Hiba's Review of "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Review by Hiba
Written by Neal Shusterman, “Scythe” is a multi-award winning novel. As a mix of science fiction, mystery, action, romance, and adventure, it catches many readers’ attention. This story is centered around Citra and Rowan’s journey of becoming scythes. “Scythe” is set centuries ahead of ours, and is depicted as nearly perfect. An artificial program called the Thunderhead runs it, and it makes sure everybody is satisfied and gets a basic pay check. Humans have even discovered a way to overcome diseases and death. However, to fulfill the need of keeping the population in check, there are scythes. Scythes are treated like celebrities, but for a living have to end lives permanently.