Wednesday, January 8, 2014

UNSOULED ("Unwind Dystology" Book 3), by Neal Shusterman

The story: Abortion is illegal, but no worries: if you have an unruly teen, you can simply have him/her "unwound". Their body parts will go to help people who need organ transplants, and the kid will go on living, and contributing to society, in a "divided" state. This is the third book in the UNWIND DYSTOLOGY, which starts with UNWIND and also includes UNWHOLLY. Connor, AKA the "Akron AWOL", is still on the run, knowing that if he's captured, he's not yet old enough to automatically escape being unwound. Risa, who managed to stage an escape of her own in "Unwholly" is hoping to find Connor; Cam, the "rewind" engineered as proof of the positive aspects of unwinding, is frantically looking for Risa--and Proactive Citizenry is desperately seeking Cam, whom they regard as their property (so much for an end to slavery all those years ago!). As for Lev--he's just looking to find a little peace. Of course...you don't always get what you're looking for, especially in dystopian fiction...

 
June Cleaver's book rating: Language PG-13; Nudity G; Sexual Content PG; Substance Abuse PG; Violence PG-13; GLBT content PG; Magic & the occult G; Adult Themes PG-13 ("unwinding" is the answer to abortion; parents who don't want their kids); Overall rating PG-13.

 
Liz's comments: Well. Here I was thinking that it was the Unwind "Trilogy". Now I find out that it's a "dystology"--although I can't find an official definition of that word, which means it's made up. Ack. However, at least Shusterman didn't run out of story before he runs out of books, although this one, like the second book in many trilogies, seems more to be on its way to somewhere else than to stand on its own. Oh well--if a kid has already read read books 1&2, he'll no doubt be thrilled with this one, "dystology" or not.
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