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I don't give five star ratings very often, and if half-stars existed on Amazon, I'd probably rate it as four and a half stars. Unsouled wasn't a perfect book (not the least because of the rather troubling number of typos in the Kindle edition - not nearly the worst book I've seen when it comes to those, but more than I'm used to seeing in a brand new traditionally published novel - but that's nearly not all), but all in all, it *worked* for me.

It was a bit slow-going at first, much like the previous books in this series, and there was less action in it (and less romance - not that there's been overly much of it in the previous books either) - what we got instead was more plot, more politics, more background on this horrible world. I'm still not sure I truly buy the concept; I could just nearly buy people not giving a damn about other people's kids, up to and including getting them chopped up for parts, but I still cannot really believe there would be that many people giving up their own flesh and blood, their own offspring.

But then, there are people in the world who think nothing of murdering their own kids for some perceived slight or another, I guess, so anything is possible. I just have trouble seeing it happen in what is supposed to be a relatively close-to-us future and in such huge numbers.

Anyway, if one can suspend disbelief and go with that, at least there's a reasonable attempt made here to explain that world, and the reasons people use to keep themselves blindly okay with the new arrangement - and that there are, after all, plenty of people who don't think it's the most awesome of best ideas ever.

If there's anything I could have wished for (other than fewer typos) in this book, it's "more Risa"; she's largely absent. Fortunately the other main characters are strong enough and the plot was excellent, so while I missed her, it didn't detract from my general enjoyment.


Tags : Unsouled [Neal Shusterman] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Paperback. Pub Date :2013-11-07 Pages: 416 Language: English Publisher: Simon & Schuster In the next part of Neal Shustermans gripping and thought-provoking futuristic thriller. Connor. Lev and Risa continue to uncover shocking secrets about the process of Unwinding and the company. Proactive Citizenry. which created Cam. a teen made completely from parts taken from unwound teens. There are plans to mass produce rewound teens like Cam for military purposes. and below the surface of that potential horror lies a sinister layer of intrigue ... Proactive Citizenry has been suppressing technology that could make unwinding completely unnecessary. Will Connor. Lev and Risa ever be able to break free from the fear of Unwinding,Neal Shusterman,Unsouled,Simon & Schuster Childrens Books,147111810X

Unsouled Neal Shusterman 9781471118104 Books Reviews

There has to be something very special about a book that gives you goose bumps. I have devoured every word of this book. Usually I speed read, but not this time. I wanted to read every word of very line. And the very last line, I swear gave me goose bumps.
This third book in the Unwind series is the best by far. Full of excitement and horror. Makes you think about the society we live in. Is this storyline far fetched? I'm afraid it may not be. It worries me that this technology may already be out there, if not in practice, at least in concept. If necessity is the mother of invention, greed is a close relative. How much scientific research has been used to cause harm, under the guise of helping.
Risa, Connor, Lev and Cam's lives are intertwined and each one individually faces difficult internal conflicts.
WHEW! OMG! I thought this was the last book. As I neared the end of it, at 85% then 95% it didn't make sense. There was too much yet to resolve. I got online and only found it referred to as a "trilogy." I finished it moment ago and came into to check the reviews and add my own. How could I review a book I loved so much, that builds so nicely on the first two, but leaves virtually every character thread in the book hanging. Do I give it 5 stars? Or 1 star? The reviewer ahead of me obviously had the same problem I did with this, but was more resourceful in discovering that there will be a fourth book. I'm so relieved. I love this series. I'd give the book 5 stars for the enjoyment I derived from it, but docked it a star for scaring me to death. I love all of the character stories the author created, juggled, and intertwined, and the new character, Grace, is fabulous. I really want to find out what happens to them all.
Can't wait for Book #4! In this 3rd installment of the Unwind Dystology, Connor has been captured by Argent who wants to show him off to the world but Argent is thoroughly disgusting as a character. He has a sister, Grace, who he is so nasty, angry and rude to- she is labeled "low cortical" which means she is lacking in her mental capacity (boy do they get that wrong) but it is Grace who ends up helping Connor escape and goes with him and Lev to find out answers to the unwinds, Proactive Citizenry and try to find Jansen Reinschild's wife, Sonia (they invented unwinding). Argent meets up with Nelson, the parts pirate who is consumed with finding Connor and they are both detestable characters, along with Starkey who thinks he is the God of the Storks and has no moral compass. I enjoyed the parts involving Risa, I can't make up my mind about Cam; I like him sometimes and I don't like him other times. I know he really loves Risa and wants to prove it by taking down Proactive Citizenry and his creator, Roberta but so far he hasn't really escaped Proactive Citizenry. When Connor, Lev and Roberta go to the Indian reservation to be protected things begin to test the friendship of Connor and Lev. Lev is trying to recuperate after being hit by a car driven by Connor and Cam comes to the reservation hoping to find Risa and how Cam knows to go to this reservation is the result of his having some of the "parts" (like the hands) of an Indian who was rewound, yuck! I am looking forward to seeing more development of Grace as a character; she is definitely making herself very useful to Connor and Risa. The whole idea of unwinding and the unscrupulousness of the world towards teens make me cringe---Shusterman has done a fantastic job of creating a dystopian world at odds with teens, life and identity. Couldn't put this book down!
I don't give five star ratings very often, and if half-stars existed on , I'd probably rate it as four and a half stars. Unsouled wasn't a perfect book (not the least because of the rather troubling number of typos in the edition - not nearly the worst book I've seen when it comes to those, but more than I'm used to seeing in a brand new traditionally published novel - but that's nearly not all), but all in all, it *worked* for me.

It was a bit slow-going at first, much like the previous books in this series, and there was less action in it (and less romance - not that there's been overly much of it in the previous books either) - what we got instead was more plot, more politics, more background on this horrible world. I'm still not sure I truly buy the concept; I could just nearly buy people not giving a damn about other people's kids, up to and including getting them chopped up for parts, but I still cannot really believe there would be that many people giving up their own flesh and blood, their own offspring.

But then, there are people in the world who think nothing of murdering their own kids for some perceived slight or another, I guess, so anything is possible. I just have trouble seeing it happen in what is supposed to be a relatively close-to-us future and in such huge numbers.

Anyway, if one can suspend disbelief and go with that, at least there's a reasonable attempt made here to explain that world, and the reasons people use to keep themselves blindly okay with the new arrangement - and that there are, after all, plenty of people who don't think it's the most awesome of best ideas ever.

If there's anything I could have wished for (other than fewer typos) in this book, it's "more Risa"; she's largely absent. Fortunately the other main characters are strong enough and the plot was excellent, so while I missed her, it didn't detract from my general enjoyment.