Stupid Perfect World

Scott Westerfeld

Dec 2012 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this eBook

In this future-set novella by bestselling author Scott Westerfeld, Kieran Black lives in a "perfect" world. Disease and starvation have been eradicated, sleep is unnecessary, and it takes no time at all to go from the Bahamas to the moon. But now Kieran has to take Scarcity, a class about how people lived in the bad old days. And as if sitting through an hour of Scarcity every day wasn't depressing enough, it's final projects time. Each student must choose some form of ancient hardship to experience for two whole weeks. Kieran chooses having to sleep eight hours a night, which doesn't seem too annoying.

Maria Borsotti has never thought much of Kieran, but she decides to take pity on him and help him out with his project. Soon, Kieran is sleeping and having vivid dreams, while Maria, whose Scarcity project is to give up all teenage hormone regulation, is experiencing emotions she never knew she had. As their assignments draw them closer together, they begin to wonder if the olden days weren't so bad. Maybe something has been missing from their perfect lives after all?

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Ratings and reviews

As most here I definitely would have liked to read more. Which is a common theme with his books no matter the length! Whenever I finish one of Westerfeld's books I long for more of the story and to not have to return to reality . This book shows how amazingly he is at sucking the reader in and taking them to his world.

I would LOVE this book to be longer and to go more in depth about the world that they live in now. More with the characters too! I thoroughly enjoy Scott Westerfeld's style of writing and the way he can bring a character to life and really challenge you to think.

Amazing book. Really makes you think.

About the author

Scott Westerfeld is the author of ten books for young adults, including Peeps, The Last Days, and the Midnighters trilogy. He was born in Texas in 1963, is married to the Hugo-nominated writer Justine Larbalestier, and splits his time between New York and Sydney. His latest book is Extras, the fourth in the bestselling Uglies series.