Helpful Score: 1
I thought it was ironic, reading a book where we're supposed to not like that the people in it are being conditioned against their will, yet the reader is being the subject of subtle brain-washing by all the repetition in this book.
I'm sure that kids are supposed to thing that being a Pretty is awful, but the older I get, the thought of a stress-free life where I don't have to worry about my job, my looks, what I eat, my health and believing I'm happy all the time sounds pretty appealing. (pun mostly not intended) I really like the idea of not having to diet and things that are used are efficiently recycled. In this day and age where everyone is suffering from some kind of illness physically or mentally, I think the trade-off is pretty fair.
As for the words Bubbly & Bogus... It's like the author got lazy and didn't want to use a thesaurus. I can understand these words being used in conversation, but he uses them as random adjectives when it's not necessary. I even read a handy little glossary sheet that had come with my boxed-set that tries to defend the overly-rampant use of these words, I'm guessing as a result of too many readers becoming irate.
I'm still not sure how I feel about the series as a whole, as it seems to be going downhill with a lot of unnecessary situations and the characters not really growing. Or when there's the part that Tally lets a primitive-like culture believe she's a god. That in itself adds some paradox because isn't she trying to fight against that type of thinking? I also have a hard time agreeing with the message given of wanting a society where people can get angry, violent and destructive (if they've been unconditioned) instead of a peaceful one where the people are blissfully happy (and healthy) in their ignorance. It makes me think of how people want peace but refuse to sacrifice anything for it.
I'm sure that kids are supposed to thing that being a Pretty is awful, but the older I get, the thought of a stress-free life where I don't have to worry about my job, my looks, what I eat, my health and believing I'm happy all the time sounds pretty appealing. (pun mostly not intended) I really like the idea of not having to diet and things that are used are efficiently recycled. In this day and age where everyone is suffering from some kind of illness physically or mentally, I think the trade-off is pretty fair.
As for the words Bubbly & Bogus... It's like the author got lazy and didn't want to use a thesaurus. I can understand these words being used in conversation, but he uses them as random adjectives when it's not necessary. I even read a handy little glossary sheet that had come with my boxed-set that tries to defend the overly-rampant use of these words, I'm guessing as a result of too many readers becoming irate.
I'm still not sure how I feel about the series as a whole, as it seems to be going downhill with a lot of unnecessary situations and the characters not really growing. Or when there's the part that Tally lets a primitive-like culture believe she's a god. That in itself adds some paradox because isn't she trying to fight against that type of thinking? I also have a hard time agreeing with the message given of wanting a society where people can get angry, violent and destructive (if they've been unconditioned) instead of a peaceful one where the people are blissfully happy (and healthy) in their ignorance. It makes me think of how people want peace but refuse to sacrifice anything for it.
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