Scythe

De: Neal Shusterman

Narrado por: Greg Tremblay

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 best-selling Unwind Dystology series.

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.

©2016 Neal Shusterman (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Simply stunned

What did you love best about Scythe?

This book is so though provoking. At the end I had chills run down my spine.

What other book might you compare Scythe to and why?

I would have to say The Passage by Justin Cronin. Both authors do a fantastic job of catching you in the first chapter and making you truly care about the characters.

Which character – as performed by Greg Tremblay – was your favorite?

Scythe Faraday. Although, i have only listened to this one time. I will listen to it again and more than likely by the book and read it.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes, I had an extreme reaction, but neither laughed or cried. It made me look deep into my own soul.

Any additional comments?

Great listen.

Enjoyed the concept, world building is terrible

I really enjoyed the narrator. The concept was good and I enjoyed the story for the most part. One twist was extremely lazy and cliche. The worst part is the mostly non-existent world-building. The little that is there doesn't make much sense; this story takes place way in the future when we have conquered nature and have nanites that cure us and numb most pain and you can literally be revived from death and live for thousands of years... yet people still carry wallets and phones?

And why is fire the only way for people to "permanently" die? How can you be revived from literally being flattened but not burned? It's never explained, just stated as fact but appears not much thought was put into it. There's also plenty of other points where it's reasonable to question why some technology doesn't exist that would impact the story and that you'd think would surely exist in such an advanced world. But you're never given much to go off of and can't really imagine the world at all.

Unique

Unique storyline always questioning the light and dark side of humanity and was Excellently read

wow!!!

Scythe is a dystopian series for all dystopian lovers- regardless of age. I had a blast "read in this as a family with my kids. I think I enjoyed it even more than them.

Citra and Rowan are everyday kids in an extraordinary situation. Life and its complexities are minimal in their world. But through luck, lack of wisdom, and chance...pick your version they wind up in the most complex of situations.

I found myself cheering, crying, and panicking for them. Young as they are their entire world is now different. The challenges the apprenticeship has brought them, the life they can't return to without being changed, it will all be different. Irrevocably changed. And all we can do is watch...like the Thunderhead.

I rarely enjoy books this much!

I really can't say enough positive things about this book. I bought it on a whim and I'm so happy I did! The novel is not just entertaining, it's thought provoking in ways I never expected. I came away rethinking what it truly means to be alive and how society is shaped by death. Neal Shusterman has written a book that borders on profound, even more so because unlike most profound books, it's wildly entertaining and great fun to read. But the narrator, Greg Tremblay, takes Scythe to an even higher level because he brings each and every character to life! There is zero doubt as to who is talking at all points in the book. It's not just the pitch of his voice that changes, but also the cadence, accent, and tiny idiosyncrasies like breathing immediately after finishing a sentence, or over enunciating certain letters in words, or any number of the other things we all do in real life speech without even knowing it. I half expected to look up and find the characters standing in front of me, their voices were so real. I eagerly look forward to more books from Shusterman and Tremblay! Five stars (only because I can't give it 10!)