Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Unwind by Neal Shusterman

8 reviews

sassolinosassoletto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Violence, and Medical trauma

choco_bunbun's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Medical content, Trafficking, and Suicide

Moderate: Abandonment

thee_eclectic_eccentric's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Child death, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Body horror

Minor: Trafficking and Violence

cghegan's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Body horror

Moderate: Blood and Violence

Minor: Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Trafficking

snazz07's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Police brutality, Trafficking, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Terminal illness, Confinement, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Kidnapping, War, and Abandonment

Minor: Mental illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

_mims_'s review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Great dystopian  fiction is great because the reader can see the literary dystopias reflected in our current society. This is certainly not the case with Unwind. The premise was  absurd. A civil war over abortion? It felt a little too silly. I picked up the book, fully prepared to hate it. And I did- at first. However, Shusterman managed to turn his absurd premise into something surprisingly readable. It certainly isn’t Nobel prize worthy, but it was easy entertainment. Would have liked to see more focus on the characters rather than just plot progression. I thought the concept of the tithe was very interesting and would have loved to see more of Lev in the book. Overall, if you just want to turn your brain off for a few hours and enjoy some interesting plot twists, this is a good choice.  Felt a little preachy at some points. 

Spoiler

Romance was not fleshed out at all. Shusterman should either have developed it more thoroughly or left it out entirely. However, it wasn’t just the romance that felt hollow. All of the relationships lacked depth. The dynamic between Lev and the other main characters felt particularly nonsensical. </spoiler >

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Medical content

Moderate: Confinement and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Abortion, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Car accident, Trafficking, and Violence

scarlettskyes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Slavery, and Religious bigotry

eve_o's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Abortion, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Confinement