Post-It #1

   Three qualities I expect from a 'good book' are, one the characters in the book are part of some sort of alternate or unreal world that is very different from our own. Second, there has to be some sort of thrill, adventure or problem for one of the main characters. Lastly, the main character(s) have to have a good story. (Meaning their background stories that are told early or later in the book).
 
   The book I am reading right now, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, does have characters that live in another place unlike our world. For example, "Tally took of her interface ring and said, 'Good night.' 'Sweet Dreams, Tally,' said the room" (Westerfeld 4). Her room talks to her, and pretty much does everything else for her.
   There is an adventure, because in this book, Tally has to go to a place called "The Smoke" to find her friend Shay. "Either Tally infiltrated the Smoke and betrayed Shay, or she'd be ugly for life." (Westerfeld 135).
   Finally,the main character of my book, Tally Youngblood, does have an interesting background to go with the story line, such as why she so badly wants to become a pretty (because her best friend Peris was a pretty).
  
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies. Avenue of the Americans: New York, NY. 2005. Print.