![]() ![]() The book is equal parts social commentary and horror - because everything that happens is perfectly plausible. When Connor runs from the authorities, his path crosses that of other unwinds, all trying to survive until their 18th birthdays. Risa is a ward of the state and caring for wards is expensive. Three children are about to be unwound for different reasons. The Bill of Life is the foundation of Neal Shusterman's novel, Unwind. The process by which a child is both terminated and yet kept alive is called 'unwinding'” ![]() on the condition that the child's life doesn't 'technically' end. However, between the ages of 13 and 18, a parent may choose to retroactively 'abort' a child. "The Bill of Life states that human life may not be touched from the moment of conception until a child reaches the age of 13. Pros: excellent characterization, original ideas (unwinding, stoking), complex plotĬons: written in present tense (jarring to read), simplistic writing (definitely a younger teen novel) ![]() ![]() The People VS George Lucas Movie Trailer.Love Among the Stars, a Romantic Sci-Fi Reading List.The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Book Review. ![]()
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