Scythe
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement
4.5
(25.3K)
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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"Wow wow wow!!! Great dystopian novel. The world is so interesting and has obvious flaws that make the plot so dynamic. It's not a thriller but it's thrilling and unexpected in well...unexpected ways! Definitely recommend 5⭐️s"
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Maya
"#ai #award_winners #social_themes #distopian "
Ximena Pacheco
"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."
kzy
"Was a good read with a fascinating world that draws you in from the beginning. Filled with twists and turns which makes it hard to put down. "
Lucy
"Loved this book!! A YA science fiction book about the future. Technology as advanced so much that when people die they can be revived. People live for 100s of years. To keep the population at bay a select group of Scythes glean people- truly killing them. This book is about 2 young apprentice Scythes. I'm starting second of trilogy right away!"
Melanie Schmitz
"Very impressive! What an interesting take on a dystopian age-of-immortality world. Ending made me happy!"
Lauren Christian
"Love the concept. Easy to read, such is for young adult. Can't wait to start the second one."
WT
"Incredibly underrated! I loved this book! The storyline was amazing and easy to follow and I loved the characters! 10/10 would recommend!"
˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Saturn ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚
"An absolutely delicious book. Scythe is amazingly written, and even that seems to be an understatement, the vocabulary was fun and provided more to learn as my brain rolled over the book, it's fully engaging, providing a lot to think about with a compelling plot. "
A.
"This book was the best I’ve read in the last two years. I fell in love with the world building first but then each character pulled me into the story. The language used by the author is nothing short of poetic and beautiful. The book takes twists and turns that not even I saw coming. I’ve never cried over a book before, but this one got me pretty damn close. Please do yourself a favor and read it"
Keira <3
