Response to Last Thoughts - Julia

Okay, all I have to say is IT WOULD BE AWESOME IF THEY CAME OUT WITH AN UNWIND MOVIE!!! We would definetly have to go see that! I honestly think that this would make a really good movie, not that I am biased or anything. :)

Last Thoughts/Response to The Book Overall - Janie

The book was amazing. I will definitely be checking out some more Neal Shusterman from the library this summer, when I have time to read as much as I want. I read the book in only two days as well - I couldn't put it down! Shusterman's attention to detail, subtlety, and knack for changing voice between each character left me spellbound, and I was simply captivated by the originality of the story; I've never read anything quite like it before!


One last little piece of entertainment: I found this fan-made trailer for the book and I thought it was spot-on. It got me hoping that someone would make a real Unwind movie! (:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-W-EvesD1A

The Book Overall- Julia

For my final post, I am just going to overall say how much I enjoyed this book. It captivated my attention, and I simply could not put it down, resulting in me reading all 335 pages in 2 days. I absolutely loved how Neal Shusterman flipped around to all of the many different characters, resulting in the reader knowing all sides of the story. I feel that if the book was written only from the perspective of one person, it would be extremely biased and the reader would not have a real sense of what was occuring. I also thought that it was very smart of Shusterman to have each of the three main characters have a different situation for being unwound. However, I have already mentioned this in another post, so I won't reiterate that. Neal Shusterman is a fabulous author, and I look forward to reading some of his other books in the future.

Response to Ethos Response - Janie

I think it's kind of funny that you don't typically cry during books, because I have never cried during a movie.

I know exactly what you are talking about concerning the emotion aspect of the book; I felt so much more excitement and suspense than I usually would, which further proves that Shusterman is brilliant. (:

Response to Ethos- Julia

I have to say, first of all, that I never cry during books. I'm not sure why. I have only cried twice while reading- when reading So B. It and when reading Marley and Me. So needless to say, this book did not make me cry. However, it did pull at my heart a little when the Admiral was having his "get-together" with all of the people who had his unwound son's body parts. It made me feel happy and sad at the same time- happy because he was somewhat getting his son back, and sad because he was never really going to be able to see his son again. That was probably the point in the book where I had the most emotional reaction. I also was pretty excited during the end, when the Chop Shop was blown up. I didn't want Connor to be unwound, so as he was being taken to the Chop Shop I was internally chanting, "Set the Chop Shop on fire. Set the Chop Shop on fire." And what do you know, it was blown up by clappers. That got me pretty excited since it was so intense, and I was extremely happy to find out that Connor's life was saved. Those two instances were the two best examples that brought emotions to me- something that usually does not happen when reading. But this book was amazing, so I am not surprised at all that it gave me more emotions than usual.

Ethos - Janie

This book was really emotional as we followed the paths of Lev, Connor, and Risa. It got me thinking about the propaganda technique ethos, which relies on the emotions of the audience to get it's point across.


I definitely was hooked at certain parts of the book, and others actually made me tear up a bit. Were there any parts that you found to be really emotional? Did anything in the book make you really angry, or really happy?


I think that using emotion is a really key characteristic of a good book, and in tapping into the emotions of the readers, an author can get his readers hooked. I personally couldn't put the book down!

Response to Lev- Julia

This is a good point. Lev's entire life he never had to think past halfway through his eighth grade year. He never had to think about high school, or what careers interested him, or what his future was going to be like. I'm sure that it was quite a shock to his brain when he realized that since he was not going to be unwound, he was going to have to start thinking about all of that. It's really sad that Lev had no future to look forward to. His life was already set in stone, ending with him being unwound. I feel like if I was in his situation I would be a very lazy, depressed person. What is the point of getting good grades if you aren't going to make it to high school? What is the point of doing extracurricular activities if it is all going to end halfway through eighth grade? I have to wonder whether Lev ever had these thoughts run through his mind. His tithing was something that he had been preparing for his entire life, so maybe he was so focused on that, he wasn't even thinking about the same things that first came to my mind.