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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Here's a book that begs a lot of questions: what does it mean to die? Where do you go? What the heck is up with that Mary chick?
It's definitely got some Christ-symbolism going on, and it keeps you reading, is well-paced, involves a twist that doesn't give itself away too soon...so it's good. The ending just felt a little forced is all. Oh, well! I'd still recommend it, especially to people who like Zevin's Elsewhere or Soto's The Afterlife.
4/5 on here, 9/10 for myself
It's definitely got some Christ-symbolism going on, and it keeps you reading, is well-paced, involves a twist that doesn't give itself away too soon...so it's good. The ending just felt a little forced is all. Oh, well! I'd still recommend it, especially to people who like Zevin's Elsewhere or Soto's The Afterlife.
4/5 on here, 9/10 for myself
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved the book Unwind by Neal Shusterman, so I got this one. It's ok... interesting concept, but I don't know. It didn't wow me. I do feel like I need to finish the series, though.
This book is good, not the best because sincerely I thought it could have done so much more; I mean the book description left me with such high expectations that it wasn't met that it kind of let me down but the book in itself is good. I will continue reading the story. It is not bad, yet it only covers fluffy and superficial parts of the story that I had pictured in my mind, it has the adventure and "danger" if you can call it that but it is very pged if you know what I mean. The story is made as if it was meant for kids showing danger but never actually bad bad things happen, they get away, the danger was not as dangerous as it could have been. Oh well, it really is a nice story to pass time but it wasn't what I had imagined. I gave it a 2.5 out of 5 stars. I liked it but it was not what I had hoped
Definitely inventive and entertaining...I never quite expected where he was going with this one. It read to me like the kind of book that a twelve-year-old boy would be enamored with probably a bit more than I was, but I still enjoyed it and the spunky heroine. I'm curious to see where she ends up in the next books.
Loved this book and its characters! The story and world building is simply amazing and I am definitely eager to check the next book out!
Shusterman has such a knack for starting a wildly imaginative and captivating book and then letting you down just a little bit. I was hooked within the first few pages and eagerly devoured the rest. By the end I was still mostly satisfied with the story, but a little disillusioned and a smidge disappointed. I rather wish he would focus on crafting an extra long stand-alone book instead of the oh-so-profitable trilogy. I rather think it would be a better product overall with the change to cull and edit more.
Still a fun read and a little more on the J side rather than YA, but who knows how the series will progress.
Still a fun read and a little more on the J side rather than YA, but who knows how the series will progress.
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Title starting with the letter “E”--Everlost by Neal Shusterman
I get that Neal Shusterman is supposed to be a young adult author, but I still maintain, upon reading my sixth novel by him, that he's really writing fables for adults. His Unwind series dealt extensively with notions related to one's bodily autonomy. I'm now moving on to his Skinjacker series, which, I admit, started a bit slowly for me. I was worried that maybe the magic of his writing from Unwind didn't translate over to another series. It was only in the last quarter of the book that it all came together in a beautiful way. So, my theory is that this particular series is meant to be an allegory of the role of organized religion versus other more spiritual approaches towards the after life. Characters run a gamut from approaching the hereafter with a sense of patience and peace, which others fight as hard as they can against their inevitable fates. The characters themselves aren't as tightly drawn as in Unwind, but I have faith that this will be rectified in the next two books on the trilogy.
Title starting with the letter “E”--Everlost by Neal Shusterman
I get that Neal Shusterman is supposed to be a young adult author, but I still maintain, upon reading my sixth novel by him, that he's really writing fables for adults. His Unwind series dealt extensively with notions related to one's bodily autonomy. I'm now moving on to his Skinjacker series, which, I admit, started a bit slowly for me. I was worried that maybe the magic of his writing from Unwind didn't translate over to another series. It was only in the last quarter of the book that it all came together in a beautiful way. So, my theory is that this particular series is meant to be an allegory of the role of organized religion versus other more spiritual approaches towards the after life. Characters run a gamut from approaching the hereafter with a sense of patience and peace, which others fight as hard as they can against their inevitable fates. The characters themselves aren't as tightly drawn as in Unwind, but I have faith that this will be rectified in the next two books on the trilogy.