Citra and Rowan must compete against each other, and the darker elements at work in the Scythedom, in order to find their way through their training. They are reluctant participants in their training, but as time passes and power struggles emerge, their investment in the Scythedom deepens. The main characters in the novel, Citra and Rowan, have been chosen to apprentice under Scythe Faraday, a respected senior Scythe. In order to prevent overpopulation, human “gleaning” must occur, ideally in a random and unbiased process of selection, by government-sanctioned executioners, or Scythes. Scythe is set in a near-future world in which immortality (as well as resurrection of the dead, accelerated healing, and perfect pain control) has been achieved. However, I’m glad I gave Neal Shusterman’s Scythe and its 2018 sequel, Thunderhead, a chance. These stories have become, at least for me, less entertaining than disheartening. Another world in which kids are forced to kill and fight and sacrifice their humanity for survival.
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