Scythe

4.5 avg 1826 votes

About this book

*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. (Description from GoodReads)

4.5 ★★★★☆ average of 2 sources · 1826 votes
Open Library 4.3 30
Apple Books 4.5 1826

Reader Profile

Enjoyment90Difficulty40Influence46Popularity52Classic10

4.5/5 · 1826 readers · 448 pages · ≈ 8 h 18 m · Light

How long does it take to read Scythe?

About ≈ 8 h 18 m — 448 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mScythe~8 h 18 m

How many pages is Scythe?

448 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Scythe448

What genre is Scythe?

It sits on the Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fiction shelves.

Is Scythe in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote Scythe?

Neal Shusterman (1962–0).

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