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Scythe

Scythe

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  • Author：Neal Shusterman
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Summary

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 a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman， author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology。

A world with no hunger， no disease， no war， no misery: humanity has conquered all those things， and has even conquered 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 the consequence of failure could mean losing their own。

Scythe is the first novel of a thrilling new series by National Book Award–winning author Neal Shusterman in which Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes only with a heavy price。

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Reviews

Hunter ，

Gripping from the start and until the end， I couldn't put it down。 An epic start to an amazing trilogy。 Gripping from the start and until the end， I couldn't put it down。 An epic start to an amazing trilogy。 。。。more

Andrea ，

GORGEOUS

Julie ，

I really liked this！ The audiobook especially was well done。 I like how you could tell the difference between who was speaking， but the voices weren’t obnoxious or cheesy。 The story was interesting as well and I’ve already purchased the audiobook for the second book。 I think the whole cloud/thunderhead thing was kind of corny and the romance was a little meh to me， but the story mostly focuses on the scythehood and that’s interesting to me。 I especially like the whole character turning to darkne I really liked this！ The audiobook especially was well done。 I like how you could tell the difference between who was speaking， but the voices weren’t obnoxious or cheesy。 The story was interesting as well and I’ve already purchased the audiobook for the second book。 I think the whole cloud/thunderhead thing was kind of corny and the romance was a little meh to me， but the story mostly focuses on the scythehood and that’s interesting to me。 I especially like the whole character turning to darkness thing so I’m looking forward to reading more in the second book。 I liked both characters although they both sometimes did things that i found a little annoying。 I was really invested in the story though and even though it took me a good while to read， I’m glad to have read it。 I even got a little emotional during the end。 It was pretty good！ 。。。more

Elizabeth Chadsey ，

I feel like the connection between Rowan and Citra isn’t really as strong as the book wants us to see it， they don’t seem to bond that much while they’re training together and then spend a lot of time apart only to save each other’s lives and say “I love you” at the end。 I’m all for it and their relationship it just does seem like a bit of a stretch。 A little like Katniss and Peeta in their early days。

ye。tkr ，

This is phenomenal。 Horrifyingly interesting and absolutely glorious。 PS。 Can't wait to see Scythe Lucifer in the next books :） This is phenomenal。 Horrifyingly interesting and absolutely glorious。 PS。 Can't wait to see Scythe Lucifer in the next books :） 。。。more

Euphoria ，

All’inizio stavo pensando di dare 5 stelle， poi però ho riflettuto meglio。 In Falce non c’è assolutamente niente che non va， il libro è pieno di azione， suspence e una trama scorrevole e imprevedibile。 Perde la stella per lo scioglimento un po’ affrettato e un mistero appartenente alla sottotrama che mi ha lasciato un po’ con l’amaro in bocca。 Oltre ciò， consiglio di leggerlo。

Laryssa Souza ，

4。7

Mohammad ，

اگر داستان های نوجوانانه را دوست دارید یکی از بهترین گزینه هاست

anapneo ，

Dobra， wciągająca， fajny pomysł na futurystyczny świat， satysfakcjonujące zakończenie。 Z przyjemnością sięgnę po resztę serii ❤️

Joey Thurmond ，

Scythe is a dystopian novel that's NOT dystopian。 It has all of the unsettling prosperity at the expense of others you'd expect from a series like The Hunger Games， but it's a world where war， disease， and even death have been conquered for all。 And yet this is a world that has accepted and rationalized population control as a necessity for this "utopia。" What makes Scythe unique is how it gets readers into the heads of several characters with journals in between all the chapters。 These entries Scythe is a dystopian novel that's NOT dystopian。 It has all of the unsettling prosperity at the expense of others you'd expect from a series like The Hunger Games， but it's a world where war， disease， and even death have been conquered for all。 And yet this is a world that has accepted and rationalized population control as a necessity for this "utopia。" What makes Scythe unique is how it gets readers into the heads of several characters with journals in between all the chapters。 These entries detail philosophical， moral， and emotional ruminations that force readers to step back and think。While I found some of the time jumps a bit surprising， this is a book with a diverse and compelling cast of characters。 I love how Shusterman builds out his world and where he leaves everything by the end of the book。 I have a feeling he has much more to say than his first book suggests， so I'm eagerly looking forward to reading Thunderhead。 。。。more

