Wow. So, instead of abortion why not just wait until you know if your kid is worthy of life or not. Then if you find that you'd rather s/he hadn't been born they can still be useful as spare parts. What a crazy way to look at the debate around abortion rights.

There was this chapter that was insanely disturbing; you see a character being unwound. See him lose his sense of self, but still know what's going on. Even though he doesn't feel any physical pain, he's scared and wants to live.
 
Because of this book I've thought a lot about what I think and how I judge people, especially the younger kids. I've also added every other book by Neal Shusterman I could find to my to-read pile.