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_darka_07's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? No
5.0
camsofia7's review against another edition
5.0
That ending made me cry. Broke my fucking heart and healed it again. Thank you Neal, I am forever scarred
thea_aus332's review against another edition
5.0
"Only a moment ago, only a moment ago..."
In the hands of Neal Shusterman a world has risen. And it's the first perfect one I've ever encountered. Not just perfect to one tyrant, to one hand-picked group, or some AI. It was perfect to everyone. And somehow, everytime one asshole managed to fuck in up. Or at least that's what it seems.
"We are imperfect beings," Munira said. "How could we ever fit in a perfect world?"
Not making a mistake, sometime could be a mistake all in itself... Arc of a Scythe series introduces us to the idea of lve and hate. The what ifs of then and now. And most importantly we get a glimpse of death in immortality. We wonder: "Maybe, just maybe there's a ~1% chance of this future...?"
Let us wonder. Let us hope. And...
I won't tell you what to look for, because if I do, you'll miss the things you would intuitively find.
In the hands of Neal Shusterman a world has risen. And it's the first perfect one I've ever encountered. Not just perfect to one tyrant, to one hand-picked group, or some AI. It was perfect to everyone. And somehow, everytime one asshole managed to fuck in up. Or at least that's what it seems.
"We are imperfect beings," Munira said. "How could we ever fit in a perfect world?"
Not making a mistake, sometime could be a mistake all in itself... Arc of a Scythe series introduces us to the idea of lve and hate. The what ifs of then and now. And most importantly we get a glimpse of death in immortality. We wonder: "Maybe, just maybe there's a ~1% chance of this future...?"
Let us wonder. Let us hope. And...
I won't tell you what to look for, because if I do, you'll miss the things you would intuitively find.
akiha's review against another edition
4.0
Un peu déçue clairement même si ça reste un 4, hein. On ne parle quasi pas de Citra et Rowan alors qu’on a suivi l’histoire pour eux quand même. J’ai bien aimé l’arc de Greyson en revanche, mais ça depuis le tome précédent déjà . Ça partait un peu partout et tout n’aboutit pas donc c’est dommage en tout cas. J’ai bien aimé tout ce qui concerne le Thunderhead aussi, mais gros déséquilibre, on ne sait presque rien de ce qui se passe du côté de chez Goddard à part ses décrets à la noix. Ça ouvre à d’autres spin-off aussi. Je le trouve un peu inachevé en tout cas... même si c’est toujours plein de bonnes idées et de persos sympas, hein.
orangejasmine's review against another edition
4.0
This book was generally pretty good. I think it wrapped up the series very well. I loved the foreshadowing that Schusterman put in the first two books that led to satisfying conclusions here (specifically with regards to the Tonists and their beliefs). That being said, I think Rowan and Citra being end-game was still crap because they barely know each other and I will die on that hill.
I was also really really disappointed with the nonbinary rep. Jeri was an excellent character and I loved Jeri so much. Jeri's choices for not liking pronouns and how differences in weather affected Jeri's gender was great. But why was Jeri the only person about whom gender was even talked? Androgynous people are not the only people who can be nonbinary and I think this book did a horrible job of that in the interactions other people had with Jeri. Asking only Jeri about pronouns or Jeri's gender really undermines the fact that nonbinary people may look binary to someone, but that doesn't actually make them binary. This is a common issue in our modern society and I wish that in this future world it would have either been handled better or discussed why it wasn't.
I was also really really disappointed with the nonbinary rep. Jeri was an excellent character and I loved Jeri so much. Jeri's choices for not liking pronouns and how differences in weather affected Jeri's gender was great. But why was Jeri the only person about whom gender was even talked? Androgynous people are not the only people who can be nonbinary and I think this book did a horrible job of that in the interactions other people had with Jeri. Asking only Jeri about pronouns or Jeri's gender really undermines the fact that nonbinary people may look binary to someone, but that doesn't actually make them binary. This is a common issue in our modern society and I wish that in this future world it would have either been handled better or discussed why it wasn't.
bookishdxni's review against another edition
2.0
I skimmed a lot of this, and it was because the amount of new characters introduced that made no sense for the plot had this feel like a wholly other book. I skimmed like hundreds of pages, at one point I wanted to just DNF but I burnt too many braincells to try to bring myself to care about this.
So horrible because I actually enjoyed the first two books…. sigh.
So horrible because I actually enjoyed the first two books…. sigh.
gracedwithbooks's review against another edition
5.0
...
Neal Shusterman what have you done to me. This book was so complex and gave my mind a mental workout. There were times I had no idea what the actual fuck Neal Shusterman was thinking but in the end, I saw every crazy thing happened for a reason. This book felt so relevant to me, with Goddard and his "New Order" representing the corruption that is often on display in the media these days. Shusterman made this dystopic future feel so relevant to today. I am in awe of this conclusion to a series that has become so dear to me this year. I cannot wait to read more from Shusterman in the future.
Neal Shusterman what have you done to me. This book was so complex and gave my mind a mental workout. There were times I had no idea what the actual fuck Neal Shusterman was thinking but in the end, I saw every crazy thing happened for a reason. This book felt so relevant to me, with Goddard and his "New Order" representing the corruption that is often on display in the media these days. Shusterman made this dystopic future feel so relevant to today. I am in awe of this conclusion to a series that has become so dear to me this year. I cannot wait to read more from Shusterman in the future.
shelasher's review against another edition
4.25
4.25
This book was probably a B+ but the series overall is an A- so settling on a 4.25. The first part of this book was moreish but at about 40%, Shusterman took all the POVs on different paths and I got a little bored for about 150 pages or so. I also didn’t love that the POVs weren’t labeled in this book so I was constantly having to figure out which POV we were in at the beginning of each chapter, I am sure this was intentional but I didn’t love it, it made for an exhausting read at times. I want to just enjoy a book and not have to constantly engage my mind to figure out what is going on.
I did this this was a solid conclusion to a wonderful series, I picked up on the space plot early on so this wasnt a surprise when it did come but I would not have expected the plot to go in this direction. I also felt opening the chamber was a little anti-climactic. My biggest gripe with the book was the math of the human lifespan/# of scythes and their quotas don’t math.
Overall a delightful series I can see alot of different types of readers finding joy in. I do hope these make it to an on screen adaptation with a big budget because I could see them being phenomenal.
This book was probably a B+ but the series overall is an A- so settling on a 4.25. The first part of this book was moreish but at about 40%, Shusterman took all the POVs on different paths and I got a little bored for about 150 pages or so. I also didn’t love that the POVs weren’t labeled in this book so I was constantly having to figure out which POV we were in at the beginning of each chapter, I am sure this was intentional but I didn’t love it, it made for an exhausting read at times. I want to just enjoy a book and not have to constantly engage my mind to figure out what is going on.
I did this this was a solid conclusion to a wonderful series, I picked up on the space plot early on so this wasnt a surprise when it did come but I would not have expected the plot to go in this direction. I also felt opening the chamber was a little anti-climactic. My biggest gripe with the book was the math of the human lifespan/# of scythes and their quotas don’t math.
Overall a delightful series I can see alot of different types of readers finding joy in. I do hope these make it to an on screen adaptation with a big budget because I could see them being phenomenal.
aliciadgalicia's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5