Teen Book Review – Unwind by Neal Shusterman
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Unwind is a must read for sci-fi
and horror lovers. Connor, Risa and Lev live in a mad, futuristic world where
unwanted teens are despised and killed. The people of the society are selfish
and have no concept of the value of life. Due to shortages on organ donations,
unwanted teens are murdered in cold blood, ripped apart from head to toe, simply
because they are not considered worth the sum of their parts. The three must try
to survive until they are eighteen. With the world savaging, hunting, waging on
every last tissue, eighteen years of age seems like forever. I personally am not
a fan of horror and this book is not for the faint of heart. Though Unwind gave
me shivers for nights to come, it had me reading it on the edge of my seat over
and over again. The novel centers around people's lives and souls, its
existence, ownership and value. The author's tone is extremely suspenseful, the
plot is genius and the setting is terrifying realistic. Though being a science
nerd myself, I do have to criticise that the medical procedures are
somewhat questionable. Overall, this is a terrific book and is sure to make
anyone's top list.
8 thoughts on “Teen Book Review – Unwind by Neal Shusterman”
To be honest, I hate horror stories, horror movies, and all horror stuff. I just distracts me from reality and leaves me duelling on the fictional tales.
Wow. This sounds interesting. Reminds me of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go. I just love dark stories like these.
The premise sounds incredibly impractical. Why would you spend so much money designing a death-chamber and putting kids through these challenges, when you could just harvest the organs of healthy undesirables i.e: convicts on death row. The system described seems too inefficient. I’m assuming that the organs are harvested from those who don’t survive and not from those who, this is absolutely nonsensical as a healthy person with vital organs is more likely to survive than someone with physiological defects.
Did you mean dwelling?
No worries Jane, lots of people can’t handle scary or horror. Just enjoy what you like!
I also really like dark stories. You should also check out the book “Hemlock Grove” it is really dark!
Sometimes you have to put away your reality and enjoy another.
I’ll be sure to check it out. I’ve always been a fan of horror genera books
That doesn’t account for impracticality, the presence of this anomaly in the logic of the premise can be detrimental to my immersion into this reality, showing me the seams of the narrative.