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A review by dustilane
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
5.0
Welcome to a near perfect world! People live potentially for forever and death is easily fixed. However, people must die. That's where the Scythes come in. Scythes follow only ten commandments, most importantly Thou Shalt Kill. Citra and Rowan live normal, dull lives in this near utopian society until they are chosen to become apprentice Scythes. They must then learn to kill and do so effectively, learning to embrace this new life while trying to hold on to every last shred of humanity.
This book. is. wow. And Neal Shusterman is a hero among authors. The Unwind series is one of my all time favorites so I expected to love this book, but I am still amazed at his talent. His writing is so clear and to the point, yet leaves you questioning everything. I love symbolism and books that teach you things all while telling a good story. And that's exactly what Scythe is. If it doesn't make you question our society and the future of what we may become, you missed the whole point of Shusterman's writing.
I loved the inclusion of morally gray characters, the way this books shows the delicate balance between our innate instincts and our need for justice and righteousness. I also just thoroughly enjoyed the story. All of the characters were so interesting and there wasn't a point in the book that I wasn't enthralled.
I look forward to reading the rest of the series and reading more of Shusterman's works. This book proves he is one of my favorite authors of all time. I highly recommend!
This book. is. wow. And Neal Shusterman is a hero among authors. The Unwind series is one of my all time favorites so I expected to love this book, but I am still amazed at his talent. His writing is so clear and to the point, yet leaves you questioning everything. I love symbolism and books that teach you things all while telling a good story. And that's exactly what Scythe is. If it doesn't make you question our society and the future of what we may become, you missed the whole point of Shusterman's writing.
I loved the inclusion of morally gray characters, the way this books shows the delicate balance between our innate instincts and our need for justice and righteousness. I also just thoroughly enjoyed the story. All of the characters were so interesting and there wasn't a point in the book that I wasn't enthralled.
I look forward to reading the rest of the series and reading more of Shusterman's works. This book proves he is one of my favorite authors of all time. I highly recommend!