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Unwind (Unwind, #1)

Neal Shusterman

Start date: April 2, 2013

Finish date: April 30, 2013

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Sep 28, 2011 Trisha rated it really liked it

wow. and I mean wow. A reality you don't want to think about.
storking....unwinding...tithing...it's all just so horrific, I just want to assume and imagine that it could/would NEVER happen. Right, it would never happen?!?!

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Feb 23, 2017 Netanella rated it it was amazing

Shelves: dystopian, 2017-february-reading-challenges

Neal Shusterman's books have been in my TBR pile for a long time. When this book came up for a reading challenge/monthly read, I couldn't pass it up. And, for me anyway, this book is so ridiculously good, it's hard to write a review that can justify my feelings towards this book, or that can do it justice. There's so much going on in this book, about the right to life and the meaning of life, consciousness and immortality. It's a coming of age story for not just one person but a group of teenage ...more

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Sep 04, 2010 Miranda rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, best-books-of-2010

Unwind is one possible idea of what the future of organ donation and the future could be like. The Prochoice and Prolife activists have come to the decision that abortion is illegal but between the ages of 13 and 18 there parents can get then unwind. Unwinding is the name of donating 100 percent of the body. But when 100 percent of you is still alive, are you?

This story follows the story of three teenagers facing this horror. Connor is just a normal teenager who is trying hard to get is grades ...more

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Nov 20, 2010 Deyara rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, death-and-dying, dystopian, futuristic, favourites, ethics, social-commentary

Really good! The world-building wasnt complete, but what we saw was interesting, and really drew me in. The characters were great, and even the ones we didnt see fleshed out much were intriguing. The story gave me lots to think about, and didn't do it in a preachy way. The unwind process near the end wasn't gory at all, but so gut-wrenching, if it were gorier it may have made it easier to just brush off its message - this hit the balance just right. The book is also uplifting for a dystopian - a ...more

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