And in just a few weeks she'll have the operation that'll turn her from an ugly to a pretty.īut her knew best friend Shay isn't sure she wants to become a pretty. Uglies follows Tally, who is about to turn Sixteen. When you come of age, you get surgery to become pretty. It is set in a world divided into uglies and pretties. And I enjoy the darker tone to the series. I first read The Uglies, Pretties and Specials during a period of time when I was obsessed with dystopian books. But please make sure you read the trigger warnings first. If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, this is a great option. It was criticised as a violent exploitation when it was first published in Japan.īut it's also a high octane thriller and a runaway best seller. Only one survivor remains.īattle Royale is much more brutal than The Hunger Games. And as part of a ruthless authoritarian profram, they're given arms and forced to kill each other. You can read more about The Hunger Games and Battle Royale in this article by Far Out Magazine.īattle Royale follows a class of junior high school students. And Collins insists she'd never heard of it previously. However, the themes differ between the two books. There are so many similarities between the books, that many claim The Hunger Games is a rip off of Battle Royale. The similarities between Battle Royale and The Hunger Games are unavoidable.īattle Royale is about a cruel government that ships kids off to an island and forces them to fight until only one remains.
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