Maryam ，

This book is truly amazing。 But at some point （I think it was the middle portion of the book） it was a PAIN reading it that I considered DNFing it， but I’m so glad I didn’t！ Because the concept of this book was so intriguing， I decided to keep going and give it another chance… just a few more chapters… and I didn’t regret it！One thing helped me go on and not dnf it was skipping the journal articles when I didn’t feel like reading them。 Some of these articles are amusing， though; in fact， I think This book is truly amazing。 But at some point （I think it was the middle portion of the book） it was a PAIN reading it that I considered DNFing it， but I’m so glad I didn’t！ Because the concept of this book was so intriguing， I decided to keep going and give it another chance… just a few more chapters… and I didn’t regret it！One thing helped me go on and not dnf it was skipping the journal articles when I didn’t feel like reading them。 Some of these articles are amusing， though; in fact， I think many of them helped flesh out the characters， bringing them to life。 This makes it easier for the reader to empathize with the characters， which makes the whole reading experience even more enjoyable。I would have given it 5 stars， but like I said， the middle part kinda ruined the experience for me， sadly :（ But seriously， once you push through the boring part， it’s going to get SO much better… it’s so worth it 😻 。。。more

Vanessa ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Oh my days such a wonderful book TTTTNeil Shusterman has a beautiful way of writing that is a bit flowery and philosophical but like watered down enough for teenagers or non-English natives （me） to understand easily。 The book is filled with passages that make you ponder about what makes us human， what makes you feel alive and with a purpose and the future of humankind。 The world building is honestly as clever as it gets; going in I thought no one could physically die but Shusterman switched it u Oh my days such a wonderful book TTTTNeil Shusterman has a beautiful way of writing that is a bit flowery and philosophical but like watered down enough for teenagers or non-English natives （me） to understand easily。 The book is filled with passages that make you ponder about what makes us human， what makes you feel alive and with a purpose and the future of humankind。 The world building is honestly as clever as it gets; going in I thought no one could physically die but Shusterman switched it up and made it a bit more complicated than that。 So many clever ideas thought out so nicely。Now the characters aaaaa Jesus Savior I love them; Rowan is so smug and carefree throughout the whole thing even after what he goes through I， and I’m not exaggerating， love him so damn much it’s insane， and calling him Scythe Lucifer？ When I tell u I screamed， that was kinda hot ngl。 Citra is also amazing， she doesn’t have as big of a development as Rowan but she still grows and becomes a better version of herself， her parts in the book were interesting but I feel like it was mostly because she was always in the company of someone who elevated her i。e Rowan or Curie， although I do have to say the part with her 3rd test really had me going crazy and it showed her character perfectly; she knows her responsibilities and the sacrifices she has to make but it rips her apart and makes her humanity and compassion shine through。 Also， scythe Anastasia？ Call me biased cuz i love Russian history but her choosing that name and her reasoning was the final nail in my coffin， it was perfect。 The Scythes （curie， faraday， Goddard） worked great as guides and made the story all the more fast paced to me; I love how human Curie and Faraday are in slightly different ways and how morally grey Goddard was， honestly I hated him so bad but I couldn’t help agreeing with some of the things he said。 Another Scythe worth mentioning is Volta， he may have been used to move Rowan’s plot forward but he was well fleshed out and I was devastated when he passed。Now i gave it 4 stars， cuz there are things that could’ve been better。 The book， while able to stand on its own perfectly doesn’t have much plot; ofc there’s the obvious corruption of the scythedom but when I thought the book would be a murder mystery thing w Faraday and Goddard it turned out it wasn’t， which is not inherently bad it just simplified the plot a lot for now。 The book also tends to be slow sometimes， granted this may have been because I started it in a very difficult time for me but sometimes I felt like I could only read 20 pages in one day。 Shusterman also tried to make a commentary on racism and how it’d play out in the future and while I appreciate its odd that is only brought up literally once and that’s it; with the way he set that everyone is now a mix of every race it could’ve been imo i great opportunity to showcase how this sort of issues would still prevail even 300 years from now but I guess it’s a book abt governmental corruption so wtv。 Also Scythe Rand disgusts me to no avail， it’s not negative abt the book she was just ughhhTLDR: this book is great just read it 。。。more

