Scythe (Arc of a Scythe)
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)
Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in this Printz Honor–winning book, the first in the chilling, New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe series from National Book Award–winning author Neal Shusterman.
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered them all…even death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life, and they are commanded to do so in order to keep the size of the population under control.
Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that failure could mean losing their own. The more they train, the more Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes with a heavy price.
Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in this Printz Honor–winning book, the first in the chilling, New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe series from National Book Award–winning author Neal Shusterman.
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered them all…even death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life, and they are commanded to do so in order to keep the size of the population under control.
Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that failure could mean losing their own. The more they train, the more Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes with a heavy price.
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Readers say *Scythe* by Neal Shusterman presents a unique dystopian world where death is controlled by appointed Scythes, blending sci-fi with deep et...
One of the best books I’ve read! The back story was amazing and made total sense. It was hard to put down.
Captivating and puts the perspective of what might be in the future with clear signs of how much of this futuristic society that our current world has already become.
It’s giving SOUL EATER BABYYY! DEATH SCYTHE TIME WOOOO!!!
This review is also dedicated to twenty one pilots because I’m pretty sure Tyler Joseph ghost wrote it. They used the word lavish like 8 times and also mentioned Dom Pérignon ( capri suns are obviously superior). So yeah, the theme song for this book is Lavish.
I loved Rowan, Citra and Curie, but Faraday stole the show for me. He’s my favorite, he wins. Mentor character for the win. I liked when we found out he has warm milk every night… that so old man of him.
Serious time- this society sounds like a nightmare to me. Nobody dies unless these randos decide to kill you? Insane. Also… I don’t wanna live that long. SORRY. Seems weird to be alive at the same time as your great great grandkids AND grandparents. Also interesting take on AI. They’ve got like an AI god… which also seems like a nightmare.
Good book, the ending ROCKED. I got my soul wrecked a couple times which is always a good sign. Very interesting.
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