The very worst thing about this book is how plausible it seems. Although that is also a good thing for the book, it’s a scary thing for humans…

The very best thing about this book is how much it makes you think. Honestly, I’m not sure where I would stand specifically on the issue of “unwinding.” Granted, the process is, scientifically, a good one. If we had the ability to do such a thing I would strongly promote it as an organ donor program for people who are injured somehow. But to say, “hey, this kid is just bad and I don’t want to waste any more time parenting, let’s unwind him,” is wrong. To “tithe” a child to be unwound because of some ridiculous religious believe is horrific. And to -

Um… I just realized that if you haven’t read the book, you won’t understand my mini-rant there. Sorry about that. Read the book. It is fantastic!