Scythe

Clever concept,executed beautifully.The author is good at coming with new concepts which easily make sense without going into much detail.The newly invented terms used throughout the book capture the essence of the story without much explanation.

loved this book

The book appeared to be old and read through. The pages were yellowish and the cover was a bit torn. Otherwise great book

The book makes a good start with a detailed introduction to the supposed "utopia" it is meant to portray. I found the portion of the book a little boring where one is reading through the development of the characters in the story; although it's not very uncommon as one tends to tilt towards the "big picture" elements in a dystopian fiction. The book picks up well as soon as it familiarizes the reader with the nature of its characters, and taking them through some jaw-dropping plot twists, the book finishes itself quite well. It doesn't compel one to pick up part 2 right away, but it surely does make one inquisitive enough to do that someday. P.S.: I did pick up Thunderhead the very next day I finshed reading The Scythe, and I must say, it's such a high jump from The Scythe! Truely amazing!

Scythe was a very well written, engaging and a very realistic science fiction story. I loved the idea of Cloud evolving into Thunderhead. People have a solution to all the problems, including death and what do they decide to do? Slack off! You got that right. The idea that humans have all the knowledge in the world and yet do nothing with it because they also have all the time in the world, was very realistic. Procrastination at its best. I really enjoyed reading the journal entries for the Scythes. The little twists and turns throughout were well planned and not something I was able to guess. The ending was even better. It wasn't just a way to circumvent the laws but it also proved to be a way for Citra and Rowan to help each other. Very smart. The romance was not overpowering, barely there and never let the characters make stupid decisions because of it. I really enjoyed this book.

First Shusterman book and I loved it. Onto the next book now.

The book was not damaged and it arrived in time.This is my first Neal Shusterman book and i absolutely loved it.The writing was so mature and detailed.The plot line is great and I have never read anything like this before.I would highly recommend amazon for buying books because they are freaking amazing...

I was very excited to get the book, but it's corners were crooked...I was utterly disappointed.