Unwind

Shusterman, Neal

ISBN 10: 0857079972 ISBN 13: 9780857079978

Casa editrice: Simon + Schuster UK, 2012

Riassunto

Connor, Risa and Lev are running for their lives. Unwinding: the process by which a child is both terminated and yet kept alive. Unwinding is now a common, and accepted, practice in society. Connor's parents want to be rid of him because he's a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev's unwinding has been planned since his birth as part of his family's strict religion. Brought together by chance, and kept together by desperation, these unlikely companions make a harrowing cross-country journey, knowing their lives hang in the balance. If they can survive until their 18th birthday, they can't be harmed - but when every piece of them, from their hands to their hearts, is wanted by a world gone mad, eighteen seems far, far away... "Gripping, brilliantly imagined futuristic thriller... The issues raised could not be more provocative - the sanctity of life, the meaning of being human - while the delivery could hardly be more engrossing or better aimed to teens."Publishers Weekly, starred review "A thought-provoking, well-paced read that will appeal widely"School Library Journal, starred review "A breathless tale turning pages for teenage boys, as it challenges not just where life begins and ends, but what it means to be alive." Educ8 magazine "a powerful, shocking, and intelligent novel... It's wonderful, wonderful stuff." The Bookbag "This is the kind of rare book that makes the hairs on your neck rise up. It is written with a sense of drama that should get it instantly snapped up for film." The Times Before there was The Hunger Games, there was Unwind.

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Recensione:

"Following in the footsteps of Jonathan Swift, Shusterman uncorks a Modest Proposal of his own..." Booklist
"Gripping, brilliantly imagined futuristic thriller... The issues raised could not be more provocative - the sanctity of life, the meaning of being human - while the delivery could hardly be more engrossing or better aimed to teens." Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A thought-provoking, well-paced read that will appeal widely" School Library Journal, starred review
"A breathless tale turning pages for teenage boys, as it challenges not just where life begins and ends, but what it means to be alive." Educ8 magazine
"a powerful, shocking, and intelligent novel... It's wonderful, wonderful stuff." thebookbag.co.uk
"This is the kind of rare book that makes the hairs on your neck rise up. It is written with a sense of drama that should get it instantly snapped up for film." Times
"This is a fantastic book, both thought-provoking and comprehensible. Like all great writers who envisage a new world, Shusterman manages to humanise the reality of it, as Huxley did with Brave New World and Atwood with The Handmaid's Tale, the author creates a convincing environment that creates this change... I was truly disappointed when it ended. The mark of a great book." Armadillo
"This book challenges ones ideas about life, about morality, about religion, about fanatics. It is not a comfortable read but it is thought-provoking." Carousel, Nov 2008
"A topical subject, thrillingly dramatised - grumpy, paranoid teens will have their worst fears confirmed." The Times, 7/12/08

L'autore:

Neal Shusterman is a New York Times bestselling author and has written numerous award-winning books for children and young adults. His books include, The Skinjacker Trilogy (Everlost, Everwild and Everfound), Full Tilt, Unwind and Unwholly. He also writes screenplays and several of his books are now in development as films. Neal lives in Southern California when he's not travelling the globe, and can be found online at Storyman.com.

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• Editore: Simon + Schuster UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0857079972
• ISBN 13: 9780857079978
• Rilegatura: Rilegatura sconosciuta
• Numero di pagine: 352