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Unwind (Unwind, #1)

Neal Shusterman

Start date: April 2, 2013

Finish date: April 30, 2013

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Jan 04, 2014 Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed, young-adult, own-ebook-read, fantasy, science-fiction, favorites, dystopian, horror, wish-list-physical

I don't think that I can put into words the love that I have for this book, but I will certainly try my best. This book is special. Unique. Without a doubt, this book is like nothing that I have read before. I wasn't really certain what to expect when I picked it up. To be simply honest, I wasn't sure if I was going to like it. The concept sounded compelling, but I still had my doubts. Needless to say, those doubts have been dashed and slashed to pieces.

What you have to understand about Unwind I don't think that I can put into words the love that I have for this book, but I will certainly try my best. This book is special. Unique. Without a doubt, this book is like nothing that I have read before. I wasn't really certain what to expect when I picked it up. To be simply honest, I wasn't sure if I was going to like it. The concept sounded compelling, but I still had my doubts. Needless to say, those doubts have been dashed and slashed to pieces.

What you have to understand about Unwind is that it makes you think. It makes you think hard. It is not one of those light and airy reads and you can blow through and sigh, and then move on to something new without another thought. Unwind lingers in your brain for days after you have read it. It is full of really heart wrenching gray areas. Nothing is ever black and white in this book. You see things happen from so many different points of view.

This theme of this book in centered about Pro-Choice and Pro-Life and what really constitutes "living" and consciousness and when life truly begins. There is no real way for me to describe the way that this book made me feel. I mean, there are really SO MANY feels going on. The amazing thing about this book is the way that it makes you question everything you thought you knew and felt. Everyone has their own stance on this particular issue. I am no different. While reading this book, I found myself questioning the rights and wrongs of each side of the issue. I mean, this book seriously got into my head.

What I liked
I loved reading this in different points of view. I love books that do this on some level. It is sometimes imparative to see things from the other person's point of view to really get the story right in your mind. When things are one sided then it leaves room for prejudice. This book totally satisfied this problem with all of the different points of view.

These characters are intense. They are not all that they seem to be. They are complex and they all bring something very important into the story. The chemistry between all of the different characters is wonderful. All of their interactions felt well paced and natural. The dialogues were great. Nothing that was said sounded out of place.

The pacing in this book is really quite perfect. Nothing felt like it was rushed into, and nothing felt to be happening too slowly. Everything just syncs up flawlessly.

The absolute best thing about this book is the way that it makes you think and question things. This book makes you look at difficult things from another perspective. There is so much to contemplate.

What I didn't like
There is nothing bad that I can say about this book. It has so many awesome things going for it. I have been thinking about it all day and I can't think of a thing that needs improvement. I will say, however, that I was thinking that something could have been added into the story. Even if just mentioned somewhere in the book. With so many unwanted children in the world, I find it strange that child trafficking didn't come up in the book. Since there are so many more small children than before the war, there are that many more children for child traffickers to prey upon. It seems almost too easy for them in this world that Shusterman has created. I know that it is another important issue that doesn't really tie into the issue in the story, but it did cross my mind more than once while reading the book.

Would I Recommend It
In a heartbeat! Yes! I will be honest and say that this book is probably not really for the faint of heart. I personally had a hard time reading a specific scene in this book because it is so horrific and heart wrenching. And I am usually tough as nails. All of that aside, this book is outstanding. It it thought provoking and it makes you feel something real. ...more

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May 09, 2011 Lani rated it really liked it

3.5

I've been hearing about this book for years now and I decided I would finally get around to reading it (well, listening to it). Knowing the summary I was a little iffy on whether or not I thought the concept was even plausible. I like dystopian fiction where I can see how society might just get to that point but this one was just too outlandish.

In the first chapter it describes how pro-life and pro-choice groups fought a civil war that ended with the compromise that fetuses cannot be aborted ...more

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Sep 03, 2011 KikiTheKind rated it it was amazing

Shelves: made-me-cry, read-over-and-over, series, own

WOW is the first word that comes to mind. I was both revolted and inspired by the main themes. To divulge too much is definitely to spoil you. PLEASE read this book!

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Feb 27, 2013 Kari rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: freekindleihaveread, 2015reads, gryffindor-mmp

I can't believe I read this book and actually finished it. I am feeling quite disturbed now and so happy this doesn't occur in our society. Yikes ...more

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