David Clouse ，

It was tough to rate this book because I really enjoyed it， but compared to some other 5 star books I’ve read， this one didn’t quite reach that level。 There were just a few “cheesy” （for lack of a better word） and plot hole moments。 Outside of that though， the concept was really cool， I really liked some of the things the author did with the story and there were a couple of things I thought I saw coming， but didn’t even realize how wrong I was until it happened。 It was a weird mix between a some It was tough to rate this book because I really enjoyed it， but compared to some other 5 star books I’ve read， this one didn’t quite reach that level。 There were just a few “cheesy” （for lack of a better word） and plot hole moments。 Outside of that though， the concept was really cool， I really liked some of the things the author did with the story and there were a couple of things I thought I saw coming， but didn’t even realize how wrong I was until it happened。 It was a weird mix between a somewhat predictable plot， and a really surprising plot。 I loved the scythes， their uniqueness， and a lot of the politics the story incorporates。 Overall， really enjoyable read and very easy！ 。。。more

Indira ，

I really like the concept of this book！ I’d definitely recommend it to anyone interested in YA Fantasy。

Fizz ，

"Citra was very bad at doing things half-fast。" Indeed。 "Citra was very bad at doing things half-fast。" Indeed。 。。。more

Johnathon ，

A good read though a bit less dark than I was originally expecting， and has enough twists to keep me engaged with the story。

Ta || bookishbluehead ，

This was a wild ride， let me tell you。 This book had a very unique and fresh story with a lot of twists I definitely didn’t see coming。 I was hooked from the first few pages and couldn’t put it down， it was this good。I came to love almost every character。 Both were not only loyal but had a very high moral compass and seeing them struggle through so many different circumstances and growing in the process was amazing。 Rowan had it pretty rough in the second half of the book and I wanted to weep fo This was a wild ride， let me tell you。 This book had a very unique and fresh story with a lot of twists I definitely didn’t see coming。 I was hooked from the first few pages and couldn’t put it down， it was this good。I came to love almost every character。 Both were not only loyal but had a very high moral compass and seeing them struggle through so many different circumstances and growing in the process was amazing。 Rowan had it pretty rough in the second half of the book and I wanted to weep for them。 Scythe was so refreshing， it just blew me away and I still don’t completely know what to say。 I can’t recommend this book enough and I really can’t find anything negative to say about this book。 。。。more

Emily ，

Really interesting concept。 Well written！

Santos ，

3，5⭐️I thoroughly enjoyed this book， the world-building was done surprisingly well and the writing style while relatively simple kept the rhythm of the book fairly fast paced。 The characters were not as developed as I would’ve liked， especially Rowan since he goes through the most change from beginning to end。 The relationships also felt rushed and underdeveloped。 I think I would’ve liked more downtime just to really explore the dynamic between all the characters but particularly the main duo si 3，5⭐️I thoroughly enjoyed this book， the world-building was done surprisingly well and the writing style while relatively simple kept the rhythm of the book fairly fast paced。 The characters were not as developed as I would’ve liked， especially Rowan since he goes through the most change from beginning to end。 The relationships also felt rushed and underdeveloped。 I think I would’ve liked more downtime just to really explore the dynamic between all the characters but particularly the main duo since they supposedly care about each other the most even though they are separated throughout most of the story （the time they spent together in the beginning felt very rushed since we barely got the see interactions between them actually hanging out or simply talking as friends would）。 Even though I didn’t mind the romance I feel it weighed down their already lagging connection。 All in all the actual plot was very interesting and I’m excited to read the sequel。 。。。more

