Wasserman, Robin Skinned 288 pgs. Simon PulseLanguage~R; Sexual Content~PG-13 Violence~PG-13
MS, HS – ADVISABLE
Lia should be dead. The car accident should have killed her. But due to the miracle of science she will be as good as new. In fact she will be better than new. Science has discovered a way to digitize your brain so that it can be downloaded into a computerized body. Lia must teach her brain to work with her new body. Those who have been ‘downloaded’ are shunned by society because it is felt that they are no more than a copy of who the individual used to be. Lia slowly learns to adjust to who she is now and must decide if she should try to live a normal life or join the other downloaders.
Wasserman has created a suspenseful and engaging read for teens that questions what makes us human. The swearing is minimal and used in intense/heightened situations there are 3+ ‘f’s. There is also discussion of the physical results of a car accident. I would recommend this to mature teens.
Allison Madsen~Teen Librarian-SJO Public Library
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I have to disagree with you on this one, Allison. Here is my review from last November:
Wasserman, Robin Skinned, 361 p. Simon, 2008. Language: R (60 swears, 15+ "f"), Sexual Content PG-13. Lia Kahn was in a terrible accident and when she woke up, she found her thoughts and memories had been imprinted into a beautiful robot body. While she may almost look human, no one is fooled and Lia is not sure where she belongs any more. No one at school, including her best friends, her boy friend and her own sister want much to do with her. And she acts too human for the other skinned to accept her. While the subject is interesting, the language was too jarring for me to enjoy the read. I am surprised, because I know that Wasserman can write compelling books without the language. NO.
Wow! I will have to watch/count my swears more carefully! I didn't catch that many.
Overall, I still think this would be a good title to have on High School shelves, but in conservative areas, I can see why a 'NO' would be a better recommendation.
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