Thursday, April 29, 2010

Unwind by Neal Shusterman

Holy crap, this book was awesome.  It was recommended by a fellow book junkie that I work with.  This is a one of a kind story that will utterly blow you away.  Everything about this book is unheard of and new.  I've never read a book anything like this.  The story takes place in the future where there is a second civil war over reproductive rights.  The Bill of Life is formed which states that from the moment of conception until the age of 13, the life of the child cannot be terminated.  But from the ages of 13-18, parents have the option of having their child unwound, which means they are taken to a harvest camp where they are totally taken apart limb by limb, organ by organ, tissue by tissue.  This being done while they are totally conscious of what is going on.  That way no lives are being taken, but the "unwanteds" are being recycled in society.   Connor is too difficult for his parents to control.  Risa, a ward of the state, is not talented enough to be kept alive.  And Lev is a tithe, a child concieved and raised to be unwound.  You will follow these characters as they run for their lives and try to wrap there heads around the idea of a society totally turning the other way while such horrors are taking place.  I couldn't put it down.  Its a horror, science fiction, and drama with a little bit of sarcastic humor thrown in there.  I've added it to my all time favorites list!!!  DEFINITE MUST READ!!!!  Be sure to check out the trailer through my BOOK TRAILERS link.

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