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Title: I'd rather spend time in jail than read this book.
Review: Clumsily written, condescending to its target audience. This isn't a book; it's a product.No doubt The Uglies raises issues that are important for adolescents to talk about, but they don't need to read a badly written book to talk about these issues. Why did I, an adult, read it (or try to)? Because my son and his friends were complaining bitterly about being assigned this work. Fortunately these kids like to read, but being assigned this book struck a blow against that precious enjoyment.With hundreds of well-written books in print--some of which raise similar issues--why would schools assign this artless and punishingly long production?
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