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A review by lcmarie19
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
5.0
OMG. OMG. OMG. I am in awe.
Neal Shusterman, you are a BRILLIANT author. You are genius. You are amazing. You are SICK! You are insane! You are touched in the head!
And I loved every minute of it.
I was hooked on this book from the very beginning. I remember thinking, once I hit page six, "Wow, I already can't put this book down!". The world that was painted before me was absolutely jaw-dropping and I NEVER want to live in it. EVER. Neal did a fabulous job telling the story of a world that I refuse to associate with. He did his job.
Unwinding your children?! Who the eff does something like that?! How is that even an ethical practice? I debated with the happenings in this books constantly. I felt all of the emotions and the feels that I was supposed to experience. At the time that I was supposed to experience them. This book was intense. Truly intense.
Let's talk about these characters -- I loved ALL of them. Even the ones I hated, I loved hating them! Risa, Connor, Lev, Roland, CyFy, Mai, Hayden, everyone! They played crucial roles in this plot and had excellent character development. I loved seeing the growth in Connor and Lev. Truly wonderful to witness. Connor's transformation was slow, yet paced perfectly. But Lev's transformation was what threw me over the edge with this book. To know where he came from and what his beliefs were, and to see where he ended up by the conclusion of the book? Brilliantly done.
There are SO many real life correlations in this book. And honestly, I can see almost everything as a metaphor for reality in some way. Granted, I'm past the age of ever needing to worry about being "unwound", but I related to Risa, to Connor, to Lev, to CyFy -- to so many of these characters on a personal level. At one point in our lives, I'm sure we've all felt some inkling of what they were feeling throughout this book. It may not have been to the same extent, but I could definitely remember a time where I felt cornered, or neglected, or unwanted... whatever the occasion. Neal Shusterman did a PHENOMENAL job portraying those emotions.
ROLAND! My goodness, Roland! I dislike that boy with a fierce and fiery passion, but I was heartbroken over what happened to him. I sat with my mouth agape and my face smothered in tears. I had to stop reading. I put the book down and called a friend. I couldn't handle the emotions that experience brought to me. I'm so glad that Neal put it in there, though. I really think it made the book THAT much better. Especially after knowing what Connor gets from Roland in the end. And Risa's response to that, just made me cry even harder.
The relationship between Connor and Risa developed at a perfect pace and blossomed into something that I greatly approve of. I can only read on to see what happens with them next!
I am ready to continue the adventure with Book Two. Especially with the knowledge of Risa, Connor, and Lev -- their situations prompt TONS of questions and I cannot wait to see how this unfolds.
Neal Shusterman, you are a BRILLIANT author. You are genius. You are amazing. You are SICK! You are insane! You are touched in the head!
And I loved every minute of it.
I was hooked on this book from the very beginning. I remember thinking, once I hit page six, "Wow, I already can't put this book down!". The world that was painted before me was absolutely jaw-dropping and I NEVER want to live in it. EVER. Neal did a fabulous job telling the story of a world that I refuse to associate with. He did his job.
Unwinding your children?! Who the eff does something like that?! How is that even an ethical practice? I debated with the happenings in this books constantly. I felt all of the emotions and the feels that I was supposed to experience. At the time that I was supposed to experience them. This book was intense. Truly intense.
Let's talk about these characters -- I loved ALL of them. Even the ones I hated, I loved hating them! Risa, Connor, Lev, Roland, CyFy, Mai, Hayden, everyone! They played crucial roles in this plot and had excellent character development. I loved seeing the growth in Connor and Lev. Truly wonderful to witness. Connor's transformation was slow, yet paced perfectly. But Lev's transformation was what threw me over the edge with this book. To know where he came from and what his beliefs were, and to see where he ended up by the conclusion of the book? Brilliantly done.
There are SO many real life correlations in this book. And honestly, I can see almost everything as a metaphor for reality in some way. Granted, I'm past the age of ever needing to worry about being "unwound", but I related to Risa, to Connor, to Lev, to CyFy -- to so many of these characters on a personal level. At one point in our lives, I'm sure we've all felt some inkling of what they were feeling throughout this book. It may not have been to the same extent, but I could definitely remember a time where I felt cornered, or neglected, or unwanted... whatever the occasion. Neal Shusterman did a PHENOMENAL job portraying those emotions.
ROLAND! My goodness, Roland! I dislike that boy with a fierce and fiery passion, but I was heartbroken over what happened to him. I sat with my mouth agape and my face smothered in tears. I had to stop reading. I put the book down and called a friend. I couldn't handle the emotions that experience brought to me. I'm so glad that Neal put it in there, though. I really think it made the book THAT much better. Especially after knowing what Connor gets from Roland in the end. And Risa's response to that, just made me cry even harder.
The relationship between Connor and Risa developed at a perfect pace and blossomed into something that I greatly approve of. I can only read on to see what happens with them next!
I am ready to continue the adventure with Book Two. Especially with the knowledge of Risa, Connor, and Lev -- their situations prompt TONS of questions and I cannot wait to see how this unfolds.