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Nadine
Wir befinden uns in einer Zeit, in der iPods und Plasmafernseher die Technologie der Großelterngeneration waren. Nach Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Abtreibungsgegnern und -befürwortern, die in einem Krieg gipfelten, hat man sich auf einen "Kompromiss" geeinigt: Alle Schwangerschaften müssen ausgetragen werden, aber die Eltern bzw. Erziehungsberechtigten haben das Recht, die Kinder, wenn sie zwischen 13 und 18 sind "abwickeln" zu lassen ("unwind"), was bedeutet, dass über 99,8 % der Körper der Te ...more
Ms. Kay renee
Oct 19, 2012 rated it liked it
Okay, so I did enjoy this book. The plot was well-paced and I did enjoy the action. I will give it page-turner points.

However, the basis of the plot was too outlandish for a legitimate emotional payoff. I get the whole post-apocalyptic America near-future thing is in now, and I can roll with that. But the idea that America would kill and harvest the organs of 13 year old kids just isn't established in a realistic way. There's not enough world-building for me to ever feel like the book reaches it
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Megan
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Jun 14, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Patricia Davis
Jul 11, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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