And even as he portrayed characters in different voices, each time he spoke I knew exactly who he was speaking as. His voice was naturally intense which matched the tone perfectly. Rather, listening to it for the first time. Reading it again had me going through all sorts of emotions. Maybe it was the message or the characters or the way it is written between many different perspectives. I always tell people this was my favorite book in school. I was surprised I was able to make it through such a deep, disturbing story back then as a squeamish child but reading it now is eye opening and STILL a bit disturbing. I read this book back in high school about 6 years ago and must have completely repressed it. But do they stand a chance of escaping their fate or proving their lives are worth saving? As their paths intersect, they start to fight for their own destinies. And Lev, his parents’ tenth child, has been destined for unwinding since birth as a religious tithe. Rita, a ward of the state, has been slated for unwinding due to cost cutting. According to society’s leaders, unwinding leads to a healthier and safer community, as troublesome and unwanted teens are used for the greater good.Ĭurtis is a rebel whose unwinding was ordered by his parents.

But between the ages of 13 and 18, the child may be gotten rid of by their parent through a process called “unwinding”.īy repurposing a teen’s organs and other body parts in living recipients, the unwound child’s life doesn’t technically end. According to their Bill of Life, human life may not be terminated from the moment of conception until the age of 13. Three teens fight for their lives and each other in this breathtakingly suspenseful first book in the twisted, New York Times best-selling Unwind Dystology series by Neal Shusterman.Īfter America’s Second Civil War, the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life armies came to an agreement.

Everlost by neal shusterman