. Often thought of as a boogy man or merely rumors to scare young children into behaving. That is until Tally finds herself as one of them. Now as a Special she is fiercely beautiful, a superb fighting machine, ready to protect the city and all it stands for. The strength, the speed, the clarity of focus... yet why is she plagued by questions? Why this nagging doubt that not all is quite right? The doubts are easy to ignore until she's given the opportunity to stamp out the New Smoke once and for all. Now the question is does she listen to that tiny voice or carry out her mission as programed?Specials is the third in the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. The story takes off and doesn't let go! It is action packed throughout and quite a wild ride. We rejoin Tally about a month after where book two leaves off. After becoming Special everything is more intense for Tally and that definitely comes through in the new descriptions. I have enjoyed how Westerfeld keeps giving us new insight into the world he has created simply by changing the tone of the writing through Tally's different stages.Tally is really put through the wringer in this book. Physically, mentally, emotionally, she experiences it all. Her entire personality shift from Uglies to now is amazing, both at how she starts off acting as she is "supposed" to and then how her underlying personality fights to break through those barriers.Some of the themes this time around take a disturbing turn. The idea behind the Cutters in particular is concerning and sometimes painful. Yet it remains fairly realistic in the depiction of the psychology behind the act.While the ending is not exactly happy, there is hope. I found this to book to be a great read and good ending to the trilogy.
    • 3/5
      The end of Tally's story as the main protagonist was better than the previous two installments as she, finally, took some control over her own life instead of being manipulated by everyone around her. One has to wonder if Westerfeld's point in telling this story was to reiterate how little control one has over their own life and if your decisions are ever truly your own.
    • 4/5
      As if the government hasn't messed with Tally enough, now they've made her into a Special. I liked how she fought back against the brainwashing in Pretties, but it turns out to be much harder for a special.

      I liked the powers in Specials, but I didn't like Tally as much. (I especially didn't like her interactions with David and Zane and I wanted to see more with both of them.)

      Again there were slow spots towards the middle, but the author didn't go into as much detail so they weren't as long.

      It felt like everything happened too quickly at the end, but that was largely because of the point of view and the plot was wrapped up nicely. I wanted more at the end to find out what's next for Tally. (Like an epilogue.)

      There’s an extra novel (ironically called Extras) that takes place after the trilogy, but it has different characters.


      Uglies- 7 Stars

      Pretties- 8 stars

      Specials- 7 stars
    • 4/5
      The completion of the series.

      The book was OK...but I think I am ready for the end of it.

      Scott Westerfeld is a great author, and I will read more by him.
    • 2/5
      This book was a rather unsatisfying installment in the Uglies series. Things were just all over the places, events weren't described well, and some things just wrapped up all too neatly. Tally became more annoying, and by the end of the book I wasn't fond of any of the characters.
    • 3/5
      Better than book 3. I enjoyed all of it, but I still can't decide if I like the ending. Poor Tally deserved a little more of real happiness I think.
    • 1/5
      Specials by Scott Westerfeld is the the third in the Uglies series. Talia has been invited to be a Special. She originally had hoped to infiltrate them. But now she's been reprogrammed. Can she fight it?Specials are the elite forces of this society. As it's a society that worships beauty and uses physical perfection to control society. Given these societal constructs, it makes no damn sense to me why the BEST OF THE BEST would sharpen their teeth and mutilate their bodies.All the progress made in books one and two is tossed away in lieu of an orgy of excesses and cutting. Talia's world is reduced to following the pack and fitting in by using the dumbest sounding slang.Although there is a fourth book, I am done following this series.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book and thought it was the best of the trilogy. The excitement of Tally and Shay's destruction of the Armory, Tally helping to defend Diego from attack, and other scenes - written so well that I could almost feel the adrenaline pumping through my own veins. The feel and speed of the book had a cinematic quality. I imagine Westerfeld wrote in this style on purpose to capture the style of the Specials, just as the second book had an "airhead" style of writing. The vocabulary also reflects the subculture of the Specials with words such as icy, which indicates the state of being clear-headed. I was saddened by Zane's death and disappointed that Tally could not have had more of a good-bye with him before he died, but I did like that she was reunited with David. I'm rather split as to which boyfriend of hers I prefered, since Zane and David are both very different and compliment Tally in different ways. Fortunately, Westerfeld made that decision for me.

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