Unwind : Do we die? Or do we live? We do both.

"The seconds Civil War, also known as "The Heartland War," was a long and bloody conflict fought over a single issue.

To end the war, a set of constitutional amendments known as "The Bill of Life" was passed.

It satisfied both the Pro-life and Pro-choice armies.

The Bill of Life states that human life may not be touched from the momrnt of conception until a child reaches the age of thirteen.

However, between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, a parent may choose to retroactively "abort" a child...

...on the condition that the child's life doesn't "technically" end.

This process by which a child is both terminated and yet kept alive is called "unwinding."

Unwinding is now a common, and accepted practice in society."

Loonnnggg quote, sorry about that. It's really hard to explain the amount of awesome put into this book. It's by Neal Shusterman, who is such a creative author, he should get some award for it.

Unwind is about a futuristic America. This book dives right in to one of the most controversial topics in society today: abortion. In this futuristic world, there has been a second civil war between the two pro-life and pro-choice sides. Like the quote says, it was long and bloody, and one simple thing fixed it all; they called it The Bill of Life. This states that, if you do not want a child, you can get rid of it, just not by way of abortion. But, between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, a child can be unwound. Unwinding is the process of taking a child apart and using them for donor parts. (Gross, I know, but when the book does explain it, it's not bloody or disgusting at all, it just really sends shivers up your spine.) These children are sent to an Unwind Camp, where they basically wait to get chopped up.

This book focuses on three different children who are sent to be unwound. These children are often called "Unwinds" by the world. The first kid's named Connor, and he is being unwound by his own parents. There's Risa, who has lived in a state home her entire life, is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Then there's Lev, who is being unwound because he is a Tithe. In the bible, apparently, it says you should try to give ten percent of everything to your church. Lev's parents had ten children. Byebye, Lev.

These three unfortunate souls run away from their unwinding to a sanctuary where everyone is an unwind, and even get a taste of the dreaded Unwind Camp. You even meet a few other amusing characters on the way.

This book is absoluetely amazing. I suggest this to anyone who likes Sci-fi, or is just interested in this kind of stuff. It's great, this author is great, and I suggest you check it out.