This book as been on my to-read list for a long time. I'm so glad I read it. It's a fast read because of the way it's written and because you can't put it down.
This sci-fi teen novel is set in the future where, it seems, the problem of unwanted children has been solved. From the time a child turns thirteen until the age of eighteen, it's parents can decide whether or not they want to keep the child. If they don't, they can have the kid unwound. All of the child's body parts are used to help other people in need. Not just their organs, but their hands, legs,and even pieces of their brain. The unwound child is then alive in a different way--through the people their body parts go to. So, it's not murder, it's just unwinding.
Unwind has action and suspense to carry you along as questions of life and death, right and wrong, the value of a human and human parts are turned around. Even those who are not inclined to philosophy will enjoy this book and the discussion it can lead to.
I highly recommend this book. Neal Susterman has written many other teen novels. They seem to all have a strong plot with a creepy or eerie flavor surrounding deep questions worth asking. I'm looking forward to reading more along with the sequel to Unwind.
I was just talking to R about this book today and both of us have it on our lists to read. What an interesting subject! This guy has some imagination.
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