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Scythe by Neal Shusterman

388 reviews

kabren's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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e_l_k's review against another edition

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emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

It's been a while since I've had a chance to devour a good YA novel, and I honestly can't believe this is considered YA! Shusterman brilliantly balances the breakneck plot with the dual-perspective characters, giving ample time for development while still finding space to explore the philosophical questions at the core of this highly original story. I'd say my only complaint is with the last few chapters: some events that were building up happened so quickly that they almost felt anticlimactic.

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gabi_715's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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meeklovestoread's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Uggghhhh! I read this almost a month ago so sadly my thoughts on it aren't too fresh, but overall I really enjoyed this one. This book is very fast-paced. I read the first 200 pages in like 4 hours. I couldn't put it down. It was so fun to go along through; you can tell the author really put some thoughts into the mechanisms and rules of the world (however, I do wish the actual word building itself was expanded upon a bit more aside from the scythe and scythe politics). I really enjoyed the little journals entries in the beginning of each chapter; they really do become significant later on in the book. This book really threw me in for a loop. I was thoroughly entertained the whole way through and I was really curious on where the autour was going to take things after the first quarter. Again, really enjoyed this one! It was exactly what I needed at the time. Will most definitely be reading book 2!

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tehstorm's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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bleidddrwg's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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lavender65's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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almostflippedluigi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I really enjoyed the concept of corruption in a distopian world, and found myself inspired by their futuristic view on our modern day.

Neal managed to capture the curiosity humanity may experience in a world where certain concepts are outdated in a realistic way.

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jazmckay's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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ninjazzy's review against another edition

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challenging reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A good premise for a very interesting story! A few good twists (or maybe I'm not very perceptive) that kept me reading, wanting to know what happens next.

I think the world building was surprisingly spot on with some of the ways that the author is able to realistically portray what humanity would be like in a world governed by a near-omnipotent and omniscient AI and where most of the things that plague humanity and society are "solved". Fairly thought provoking as a result.

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