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.
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Readers say *Scythe* by Neal Shusterman presents a compelling dystopian world where death is controlled, blending sci-fi with deep ethical questions. ...
I liked scythe more than I thought I would. First of all a future in which there is no poverty,death or illness all this thanks to science amazes me. and just Imagining it happen makes wonders in my mind. everytime this book treated death I felt like it was giving me a moral lesson on what I have to cherish. I also enjoyed getting a peek at characters that lived for centuries and trying to understand what The meaning of life is when everything is already "perfect". beside all these interesting characteristics this was a fun adventure with an additional romance and although it felt a little forced it was fun to get to know this World throughout The eyes of rowan and citra
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