A review by exclipse
Unwind by Neal Shusterman

dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.0

The characters are absolutely terrible- the main character is an edgy Gary Stu, and his female companion is a Mary Sue with no personality, the third protagonist, Lev, has a personality, I like bratty characters so I liked him at first…but his story painted religious people as evil killers, and there were no other religious characters to counterpart this portrayal. Books can and should show the good AND BAD of groups, but only showing the bad, like Unwind does with religion is hateful. Almost the entire cast is white, except a very stereotypical southern black boy who is only in one or two chapters. A sexual assault almost happens <to the main characters girlfriend, and he doesn’t intervene to prove a point.> it all just left a bad taste in my mouth.
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