The Unwinding Death

I want to finish the month, and the school term, with quite an amazing novel. There are so many to choose from, but I wanted to pick a story with intense drama and action. That narrowed down the list, and eventually I found the perect book to end on. The book is Unwind by Neal Shusterman. This book is a thriller about three teens fighting to stay alive in a savage future world that condones killing minors for body parts.

First off, you must understand that in this future, from the ages of 13 to 18, parents can have their kids unwound. This basically means they are killed and their entire bodies are donated to others who need the parts. The practice is accepted in the society, but there is still alot of debate with the age that unwinding should be illegal. But, there are so many kids who are supposed to be unwound that there are so many that escape, and many parts that hospitals just have in a freezer.

The first teen is Connor. Connor is a bad boy at his high school, and his parents are just done with him, so they decide to unwind him. He runs away though and, with help from a few others he knows and doesn't know, he gets away from his father, the cops and everyone else who is chasing him. But, in escaping, he causes a pile up on the highway, a few deaths and, most impressive, he shoots a juvie-cop with his own tranq-gun.

Risa is an orphan at the State home in Ohio. She is going to be unwound to cut costs at the home, but she doesn't want to. When Connor causes the pile up on the highway, her bus crashes and she escapes. She also escapes with Lev, a boy who has been scheduled to be unwound since birth, with the help of Connor. They escape together, and help eachother stay alive long enough to turn eighteen when they can't be unwound.

The things they go through next, however, they could have never imagined. They go through chase scenes, run-in's with police, teachers and smugglers to find their destination. They encounter many other unwinds and connect with a few, others not so much. They have to be shipped in crates and locked in a celler for three days, and on topof that, the three get seperated for most of their journey. But, they find eachother just when things get dangerous.

RED'S ALL STAR REVIEW: 4 out of 5 stars. It's such an intense, dramatic thriller, and it has such a great storyline. It is so well written and I loved it so much.

MASS APPEAL: This book is for guys and girls equally. It appeals to everyone, and they should all read this book.

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