The first forty percent of the novel was devoted to Aya’s attempts to be recognised.
As soon as Tally returned, a started to enjoy the book a lot less.
However, this wouldn’t be an Uglies book if Tally didn’t show her face somewhere. In other words, she was a much better Tally. Her emotions were strong and her actions even stronger. I felt like, throughout the course of the book, is went through some major character development, even if it only happened slowly, and with the help of a handsome, famous boyfriend who couldn’t tell a lie.Īya felt real. Her ambition meant that sometimes her moral compass wasn’t always pointing North. I think that’s one of the reasons I loved ‘Extras’ the most out of the entire series – it seemed so much more relevant and relatable.Īya is just desperate for fame. It was odd to read a book that posed this society as way off in the future, when the reality was much closer to home. In the 21st Century, a lot of people seem to be interested in fame and becoming famous for no reason. Isn’t it already? Celebrities have the most money, the best houses, the best clothes. Although the world of the Uglies series is meant to be entirely futuristic, it was easy to see how our world could become reputation based.
What was really interesting about ‘Extras’ was how contemporary the society was. ‘Extras’ follows Aya quest for fame and how far the fifteen-year-old will go in order to come out on top. It’s too bad that our protagonist, Aya, is about 450,000. Out of the one million citizens, to be considered famous, you need a ranking of at least 1,000 or above. The more popular you are, the higher your rank and the more privileges you earn as a result. In a Tumblr-esque way, resident ‘kick’ and ‘re-kick’ news stories in order to gain popularity. ‘Extras’ is based on a world where reputation is everything. This book takes place three years after ‘Specials’ in a completely different city.
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