Unwind (Unwind, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

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

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

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 20, 2014 Barbara ★ rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2014, fantasy, young-adult, x-set-in-usa-ohio, x-set-in-usa-arizona, zzz-cover-body-part, dystopia

This is a really fast-paced, suspenseful thriller about survival and the rights of children. In this society, abortion is illegal but parents can choose to "abort" their 13-18 year old teenager. Called unwinding where various body parts (well all of them actually) are given to save the lives of other people. How humane. Unless your the person being unwound but hey you don't die, your body parts are just reassigned to someone more deserving of life.

Does that make me a murderer? How could it, whe ...more

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Oct 21, 2010 Marla rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, zz-team-2013-challenge-wild-blue-d, girl-power, adventure, catholic, science-fiction, with-reservations, horror, award-winner, boys

Lots of unique story elements and a very discussible (controversial and thought-provoking) book, perfect for book clubs. Story kept me guessing, characters were sympathetic and believable, and 3+ different points of view were fascinating and gave story more depth. WARNING: Chapter 61 is disturbing, consider yourself warned.

This would be a great book for book club! We would discuss it a ton! The ideas about death and a soul are very deep for a YA novel. Loved the reply from ebay about listing a s ...more

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Sep 16, 2014 Krissy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: cover-color-blue, pgs-400-499, read-before-2015, 5-motherfucking-stars

I freaking loved this book. I loved all of the characters in it. Lev was a little shit at first but he grew on me. I even ended up feeling sympathy towards Roland by the end of the book. I did not expect that at all. There are so many great YA dystopian books out there right now. But I hope this book does not get lost in the sauce. It should definitely be given a chance and I will be recommending this book to everybody I know who enjoys this genre.

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Nov 17, 2009 Jamie ~ Bad Boy Inspector rated it it was amazing

Shelves: genre-dystopya

Loved this book and the ending was great.

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May 05, 2010 Chris rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, youth, favorites, series, young-adult

This book turned out to be much better than expected. The whole story is based on the idea that there has been a second civil war in the United States over the issue of abortion. The two sides agree to end the war when someone comes up with the ridiculous idea of "unwinding." While you can't abort a fetus, you can decide the retroactively "abort" when the child is between the ages of 13 and 18. The child isn't considered killed, instead all of the body parts are taken and used elswhere. (Living ...more

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Jun 07, 2009 TheReadingKnitter/ Kasey rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, 2009

I started reading this book on 06/07/2009. I finished this book on 06/14/2009.

This book was extremely good. I'm very picky about giving out my four and five star ratings but this was difantely a 4 star for me. The only way I would have rated it a 5 star is if one of the characters were included in the end with the rest of them. I loved the futuriest aspect of the story. The whole Unwinding process and the clappers was so funny but yet so weird. Definately made me want to read more of Shusterman' ...more

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