Scythe

Published Aug. 5, 2017 by Simon & Schuster.

ISBN:
978-1-4424-7243-3
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4 stars (2 reviews)

Thou shalt kill.

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.

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Misses the opportunity for thought-provoking world building

3 stars

A future where AI has created the perfect world without war, illness or death, and a select group keeps the population in check via 'gleaning'. Great premise but occasionally feels like a parody of itself and missed the opportunity for thought-provoking world building. Not much characterisation.

Really Good uh... Topia?

5 stars

Content warning CW: Lots of Death, suicide, mild fatphobia, and ableist implications