Ugly

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Apparently, some of the ones Hoge received were quite experimental and other people benefited from the groundwork laid by his own procedures, which is pretty cool.

My family has had 3 children with some form of disabilities born, NOTHING as severe as this, but certainly with some differences. Yes, I would have liked to see more of the struggle of his story and understand what he went through (the bullying, the pain, the thought process), but children don't always understand those aspects of an adult's story.Some will grow determined, strong and successful as Constance did, and others, sadly and unfortunately will be broken.

Claire becomes a punching bag for her mom's problems, which eventually spiral out of control, leaving her abandoned at age 14.That's the book that I Think would be more interesting - how she dealt with 'normal' life after having such an abnormal childhood. However, they hadn’t seen him yet, just heard Mary’s and Vince’s descriptions of the horrific tumour in the middle of his face and the half-formed, shortened legs. Today, medical associations differentiate between plastic surgery (which is reconstructive and corrects impairments like cleft palates or traumatic injuries) and cosmetic surgery (which is elective and includes procedures like breast augmentation, facelifts, and liposuction); it’s cosmetic surgery that Westerfeld takes issue with in Uglies.

Quick Summary: Robert Hoge was born with a few issues - he had a tumor on his face and his legs did not form correctly. Conta história de uma menina que nunca foi amada pela mãe, sempre foi duramente criticada e cruelmente maltratada, de diversas formas.

Second of all, it is a nuanced, well-rounded view of Hoge's life as a person with a disability-- his wins, his struggles, the things he can't do, and the things he can. The details of the surgeries are equally offset with positive gains in the areas of life skills such as playing. I had always wondered about his looks but being a politely brought up young lady, had never asked before exactly what had caused them. It is also the story of an extraordinary person living an ordinary life, which is perhaps his greatest achievement of all. I noticed a lot of people commenting on the author’s grammar, which makes me curious about their reading skills and knowledge of foreign cultures.

Themes/Creativity/Uniqueness: If this novel would have been Young Adult or aimed at the Adult audience (which Robert Hoge has an "Adult" version of this novel that you can also check out) there probably could have been more themes implemented. This book has a similar premise as Push or Precious written by Sapphire but it is a biography/memoir so everything that was written is based in real life. In May 2014, she was jailed for three counts of doing an act tending to pervert the course of justice in R v Huhne and Pryce.

If people weren't quick to judge and accepted differences, perhaps this world would be a better place. I think that’s the only reason this story was written: so we could be thankful for our lives in comparison to Claire’s. Hoge was born with a tumor in the center of his face, and under went extensive facial surgery at the age of four to fix his appearance. A raiva que senti ao ler as partes onde a mãe lhe maltratava se esvaiu quando li que ela conseguiu, enfim, ter sua própria vida, livre do ódio materno e da indiferença de seu pai e irmãos que nunca fizeram nada para ajudá-la nessa árdua vida que teve. He survived complicated surgeries— only to discover that other kids and adults could be cruel about his appearance.