Belkis Rodriguez ，

"Mi mayor deseo para la humanidad no es la paz ni la comodidad ni la alegría。 Es que todavía sigamos muriendo un poco por dentro cada vez que seamos testigos de la muerte de otro。 Porque sólo el dolor de la empatía evita que perdamos la humanidad。 De lo contrario， no hay ninguna versión de Dios que pueda ayudarnos。"¿Alguna vez hemos tenido peor enemigo que nosotros mismo？ Imposible no hacerme reflexionar， SIEGA una distópia con muchos mensajes sobre la humanidad， el bien， el mal y sobre todo la "Mi mayor deseo para la humanidad no es la paz ni la comodidad ni la alegría。 Es que todavía sigamos muriendo un poco por dentro cada vez que seamos testigos de la muerte de otro。 Porque sólo el dolor de la empatía evita que perdamos la humanidad。 De lo contrario， no hay ninguna versión de Dios que pueda ayudarnos。"¿Alguna vez hemos tenido peor enemigo que nosotros mismo？ Imposible no hacerme reflexionar， SIEGA una distópia con muchos mensajes sobre la humanidad， el bien， el mal y sobre todo la muerte。 Me encanto， necesito ir por el siguiente libro！ 。。。more

Yasmine ，

I didn't expect myself to like it this much。This book was extremely long， and the first half was quite boring， but in the second half， things start to get interesting and start to make sense。 There were a lot of amazing plot twists， and i loved the characters so much。 Do i recommend it？ yes （obviously）。 Would i read the sequel？ absolutely。 I didn't expect myself to like it this much。This book was extremely long， and the first half was quite boring， but in the second half， things start to get interesting and start to make sense。 There were a lot of amazing plot twists， and i loved the characters so much。 Do i recommend it？ yes （obviously）。 Would i read the sequel？ absolutely。 。。。more

a child ，

I questioned many times whether or not I thought this book was good。 Now that I've finished it， I'm still unsure about my final thoughts。 Aspects of it were fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed the final chapters - they really did have me on the edge of my seat。 Will I purchase the next book in the trilogy？ Hm， I don't think I will at this point - but I won't rule it out。 I questioned many times whether or not I thought this book was good。 Now that I've finished it， I'm still unsure about my final thoughts。 Aspects of it were fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed the final chapters - they really did have me on the edge of my seat。 Will I purchase the next book in the trilogy？ Hm， I don't think I will at this point - but I won't rule it out。 。。。more

꧁aelin꧂ ，

a very fun and emo read， full of angst and loveable characters。 this book was often getting highly philosophical， which i found perfect for me。 citra grew on me so much in the last two parts， but i still like rowan a little better。 however， the plot was getting very boring from time to time， which made me rate this 4 stars and not 5 stars。 again， i usually don't really care about the plot itself， i want to connect with the characters more。 but when it gets boring， i obviously can't enjoy it。 a very fun and emo read， full of angst and loveable characters。 this book was often getting highly philosophical， which i found perfect for me。 citra grew on me so much in the last two parts， but i still like rowan a little better。 however， the plot was getting very boring from time to time， which made me rate this 4 stars and not 5 stars。 again， i usually don't really care about the plot itself， i want to connect with the characters more。 but when it gets boring， i obviously can't enjoy it。 。。。more

