Unwind is a shocking and Grisly story of a futuristic sort of horror (especially if you are at the age of being unwound) what explores topics such as pro life, religion and humanity, it does so in a way that not only keeps the reader engrossed (reader being me...maybe not you... ) but also makes one think of the possibilities that are brought to the table.

Would I have lived (as a whole) till my 18th? PAH! fat chance!

Unwind follows a variety of people's point of view but mainly the three Unwinds known as Connor, Lev and Risa who all end up together in an escape to freedom. However escaping to freedom as an Unwind has its downfalls with a bounty strung up over their heads and Juvy cops hunting them down there isn't anywhere safe on the streets for an Unwind to....unwind (mentally speaking of course)

The characters in this book are full of depth and strong minded stubbornness that keeps them alive...or more specifically... not Unwound. It is their need for survival that keeps the pace of this book fast and formidable.

And when it comes to being unwound... well lets just say I found myself momentarily traumatised and while Shusterman takes you through the procedure, the horror of feeling myself being taken apart while fully concious was a little overwhelming, I had to stop reading after the chapter to take a moment to put myself back together.


Every step of this book feeds you the emotion of the characters, anger comes easily when one feels helpless... fear comes easier when your time is up.



Look out Amazon, I'm coming to buy Unwholly! ( )

Unwind is a shocking and Grisly story of a futuristic sort of horror (especially if you are at the age of being unwound) what explores topics such as pro life, religion and humanity, it does so in a way that not only keeps the reader engrossed (reader being me...maybe not you... ) but also makes one think of the possibilities that are brought to the table.

Would I have lived (as a whole) till my 18th? PAH! fat chance!

Unwind follows a variety of people's point of view but mainly the three Unwinds known as Connor, Lev and Risa who all end up together in an escape to freedom. However escaping to freedom as an Unwind has its downfalls with a bounty strung up over their heads and Juvy cops hunting them down there isn't anywhere safe on the streets for an Unwind to....unwind (mentally speaking of course)

The characters in this book are full of depth and strong minded stubbornness that keeps them alive...or more specifically... not Unwound. It is their need for survival that keeps the pace of this book fast and formidable.

And when it comes to being unwound... well lets just say I found myself momentarily traumatised and while Shusterman takes you through the procedure, the horror of feeling myself being taken apart while fully concious was a little overwhelming, I had to stop reading after the chapter to take a moment to put myself back together.

Every step of this book feeds you the emotion of the characters, anger comes easily when one feels helpless... fear comes easier when your time is up. ( )

A few of those scenes were far more intense than I was expecting. ( )

The premise is interesting as a thought experiment, maybe, but I find it wholly unbelievable that no-one had thought out the moral implications of this before Connor brings it to their attention. Or that lots of people who have their kids unwound are emotionally ok with it just because it's the law? I mean, I can believe that space aliens do butt-probes for reasons, or that there is a school where you can learn how to do magic, or that under-18's have to fight each other in an annual death match, but this was beyond my ability to suspend my disbelief.

3 stars because the writing is decent and it is a thought provoking story (even though the thoughts provoked were basically "shit, are you totally fucking kidding me? People are ok with this?"). I'm feeling generous, I guess. Plus, I got to check off another item from my "books by dudes" list. And also the "books I bought years ago but haven't yet read" list.

Just for the record, I'm 100% pro-choice. ( )

Oh my god, what a book. What a thought-provoking, totally disturbing, make-your-skin-crawl, wonderful book. It definitely gave me the creeps; some scenes (one in particular - if you read it, you know what I mean) made me feel physically ill. Seriously, be prepared - it's NOT for the faint of heart. I loved it, but I'm not sure I'll ever want to read it again. This was so much more than I expected from a YA book. Brilliant. ( )