Hey world! Last post for today, but you can expect one soon after, considering the next book in my pile! Eeep! Imagine my squeal of delight when the email that said my hold was available came in...It was very long and very high pitched. I'm surprised I could even get my voice that high! But books bring out the obsessive-border-line-insane in me, and that's bound to bring about some squeals, right? But what am I doing talking about the next book! I need to review this one!
So, earlier today around 4:30 I finished this book called Unwind by Neal Shusterman. And...YES!!!! IT'S A SERIES! Or Dystology. With....five (?) books! Wooo! Oh wait, it's three books and a novella...I think. I'm confusing myself. Whatever you do, don't believe me. And about the author. You've probably heard of him, right? I got this book because I adored the Schwa books. I haven't read the third one, though, I didn't know it existed until just now. But, this guy is a great author, and I know this from both personal experience and the fact that he has his own cover format. That's impressive. Want an Amazon link?
Summaryish: In a future world, to satisfy both Pro-Life and Pro-Choice groups, people came up with the idea of Unwinding. Between the ages of 13 and 18, a parent can choose to have their child "unwound", or have them hacked to pieces and distributed amongst people who need limbs or organs and stuff. It appeased both sides because the kid is still 100% alive, just in a different form. I know, creepy right? But anyways, Conner and Risa are Unwinds with incredibly different stories, but are tossed together by extraordinary circumstances. Lev isn't an Unwind - he's a tithe. He's thrown into the salad, too, and they're all tossed up and dressed with danger. Unwinds and the run are perhaps more dangerous than regular Unwinds. That wasn't a very good summaryish. I guess it's a summaryishish.
Review: Wowzers! This book is bam bam turkey and ham. I was reluctant - it looked like a horror book, which I don't like (much), but I was presently surprised when it turned out it wasn't all that scary, but it sure was awesome! I especially liked the way the book brings up important questions and various opinions on topics, but still leaves you to decide for yourself where you stand. It's kind of like a challenge book, you know? It was heart-racing! I went to an amusement park yesterday, and this book was better than the straight down drop into a river that I took while sitting in a log. It was fabulously written, and gorgeous in every way possible! I loved the way the multiple plot lines all come together, but not until the very end. Pick up this book, you won't regret it.
Words to the Characters:
Connor: This is my second Connor in a row, and I like you way better than the other Connor. I'm proud of you for the choices you made, even though you made some mistakes.
Risa: Teach me!!!!!!! Please? Pretty please?
Lev: I liked that last sentence you spoke the best.
Woo, that was a fun a marathon! Stay tuned for...What in the world? Why have I not started the next book yet! Ahhh!
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