UnWholly
Books | JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
4.2
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Neal Shusterman
Connor, Lev, and Risa deal with the fallout of their rebellion in this riveting second book in the suspenseful, New York Times bestselling Unwind Dystology series by Neal Shusterman.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 organs for transplant might be convenient, but its morality has finally been brought into question. But unwinding is a 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. And the minds behind unwinding have already begun pushing its boundaries. Cam is the first “rewound,” a futuristic Frankenstein’s monster who does not technically exist and is made entirely out of unwinds’ body parts. He struggles with his identity and the question of whether he has a soul. And when the actions of a sadistic bounty hunter inextricably bind Cam’s fate with the those of Connor, Risa, and Lev, Cam comes to question humanity itself.
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Author
Neal Shusterman
Pages
416
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2013-10-15
ISBN
1442423676 9781442423671
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Thankfully, this book turned out to be pretty close to being as good as the first. The characters that were the same from the first book, had definately changed. Conner was worn and a little frustrating which is understandable but still not enjoyable. He seemed to have lost some of his insight from the first book which may have been because he spent less time with Risa and was so stressed. In the first book, he was able to judge people's intentions a little better(like the admiral and the truck driver who helped him) than in this book *cough (Trace and Starkey)*. Risa was not very different, until after the whole deal with Cam, but even that was explained in the end. Lev is very naive. He was in the first book, and he hasn't really grown up (not that he can because of the denotation stuff). He did not make very good decisions or have very judgement in this book until he saved Conner in the end.<br/><br/> Starkey was a character that I did not like from the very beginning. He was pretty full of himself, and kind of like Roland. I hated what he did throughout the whole book and especially at the end, when he tricked several people to save himself and other storks but leave everyone else behind. Cam was another I did not like. I had thought after reading the first book about how messed up it would be if someone created a 'human ' from the other unwound teenagers and sure enough, it was pretty messed up. Cam was also very full of himself and I just did not like him much at all. Especially the whole deal with Risa and why he liked her and recognized her in the first place. <br/><br/>This book ended awesomely and definately very r<br/>promisingly. I was very impressed with how well this story was put together and plotted since often times, trilogies get worse as they go, but not this one. I continue looking forward to reading the 3rd book (I don't know that I can wait!!!!). I am excited to see Lev and Conner go on an adventure together to find Sonia and Risa (as I hope they will) but not so excited for what Starkey will do next."
"Fantastic sequel, just as gripping as the first and equally as full of plot twists and hidden threats. Very thought provoking matter, would recommend the series to anyone who enjoys theoretical concepts or just wants a fun adventure. Easy read about 1.5 days(evening reading) or 10hrs #action_and_adventure #science_fiction "
"I debated whether I would read this book or not for a very long time. I loved unwind with my whole heart. I believe my exact words when I picked up the sequel were “don’t **** this up for me Neal” I’m happy to say Neal didn’t **** it up. A slower start than the first but it was such an adventure. Unwholly dives deeper into the ethics of unwinding, various other medical advances, advertising, covering up of history, etc. The fight scenes had me just about tearing the pages to flip them fast enough. It was an amazing ride."