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Unwind (Unwind, #1)

Neal Shusterman

Start date: June 1, 2013

Finish date: June 30, 2013

Discussion: Group Read

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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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Jan 13, 2013 Prami{reader and dreamer} rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2013, dystopia-post-apocalyptic

3.75 stars

It's heart warming to see a new dystopian book blowing my mind after a long long time. I loved the concept, characters and the story building. The fact that it was a multiple POV book and you could keep up with the characters easily is also a plus in my opinion. Now I'm as curious as ever to see where the second installment leads us. ...more

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Jun 23, 2011 Renuka rated it really liked it

Shelves: action, adventure, young-adult, science-fiction, dystopia, romance, thriller, e-book, owned, fav-couples

Reread: June 21, 2019

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Dec 12, 2011 Sarah rated it it was amazing

I absolutely adored this book! My librarian saw I liked the type of book like The Hunger Games and recommended this to me. I'm so glad she did. This book captures the extreme side of teens in crisis, as well as the dark side of humanity. One can only hope that our society, in the conflict that it is in, does not resort to this sort of solution. ...more

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Oct 14, 2009 Jennifer Cornelius rated it it was amazing

I have joined a book club with some friends at work. They are reading Unwind as their November book. I loved it so much I just decided to read it again. Still great the second time. I have already read about 70 pages and just started today. That's a feat for me with three small children. ...more

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