tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post903804922735615458..comments2024-03-27T12:04:11.802-07:00Comments on Bloggin' 'bout Books: Extras FizzlesSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-63825772759080039992009-04-26T22:06:00.000-07:002009-04-26T22:06:00.000-07:00You gave it a 'C'? How generous of you. I was so d...You gave it a 'C'? How generous of you. I was so disappointed with this installment. The plot was disappointingly shallow, the new main character seemed to never learn her lesson and Tally isn't hardly in it at all. I only read the book in the hopes of seeing more of her development. Scott absolutely sacrificed his characters for exhaustingly magnified details in fight/action sequences. With pages with out dialect and extreme focus on how their 'toys' worked I was less than impressed. Oh and I never want to read hover-whatever again.Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820115763807576680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-21764289194831327972008-06-14T11:46:00.000-07:002008-06-14T11:46:00.000-07:00Yeah, I didn't pick up Extras for a long time beca...Yeah, I didn't pick up Extras for a long time because I thought it had nothing to do with Tally at all. So, I was like, well, I don't want the trilogy to be ruined so I won't read it. Then I found out that Tally does make an appearance in the book and so does David so I decided to read it. So, since I thought I would get Tally nothing, and then got Tally something; I liked to book a lot more than I would have if I thought it continued the trilogy. The ending makes it sound like there will be a sequel...who knows what will happen.Gamilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15036914988897590304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-52337501336293313312008-06-12T09:07:00.000-07:002008-06-12T09:07:00.000-07:00I haven't read Extras yet, but my 13-year-old daug...I haven't read Extras yet, but my 13-year-old daughter has, and she felt the same as you, expecting it to be more about Tally. If I ever read it, I'm glad I will go into it knowing this--it sounds like those who did enjoyed it more.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408471966661831444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-17164069486399614832008-06-11T19:10:00.000-07:002008-06-11T19:10:00.000-07:00Hey Susan...I just wanted to say thank you for all...Hey Susan...I just wanted to say thank you for all the reassuring comments you've left regarding preemies. Any other stories or things you could fill me in on would be great. Also, if you would like to be added to our email update list, email me your address and I'll get you on there. AmandaLSnow@yahoo.com. Thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-58058237661785469772008-06-11T09:32:00.000-07:002008-06-11T09:32:00.000-07:00I was about to say what Becky had said. This book ...I was about to say what Becky had said. This book is a companion as opposed to a continuation. I went in knowing this and still didn't like it as much as the original three though.<BR/><BR/>As far as I can figure out, there isn't going to be any new stories from the <I>Uglies</I> world. There is going to be an encyclopedia of sorts though, explaining word meanings, more in depth about the fall of the Rusties, etc. I'm not sure I will buy it, but I will definately check it out.KThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07104353672021261729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-34435210936473864442008-06-11T08:46:00.000-07:002008-06-11T08:46:00.000-07:00I think you're right, Becky. I thought Extras was...I think you're right, Becky. I thought <I>Extras</I> was going to continue the storyline, so I was disappointed when it didn't. If I had known that it was "set apart from the Uglies trilogy," I probably would have liked it better.<BR/><BR/>Do you guys know if there are going to be anymore books in the series? I couldn't find any news on Westerfield's website.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-62266492181846098512008-06-11T08:07:00.000-07:002008-06-11T08:07:00.000-07:00I think you were just disappointed because you exp...I think you were just disappointed because you expected something different. Extras was always something set apart from the Uglies trilogy. It was set in the same world, but never meant to be a continuation of Tally's story--not directly. I think for fans who knew this going in--and who had a little over a year to prepare for this while it was being written and edited and published--it wasn't a disappointment at all.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-27012473166559384962008-06-11T06:25:00.000-07:002008-06-11T06:25:00.000-07:00I liked Extras more than you seemed to, but I thin...I liked Extras more than you seemed to, but I think that might have been at least partly because I read the trilogy all in one rush, and then had a break of about a year before I read Extras. I would have been lost had it jumped right back into the same storyline, but I remembered enough that Aya's world was still familiar. You're dead on with with the morality in this one being more black-and-white and a lot blunter, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com