{"product_id":"丑人-9787807326434","title":"Ugly person","description":"A fantastical paradise, a rebellious youth. The confusion and conspiracy in a hyper-technological future... The love, personality, and adventure of an extraordinary girl...\u003cbr\u003eThis book won the 2005 American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults award.\u003cbr\u003eThis book was named Best Fantasy Novel of the Year by the renowned review journal Kirkus.\u003cbr\u003eThis book received five-star reviews on Amazon.com.\u003cbr\u003eThe meaning of beauty, individuality, and betrayal...\u003cbr\u003eI believe this book absolutely deserves the 2006 Hugo Award (the highest award in fantasy literature). It not only provides thrilling adventure stories for young adult readers but also prompts readers to reflect on how to constantly self-examine and make correct choices during their own growth. — Howard Price (renowned book critic)\u003cbr\u003e\"The story's beginning and end are full of suspense, and the alternative description of the future world portends an exciting series.\" — Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\"Well-conceived, making it highly readable, including descriptions of high technology in a future world and adverse comments on current public policy. Fortunately, the thrilling ending does not conclude, but rather foreshadows a series of exciting follow-up stories.\" — School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\"As the first part of a trilogy, this book raises pressing questions — the true meaning of beauty, individuality, and betrayal. It is highly recommended for sci-fi fans and all readers who enjoy thought-provoking and exciting adventures.\" — Kliatt Reviews\u003cbr\u003eIn a perfect, fantastical paradise 300 years in the future, Tally, like other children, eagerly anticipates her sixteenth birthday. On that day, she will be transformed from a repulsive ugly duckling into an astonishing beauty through the elaborate arrangements of the \"Beauty Committee,\" thus entering a magnificent, high-tech, fantastical paradise — \"Pretty Town.\"\u003cbr\u003eHowever, Tally's new friend, Shay, has disappeared. Shay left a mysterious note and a legend about \"the Smoke.\" The \"Special Circumstances\" offered Tally the worst choice: find Shay and \"the Smoke,\" or forever lose the chance to become a breathtaking beauty!\u003cbr\u003eLeaving her talking room and casting aside the interface ring that constantly monitored her, Tally glided on her hoverboard toward the legendary \"Smoke.\" Traversing the remnants of the \"Rusty Ruins,\" she experienced firsthand the natural charm of rivers, sunrises, and sunsets. The \"Smoke\" in Tally's eyes was both shocking and incredibly intriguing. She met David, a boy with a mysterious aura, and gradually learned about the existence of those who did not want to become \"pretties.\" She also discovered a major secret that \"the Smoke\" protected, which \"Pretty Town\" had concealed. However, her personal tracker led to the instantaneous destruction of \"the Smoke,\" and an even more difficult choice now lay before her...\u003cbr\u003eThe author skillfully travels through time 300 years apart, sketching a dreamlike future world amidst a hazy, magnificent fantastical cloudscape. It features anime-like imagery, dazzling sci-fi visuals, and deeply moving friendships, loves, and confusions of teenage girls. Is perfection true beauty? Does beauty require individuality? Can people truly face their inner selves and essence only by abandoning uniform aesthetic standards? This is a book worth the attention of all, beautiful and not beautiful, prompting deep reflection on human destiny and sketching an allegorical, rich, and magnificent tapestry!","brand":"接力出版社","offers":[{"title":"简体中文\/Simplified Chinese \/ 平装\/Paperback","offer_id":47302293881071,"sku":"9787807326434","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4849\/4319\/files\/s2159983.jpg?v=1765960211","url":"https:\/\/unboundsf.co\/en\/products\/%e4%b8%91%e4%ba%ba-9787807326434","provider":"格外 Unbound 书店","version":"1.0","type":"link"}