Reviews

Unwind by Neal Shusterman

katec9999's review against another edition

4.0

After the Heartland War, abortion is illegal; instead, parents can choose to have their children between the ages of 13 and 18 unwound, a process by which their body parts are donated for medical use. Three teens escape their scheduled unwinding, and their fates intertwine throughout the story as they try to stay hidden and alive until their 18th birthdays, when they’ll no longer be able to be unwound. [return]While the premise of the story is a bit far-fetched, the us-against-the-world theme will resonate with teens. The pace of the story is quick and the plot gives readers much to think about regarding when life begins and when it ends. Recommended for mature YAs due to a scene of a bloodless yet horrifying unwinding being performed.

pearl_diver12's review against another edition

Did not like the world-building or the characters.

sheridanlynette's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

mierke's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

who_are_you77's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

soapgrace's review against another edition

5.0

This author might be a god

madeleinen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

lyraggs's review against another edition

5.0

4.5
Wooh este libro me ha dado muchas emociones y una de las que más dme tocó fue la escalofriante narración de la desconexión, pues si bien no fue descriptiva al leerla se me despeluzo el cuerpo, una mezcla de miedo, lastima y enojo. Esa junto con la de Cytrus fueron impactantes.

Me encanto la pluma de Shusterman, siendo el segundo que leo de el, veo que el crea distopias similares a muchos pero lo destaca mostrando la insensibilidad, temor que tenemos la humanidad. El mundo y los personajes son los que hacen vivir y complementar la historia de nuestros personajes que no son perfectos y nunca se vuelve esos héroes de la trama.

El final fue cliche pero se lo perdono pues no se trata de un libro único, aunque lo parezca. Espero y no se repita esto en los demás de la saga, que empiece increíble y el final decaiga en lo cliche.

dreadthemad's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.5

fraukate's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0