A 'good book' must have qualities that make it good. For me, three qualities that make a 'good book' are entertaining, fiction, and has an interesting story- line. I would classify the novel, Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld as a 'good book' because it consists of the three main qualities I look for in a novel. Firstly, it is entertaining. Scott Westerfeld included a lot of action in the novel: the tours the two main characters would take to get from Uglyville, where they were growing up and living to a new town called the Smoke which took 10 days to get to on hover-boards. Secondly, its fiction. I love fiction books because they broaden your imagination and makes you imagine things that wouldn't normally happen in real life. In Uglies, people are sorted into worlds by their appearance. For example, all of the "Uglies" live in Uglyville and all of the "Pretties" live in Little Pretty Town. Lastly, the novel has an interesting story line. Mostly because it's fiction, I found that the whole idea of the novel was interesting. The details Scott Westerfeld used to describe the situations that occurred gave the novel much suspense, and left you wanting to continue reading. Overall, the qualities Scott Westerfeld included in the novel, Uglies, made it a 'good book.'
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies. New York, Simon & Schuster.2005. Print.
I totally agree that an interesting story-line is an important aspect of a good book. "Uglies" sounds like it has action and a very interesting story-line, and it sounds like a good book.
ReplyDeleteThe way that you described how it makes you broaden your imagination made the book seem very interesting. The fact that it also has suspense and action in it must make it a very good book.
ReplyDeleteWhen reading this book do you get to see the setting? From just the name Uglyville it sounds very odd. Would you recommend this book to others?
ReplyDeleteIs there a reason you enjoy fiction much more than non-fiction? (besides imagination) I find that some novels can be quite amazing and based off of real events, and still invoke imagination.
ReplyDeleteFrom reading your post, this book seems very interesting and like nothing i have ever read before. I would consider reading this book because it does sound entertaining and i agree with you that entertainment is an important quality for 'a good book.'
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