Scythe

Books | Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement

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Neal Shusterman

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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Author

Neal Shusterman

Pages

448

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

2016-11-22

ISBN

1442472448 9781442472440

Ratings

Google: 4.5

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"…very good book ! I wasn’t sure I would like it but I did really enjoyed it ! …and will definitely finish the series now 🤓"

LeeLoo Dallas

"Very thought-provoking! Humanity has made a perfect world, even overcoming death. But when no one dies, overpopulation is a problem that must be addressed. Scythes are the solution."

Meagan Khatthaname

"Such a unique and interesting plot for young adult fiction. The writing style is wonderful, the characters are fleshed out- and the world Neal Shusterman has built is intriguing and eerie. "

Alexia Hollis

"#ai #award_winners #social_themes #distopian "

Ximena Pacheco

"Finally decided to read this book after putting it off and I loved it! Super easy to read, but still full of meaning and very interesting. Cant wait to read the second book! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"

Ghostie Gal

"before i right a quick review just wanted to say i’m back reading books i was in a slump. ok i rate this book a 3.5 outta five stars. idk maybe a four. i rly love the whole idea and plot. but it was just a very boring read and took two months bc i couldn’t get through it😭. i also read it for a huge project so ig that doesn’t help much either. i’ve have been wanting to read it. i also just bought the other two books in the trilogy so i’m hoping it gets better. overall hard to rate."

ella

"Couldn’t finish the first one, my friend yelled at me for it but it just dragged on for me. I couldn’t stand either of the apprentices."

kounsie

"I absolutely loved this book, and ofc because I loved it my ma found something wrong with it, needless to say, one day I will be buying this"

Neek's Rusty Sword

"Tbh I was really surprised that this book was so good!! The books in order go Scythe, Thunderhead, and The Toll"

Mei miller

"This book is sooo good!! 10/10!!! Its like a cross between The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands and the Hunger Games by Suzzanne Collins! I can’t wait to read the rest of the series! There’s a little bit of swearing, but it’s not very often and they’re not like ‘the super bad’ ones XD. Nothing sexual. Lots of violence and gore tho. "