Thursday, July 24, 2008

UNWIND by Neal Shusterman

At sixteen, Connor Lassiter can't believe that his life is about to be over, at his parents' request! Unwinding is a procedure done on a teenager between the ages of thirteen and seventeen. Once a child is designated for unwinding, there is no escape besides running away, and that's exactly what Connor does. Along the way he meets Risa and Lev, and a slew of other unwinds in similar predicaments. The future of unwinds everywhere is in their hands.

I hadn't read any science fiction recently, so it was good to expand my genre horizons a bit. Although horrifying, the story easily holds the reader's interest throughout. Short chapters focused on each character and his or her unique perspective help provide an overview of how a variety of different people are impacted by the unwinding procedure.

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