English 325 - Anna Luck

Almost Perfect - Brian Katcher 04/18/17 Almost Perfect  had my attention right from the beginning. In a majority of cases, knowing the “twist” before the main character is kind of annoying, but for this story, it works really well. I think it would have been interesting to have a split perspective for this story. Having the story solely from Logan’s perspective is interesting, but I think it would be better if the reader could have Sage’s perspective as well. Obviously, as readers, we know why Sage behaves the way she does with Logan, but I would like to see inside her head. The theme of this story is acceptance. Logan has to learn to accept that he and Brenda are not getting back together, and he has to learn to accept Sage for who she is. I am only part of the way through the story, and I hope that Sage’s father learns to be accepting as well. I have only read the first scene with Logan’s discussion with Sage’s father, and it seems like her father is not accepting. I ...

Unwind - Neal Shusterman (pt. 2) 04/09/18 Unwind  was a fast read from start to finish. The chapters are short, so the reading is quick. Multiple perspectives provide a full picture of the world the characters live in. The theme of this story was survival. This becomes an interesting theme to discuss in terms of "living in a divided state" which refers to being unwound. The adults say that the unwound is technically still alive but in different body parts. This seems to be true with the experience of Cy-Fi. The piece of Tyler's brain that resides in Cy thinks that he hasn't been unwound by his parents. Obviously, the kids who are trying to not get unwound believe that when you get unwound, you die. After reading this book, I think that for some reason, the parts of the body remain "alive", but the person (unwind) is dead. The parts continue working, but the person from which the pars came from is dead. Isn't that how transplants nowadays work? Cy...

Unwind - Neal Shusterman 04/03/18 Unwind is a dystopian novel. I have read a few dystopian novels, and they all have the same vibe. However, this particular novel really caught my attention from the synopsis on the back. When I read that the book was going to deal with reproductive rights, I was immediately intrigued. I am already really into this book and I can’t wait to finish it. It got me thinking. I think the story is trying to make us question whether we should have a say over lives. It is very obvious to me (and hopefully everyone else) that what the parents can do to their children (unwinding them, killing them) is wrong. As I read, I began to think of our current battle on reproductive rights. I am pro-choice. I believe that women have rights over our own bodies. I personally would most-likely choose not to have an abortion if I found myself in that situation, but I would never judge someone else for making a decision to abort. Despite my stance on reproductive r...