Fan Mail

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I get a fair amount of fan mail, enough that I don’t get back to most people. I’m more than a little sorry about that, and hope that all of you who send questions, enthusiasms, and remonstrations can understand.

It’s not that I don’t love you, it’s that you outnumber me.

But every once in a while comes a letter that is a bit different. This one from Annalisa in Colorado says things that lots of you have said, except with an unexpected twist at the end. I thought that maybe the rest of you might enjoy it.

Picture two girls, both pretty in their own way, but self-conscious to the point of believing themselves ugly. One girl is me; the other is Tally in Uglies. Tally and I both live in a world where there are pretty people, like models and movie stars, who make us feel ugly by their perfection. Tally believed that her eyes were too close together, her nose squashed, and her hair frizzy. Except for my long hair, I also used to believe I was ugly. After reading your book, I realized that true beauty is a result of our actions and not our face. You book moved me to act.

When I read Uglies, I could totally relate to Tally. I could tell she was a risk taker. I, too, wanted to take risks. Tally risks everything by journeying to the Smoke but realizes that friendship is more important than beauty. When she thinks, “If only people were smarter, evolved enough to treat everyone the same even if they looked different. Looked ugly,” (p97) I was moved. Tally got me thinking more about others than myself. I had seen pictures of girls with cancer who were bald, and realized I had no right to complain.

Around the time I finished your book, I decided to be a risk taker like Tally. I cut off eleven inches of hair, donating it to Locks of Love to make wigs for cancer patients who might believe they are ugly because of their baldness. This action made me feel beautiful inside despite losing one of my best features. I realized what David meant when he told Tally, “What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful” (279).

Tally taught me about sacrificing to help others and the importance of inner beauty. After meeting Tally, I hold my chin a little higher and stand a little straighter, because I know I am pretty, no matter what anybody says and no matter how short my hair is. Thanks you for teaching me what beauty really is, and for inspiring the confidence inside me.

So you can probably see why I wanted to share that. Hearing from you guys—all of you—really is one of the best things about this job.

I’m looking forward to seeing tons of you on the upcoming tour.

Locks of Love lives here, by the way.

119 thoughts on “Fan Mail”

  1. I finally yeterday finished the Pretties and now today I am reading the Specials! I think that the best one of them all is the Uglies!! I can’t wait for the Extras to come out! Hey if you could Scott or any one else tell me when the Extras is available in Utah, that would be superly great!!!

    Thank-You So Much,
    Pretty Name: Ashley-Wa
    Ugly Name: Feet
    (special cercomestances)

  4. what padThai???? tell meh i cant figure it out!!! i know spagbol means spagehtti and bolonga but what is padthai???

  9. Scott-La~
    please tell me how I can contact you I really want to meet you or even a phone call whould be nice please Scott-la you are so cool and I am your number one fan I can tell you that right now!!!! I just wish you could come to utah me and my friend Olivia-Wa would love it!!! Please make my one dream come true it would be cool if you came when ever but it would be icy if you came on my birthday (dec. 4th) Just please keep in mind I am your number one fan! Please e-mail me!

    ~Ashley-wa
    (feet)
    pepper1228@hotmail.com

  13. Scott Sensei~
    I might be able to fly to brooklyn new york for your appreences I really hope I can I wish you would come to utah it would make me sooooo happy!

    Ashley-wa
    p.s. PLEASE e-mail me! pepper1228@hotmail.com

  15. Scott-La~
    I am your number one fan and all I want you to do Is come to utah!!!!!

    I love your books so much I have about 50 more pages of the extras please scott or Mr.Westerfeld please please please come to utah or e-mail me at pepper1228@hotmail.com!!!

  16. Scott-La~
    I am your number one fan and all I want you to do Is come to utah!!!!!

    I love your books so much I have about 50 more pages of the extras please scott or Mr.Westerfeld please please please come to utah or e-mail me at pepper1228@hotmail.com !!!

  17. Hey Scott-La~
    I have finished the Extras (2 weeks ago)
    please come to utah!
    You Rock Don’t turn pretty,
    Ashley-Wa

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