Unwholly (Audible Audio Edition) Neal Shusterman Luke Daniels Audible Studios Books
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It's finally here. The long-awaited sequel to the bestselling Unwind, which Publishers Weekly called a "gripping, brilliantly imagined futuristic thriller."
Thanks to Connor, Lev, and Risa-and their high-profile revolt at Happy Jack Harvest Camp-people can no longer turn a blind eye to unwinding. Ridding society of troublesome teens while simultaneously providing much-needed tissues for transplant might be convenient, but its morality has finally been brought into question. However, unwinding has become big business, and there are powerful political and corporate interests that want to see it not only continue, but also expand to the unwinding of prisoners and the impoverished.
Cam is a product of unwinding; made entirely out of the parts of other unwinds, he is a teen who does not technically exist. A futuristic Frankenstein, Cam struggles with a search for identity and meaning and wonders if a rewound being can have a soul. And when the actions of a sadistic bounty hunter cause Cam's fate to become inextricably bound with the fates of Connor, Risa, and Lev, he'll have to question humanity itself.
Rife with action and suspense, this riveting companion to the perennially popular Unwind challenges assumptions about where life begins and ends-and what it means to live.
Unwholly (Audible Audio Edition) Neal Shusterman Luke Daniels Audible Studios Books
I think everyone should read this series. This isn't the first book and you definitely need to check that one out first, but I think this is a series that pays off to finish. Shusterman does an excellent job fleshing out his world and creating a much bigger picture than what was shown in the first book. He doesn't play into tired tropes and he proves to be extremely knowledgeable in social issues and the United States in general. He does a beautiful job at pointing and directing the reader to issues that are present in today's world without answering them- which I love. He assumes the reader is smart and can make their own conclusions - take some of Cam's analogies Shusterman assumes that we will be able to follow his line of thinking - which most people can and I love this. It shows such an awareness of the world and of readers in general. This series will alway have a place in my heart and I will always recommend people read this series!Product details
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Unwholly (Audible Audio Edition) Neal Shusterman Luke Daniels Audible Studios Books Reviews
** spoiler alert **
While this book closed strong and opened with a scary look at the mindset and propaganda surrounding unwinding, there were so many unlikable characters that made it hard to get into this book.
The book opens with Connor running the Graveyard with Risa and Hayden still there as well. Lev finally has some happiness living with the one brother that didn't act like a total jerk in the last book, the only brother who found the idea of tithing a child creepy. Of course none of this lasts.
Lev's contentment is shattered, and the rest of his worthless family turns their backs on him. He ends up at a safe house of sorts for saved tithes, in a god-like position that he is very uncomfortable with. He also meets one of the horrid characters, Miracolina and seems to feel like it's his mission to save her.
Miracolina is a self-righteous tithe that continues through the book to not believe that there is anything wrong with sacrificing children. Her holier-than thou judgmental attitude was like nails on chalk board.
Starkey was a stork set to be unwound who uses extreme violence to not only escape but to wreck havoc in and around the Graveyard eventually bringing it down. Then he lives in what seems like an impossible manner - really don't want to hear more about him.
The creepiest is Cam the rewound boy. At first I felt sorry for him, but his arrogance and the stalker y manner that he goes after Risa are disgusting.
Had the next book in the series been the last, I would have bought it and started already, but it looks like it's not, and I don't think I can bear these new characters much more.
The Akron AWOL is infamous. The other whollies worship him and the Unwind Culture despises everything he stands for. But behind the moniker is Connor. Connor is just a boy who made it to 17 and can't be unwound, but the weight of the world rests on his shoulders in Unwholly, the second Unwind book by Neal Shusterman.
Connor is in charge of the entire plane Graveyard. He has hidden over 800 AWOLs there, but the fact that missing kids slated for unwinding are hiding there is no secret. He isn't sure why the authorities haven't come to get them yet, but he takes each and every day as a gift. While he and Risa can't be unwound anymore, there are a lot of kids whose lives are in his hands. He can barely feed the kids he has, but that doesn't stop them from the constant rescue missions to save more. Of course, not every kid is as grateful as they should be, and some, like Starkey, have only their interests in mind. When a bunch of kids are barely holding it together in the face of imminent unwinding, all it takes is one very smart, very devious rabble rouser.
Meanwhile, Camus Comprix tries to find his way in a world where he shouldn't exist. The product of dozens of unwound kids, he is made of the parts of others. He was created, not born. When he struggles to find his way in the world with so many conflicting thoughts and memories swirling around his head, his handler feels a companion will keep him on the right track as the most revolutionary advance for humans in their existence. The only problem is the girl Cam wants is an unwilling participant in the experiment. When Risa is captured and blackmailed into joining Cam, she is forced to support the Unwinding movement, the single thing she hates the most. While everyone at the Graveyard thinks she has betrayed them, Risa is trying everything to hold them together. For a group of kids who no one cares if they exist or not, the responsibility sitting on their shoulders is overwhelming.
This was such an interesting follow up to Unwind for a number of reasons. First, it was a book that came out after a significant hiatus. Shusterman took a while to get this book together, so if you followed the series from its inception, you needed a refresher at the beginning of this sequel before you started the new story. But who wants to read an info dump or a recap? So Shusterman created a really ingenious "index" that catches you up quickly and efficiently at the beginning of the story so you know where you are without some silly recap. I also really liked how he balanced the story between the main characters from the last book, Lev, Connor, and Risa, and the new characters Starkey, Cam and Miracolina. The addition of the focus on new characters made it more interesting while still keeping me connected to the previous book.
On a whole, this is one of the creepiest premises I have ever read. I mean, seriously, unwinding kids?? People fighting to preserve the unwinding? The public service notices to convince people what a wonderful solution to abortion? CRAZY! But a brilliant fictional examination of just how far people can go and how blinded they can be in the face of fear and propaganda. It is the kind of series that can be related to everything from the Holocaust to the battle over same sex marriage or abortion. I love a book that is going to elicit passionate discussions from my students, and unwinding is definitely one that will get them fired up. But in addition to the infinite discussions, you will get wrapped up in a really crazy, really interesting story. Shusterman always does that to me!
I have recently become a fan of dystology. After reading The Uglies series I needed something to fill the void. Unwind, so far, has been it. I will admit I did not love the beginning of the book. There are a lot of characters and I couldn't always remember all the details. I felt like I needed a score card and did go back to the first book to see what they were talking about since we are very, very briefly given an incident in the first book that we are given more information about in this book. So, I found the first 100 pages or so (I have the version so not real sure) not all that exciting.
That said, as I read further, the book took on a new life of it's own with character surprises and details that were introduced and then explained later. I like surprises when I read and this book had a number of them.
There were things in the book I didn't care for. The writing itself was sometimes briefly annoying. I also didn't like the character of Starkey. Other brief parts just didn't seem to make sense. Those parts may be cleared up in the next book.
Alll in all, I really enjoyed this book. I finished it last night and have already downloaded the next book in the series. If you liked Unwind, I think you should read this one!
I think everyone should read this series. This isn't the first book and you definitely need to check that one out first, but I think this is a series that pays off to finish. Shusterman does an excellent job fleshing out his world and creating a much bigger picture than what was shown in the first book. He doesn't play into tired tropes and he proves to be extremely knowledgeable in social issues and the United States in general. He does a beautiful job at pointing and directing the reader to issues that are present in today's world without answering them- which I love. He assumes the reader is smart and can make their own conclusions - take some of Cam's analogies Shusterman assumes that we will be able to follow his line of thinking - which most people can and I love this. It shows such an awareness of the world and of readers in general. This series will alway have a place in my heart and I will always recommend people read this series!
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