Name: Skinned
ISBN: 9781416936343

Robin Wasserman

Lia Kahn was perfect: rich, beautiful, popular -- until the accident that nearly killed her. Now she has been downloaded into a new body that only looks human. Lia will never feel pain again, she will never age, and she can't ever truly die. But she is also rejected by her friends, betrayed by her boyfriend, and alienated from her old life.
Forced to the fringes of society, Lia joins others like her. But they are looked at as freaks. They are hated...and feared. They are everything but human, and according to most people, this is the ultimate crime -- for which they must pay the ultimate price.

Skinned

Melissa Palmer

Book #31 Read in 2013
Skinned by Robin Wasserman (YA)

This is the first book in a trilogy. Lia is killed in a car crash. However, in the future, where this book is set, it is possible to transplant Lia's brain and memories into a mechanical being, known as a Skinner, to keep Lia alive. Her parents decide to do this. Lia is having some problems adjusting to life after being an "org"--organic or human. She is not used to not feeling anything, not having to eat, not being able to cry etc. Her family and friends are having problems adjusting as well. Lia meets a group of mechanical beings who are trying to show her the good things about being this way. But at what cost?

This book was a decent read. It was an interesting premise to read about. The characters could be a bit annoying at times but overall I enjoyed it.

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Michelle Boyea

The beginning of this book reminded me of the series uglies by Scott Westerfeld. But throughout the book, my opinion of that definitely changed. While it does have some similarities in that people are getting “upgrades”, it is a very different situation.

This book is incredibly engaging and very difficult to put down. It makes you think about what free will is and what makes a human, a human. It gives you new perspective on life and mortality versus immortality.

I am really enjoying the character of Lia. I’m disappointed in the character of Zoe but none of what she is doing is surprising me.

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Kaitlin Cassell

When Lia Kahn's wealthy parents pay to have her brain transplanted into a new, human-looking body that never ages, the life that Lia knew is forever changed as she faces prejudice from all sides because of what she has become.