Yvonne ，

I don't know why I waited so long to read this book， this was such a phenomenal read。I'm the type of person who doesn't read an entire series straight through - I like to skip between series and genres， sometimes taking months between books。 However， with Arc of a Scythe， I've already ordered the second and CANNOT wait to read it。 Shusterman writes with a brutal， thrilling pace， fitting more twists and turns into one book than most authors fit in an entire trilogy。 While the character developmen I don't know why I waited so long to read this book， this was such a phenomenal read。I'm the type of person who doesn't read an entire series straight through - I like to skip between series and genres， sometimes taking months between books。 However， with Arc of a Scythe， I've already ordered the second and CANNOT wait to read it。 Shusterman writes with a brutal， thrilling pace， fitting more twists and turns into one book than most authors fit in an entire trilogy。 While the character development and storylines are beautifully woven together， this world building in this book is what truly shines。 I've read plenty of futuristic dystopian novels， but nothing like this。 Much like his Unwind series， Shusterman creates a rich， believable， terrifying， and compelling world。 。。。more

Beatriz Neves ，

*2。5I understand why everyone loves this， however， it is not for me。。。 I won't be continuing with the series :/ *2。5I understand why everyone loves this， however， it is not for me。。。 I won't be continuing with the series :/ 。。。more

Bhavya Chand ，

had better expectations from the world building

Michelle Hickey ，

It was soooooooo slow。 I don't like the point of views written。 It's very impersonal and hard to connect with。 The ending finally got good。 It was soooooooo slow。 I don't like the point of views written。 It's very impersonal and hard to connect with。 The ending finally got good。 。。。more

Romina ，

4。5/5 🌟WOW。 Just WOW。 QUE BUEN LIBRO。Adoré todas y cada una de las cosas del libro: la premisa， los personajes， la emociones que me hizo sentir， LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL MUNDO。 Es simplemente genial， y pronto estaré leyendo la continuación， porque vaya final。En fin， lo recomiendo si te gustan las historias reflexivas （porque si me hizo reflexionar respecto a cómo veo la muerte）， con una buena construcción de personajes （aunque tampoco sean los más profundos del mundo） y de universo， además de bien de 4。5/5 🌟WOW。 Just WOW。 QUE BUEN LIBRO。Adoré todas y cada una de las cosas del libro: la premisa， los personajes， la emociones que me hizo sentir， LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL MUNDO。 Es simplemente genial， y pronto estaré leyendo la continuación， porque vaya final。En fin， lo recomiendo si te gustan las historias reflexivas （porque si me hizo reflexionar respecto a cómo veo la muerte）， con una buena construcción de personajes （aunque tampoco sean los más profundos del mundo） y de universo， además de bien desarrollada。Laterz。 。。。more

Yuridia ，

3。8

Aditya ，

Arc of a Scythe By Neal ShustermanGenre: Dystopian Fiction/Sci-fi9/10 StarsThe Novel Arc of a Scythe is a powerful and moving dystopian novel that makes you question and analyze society， bringing out the good and bad in humans。 The main character Citra Terranova lives in a futuristic utopia where humans have conquered natural death， and have an “all-knowing” artificial intelligence computer called the Thunderhead who acts as a perfect and corruption free government。 The Thunderhead has no contro Arc of a Scythe By Neal ShustermanGenre: Dystopian Fiction/Sci-fi9/10 StarsThe Novel Arc of a Scythe is a powerful and moving dystopian novel that makes you question and analyze society， bringing out the good and bad in humans。 The main character Citra Terranova lives in a futuristic utopia where humans have conquered natural death， and have an “all-knowing” artificial intelligence computer called the Thunderhead who acts as a perfect and corruption free government。 The Thunderhead has no control over Scythes， who are required to kill a set amount of humans annually to prevent overpopulation。 This small human-controlled aspect of their society brings out the worst and best in humans trying their hardest to create a world free of bias and fear of Scythes。 However， the author has made some characters and aspects of the book very black-and-white， asin either evil or good。 Humans aren’t perfect， and feel many emotions that aect our reactions to certain situations， rather than being either evil or perfect。 The author also dragged on certain scenes and settings， which can make the book dry in some aspects。 Overall， this book is 9/10 recommend， and despite the small flaws， is still a very entertaining and moving book。 。。。more

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