A review by brooke_review
The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist

3.0

I had high expectations for this novel. Its dystopian setting revolves around something so taboo - labeling people as essentially unworthy of life after a certain age and failure at reaching certain life milestones. These individuals' organs are eventually "donated" to people who are "making something of their lives." I felt that a lot could have been done with this idea, but the author kept the novel in the land of "safe" most of the time. Additionally, so much of the novel was spent discussing the meaningless actions and excursions of the characters - again, this was wasted space in the story. I don't know if there was a disconnect because this novel is supposed to take place in Sweden, and perhaps we are used to a bit more drama in the US, but something was off.