kissfist 's review for:

UnWholly by Neal Shusterman

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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UnWholly confronts the nuance and struggle of a world post-band-aid political solutions, and interrogates what it means to be human.  The author utilizes fantastic literary devices with political ads (one of which delivered a gut-wrenching reveal) and narrating from the perspective of inanimate objects.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder