UnBound (Unwind, #4.5) by Brendan Shusterman, Jarrod Shusterman, Michelle Knowlden, Neal Shusterman, Terry Black Narrator: Neal Shusterman, Andrew Eiden, Jarrod Shusterman, Karissa
Series: Unwind Dystology #4.5
Published by Simon & Schuster on December 15, 2015
Genres: Dystopia
Pages: 305
Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
Format: Audiobook
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In the New York Times bestselling Unwind Dystology—Unwind, UnWholly, UnSouled, and UnDivided—Neal Shusterman thrilled readers with the story of a society that deals with its out-of-control teens by “unwinding” them—transplanting more than 99% of their bodies into other people.
In the latest installment of this sequence, Shusterman—along with collaborators Terry Black, Michelle Knowlden, Brendan Shusterman, and Jarrod Shusterman—explores even more aspects of a world that has accepted the unacceptable. These short stories examine the world of unwinding in a way we haven’t seen before, providing a fresh framework, new characters, and a different take on some events.
With UnBound, Shusterman’s fans can continue to get caught up in the world he has created in this “gripping, brilliantly imagined futuristic thriller” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
This isn’t exactly a continuation of the series, which concluded in book four, but rather a compilation of short stories—some written by Neal Shusterman, others by friends and family, and a few co-written with Shusterman.
The quality is uneven. There are excellent stories, mostly those authored by Shusterman himself, some decent ones, and a couple of terrible entries, particularly Roland’s story. That one featured a level of misogyny that was hard to stomach, with no redemption arc to salvage it. Some stories explore characters’ backstories while others simply exist in the same universe.
The book also includes UnStrung, which I’d previously read.
Overall, I’d only recommend this to devoted fans of the series looking to scratch an itch.
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