Unwind is another dystopian adventure. The premise: the United States had a second civil war over the abortion issue. The war eventually resolved with an agreement that from conception to age 13, no child could be harmed. However, when children are between 13 and 18 years old their parents can choose to
unwind them. This involves harvesting every part of their body for transplantation. They are not considered to be dead as every part of them will be alive. I don't need to go into how impossibly silly this all is.
The three protagonists are runaway teenagers trying to remain whole until their 18th birthdays when they can no longer become unwound. Relying on themselves and each other, they learn about friendship, love, regret, anger, forgiveness, and despair. Once you get over the premise, it's a pretty nice story about growing up and accepting yourself. A straight-forward adventure story with some likeable characters.
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