Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) by Neal Shusterman - Restarting May 1st 2023

[Tayla]

join us!

[Lana]

I'm in! I really love Neal Shusterman. I heard him speak recently and he talked about this book. Such a cool premise!

[Laney]

So excited to start this novel!! To anyone else who happens to join, throw out some suggestions for our reading schedule :)

[Guinevere]

Can I join you guys? I haven't read any of Neal Shusterman's books but I heard he's great! And this book seems cool!

[Lana]

I just learned that this book was named a Printz Honor Book. Can't say I'm surprised. Neal Shusterman is an amazing writer. I already finished the book, but would love to join in the conversation. Such a great book!

[Laney]

Guinevere wrote: "Can I join you guys? I haven't read any of Neal Shusterman's books but I heard he's great! And this book seems cool!"

Of course! I'm looking forward to this book as well! :)

[Jora Jordan]

Im joining. Been looking forward to this book since i hear it was going to come out. Just havent had the chance to read it yet.

[Eesh]

Might join this read. The book sounds awesome.

[Guinevere]

Hey guys I'm starting this tonight! So sorry I have to read this a bit earlier but I really I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow and I might not get to read it then. I hope you don't mind :)

[Guinevere]

10% (view spoiler)["With nothing to really aspire to, life had become about maintenance. Eternal maintenance." Wow life in this so boring. Now I know why Tyger jumps off of buildings for fun (hide spoiler)]

[Guinevere]

17% (view spoiler)[Being a scythe comes with a lot of perks. No wonder there are scythes like these group who are such jerks. (hide spoiler)]

[Guinevere]

22% (view spoiler)[Okay so I guess the "villains" here are those 4 scythes who loves mass murder. Though what they do wouldn't be referred to as murder since they're scythes. Which leaves me wondering, how were they chosen in the first place? I thought those who become scythes are compassionate people. (hide spoiler)]

[Jora Jordan]

Chapter 3. (view spoiler)[ loving the book so far. Life would really be boring with nothing signifacynt to aspire to. Jumping of buildings for fun still cant be the best past time. It would seem weard to me to be offered a position like that by a scyth. I cant help wondering what Rowans classmaits would think of his apprenticeship to the scyth. (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Jora Jordan]

Chapter 8. (view spoiler)[ so we now have the bad scyths. My guess is that they started out ok and grew to enjoy there work to much. There going out of there way to stand out it seems. I wonder if they always travel in a group like that and what the other scyths think of them or if they know the way there behavior. Rowans first gleaning choice was hard. But i want to know what happened with the gleaning that Faraday was on. (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Guinevere]

37% (view spoiler)[Wow was this entry really from Goddard? As in that bloodthirsty maniac Goddard? Because oh my god I wonder what happened... (hide spoiler)]

[Guinevere]

39% (view spoiler)[OH MY GOD SCYTHE FARADAY? IS THIS REAL? IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING (hide spoiler)]

[Guinevere]

43% (view spoiler)[Woah I am liking Scythe Curie! She really is one kickass scythe! She is so different from Scythe Faraday, but Citra is still lucky. I wonder how Rowan's doing, though. I feel sad for the guy. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Chapter 4 (end)
(view spoiler)[Even though we haven't seen problems with the system or the Thundercloud, I'm still waiting for it to turn into Skynet. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Chapter 6
(view spoiler)[And we find out Scythes can be wackos too. Which comes as a surprise to no one. Skynet or no Skynet, Thunderhead is still better (so far). People cannot be trusted with this much power. (hide spoiler)]

[Meaghan]

Hey guys! A few days late, but I'm joining now! Hope to finish it entirely today or atleast catch up with you guys :)

[Guinevere]

Quirks wrote: "Chapter 6
[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I know! It wasn't surprising that some scythes would turn out like that but Scythe Faraday is just so compassionate that I kinda expected other scythes to be like him. (hide spoiler)]

[Guinevere]

Meaghan wrote: "Hey guys! A few days late, but I'm joining now! Hope to finish it entirely today or atleast catch up with you guys :)"

I'm on chapter 25 as of last night but I won't be reading today since I need to study for my physics exam so I'll just probably read tomorrow :)

[Guinevere]

Chapter 25 (view spoiler)[Oh my god I really hope Rowan wouldn't be influenced by Goddard's ways. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Chapter 14
(view spoiler)[It's official, Xenocrates is shady as he'll and I do not like him. Goddard probably has him in his pocket. (hide spoiler)]

[Guinevere]

Chapter 26 (view spoiler)[Woah it's good to know there's at least one person in Goddard's group who doesn't kill for the fun of it! I wonder why Scythe Volta still stays with them though (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

End of Part 2
(view spoiler)[I don't think I can handle this. First Scythe Faraday dying, and now Rowan will be in Goddard's hands. I did not sign up for this pain! (hide spoiler)]

[Guinevere]

Quirks wrote: "End of Part 2
[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Me, too! I really liked Scythe Faraday, and both Rowan and Citra. Then I thought Scythe Faraday's death will save them from gleaning each other but noooo Goddard has to ruin everything! (hide spoiler)]

[Guinevere]

Chapter 28 (view spoiler)[WHAAAT Goddard was Xenocrates' apprentice?? Now I really wanna know how Goddard became that murderous savage he is right now. (hide spoiler)]

[Guinevere]

Chapter 28 (view spoiler)[Oh no is it possible that Esme is related to Xenocrates? Well no wonder Goddard has him wrapped around his fingers! (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Chapter 24
(view spoiler)[This book is getting more and more difficult to read. I don't want to see Rowan break. I like Rowan! And if he goes all Anakin Skywalker on me, I will want him to die. AND I LIKE ROWAN! (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

End of part 3
(view spoiler)[My God! This book is just one shocking development after another. I have no idea how this could possibly end well. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Finished! My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I loved the book!

[Eesh]

Guinevere wrote: "Chapter 28 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[That is totally the case. Man, I hate Goddard. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Opening couple of chapters show the two teens to be standouts from their society in some way. Liking the excerpts from the history of gleaning to explain how the society construct came about.

[Karen]

33%-quirky. Love how we shift from private to public, and I sense there's a lot going on behind the scenes.

[Karen]

60%-fascinating to see the two different approaches. Each has their appeal, but what a strangely sterile world they exist in.

[Guinevere]

Finished this yesterday! Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Karen]

75%-curiosity and curiosity. This has more depth than I was expecting.

[Karen]

85%-so excited by this news. It just feels right, but I do wonder at the repercussions for those involved.

[Karen]

Completed-oh wow! So much better than I was expecting. Hints of romance, political intrigue, a fabulous depiction of a new world and a great story. What's not to like? Just wish I didn't have to wait so long for the second part...

[Mojoreb]

This is actually my first buddy read. Probably a bit late but about 63% through the book and loving it so far! The world and characters are done xtremely well.

[Eesh]

Mojoreb wrote: "This is actually my first buddy read. Probably a bit late but about 63% through the book and loving it so far! The world and characters are done xtremely well."

Yeah, the book is really great!

[Mojoreb]

Ended up finishing the book.
I loved it! The characters were well done and three-dimensional and the world-building was great. I can't wait for the sequel!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting April 10th 2017. Happy Reading ☺

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[Alley]

I'll be joining in. :D

[C.P.]

Yay! Hopefully I can get started this afternoon.

[Twila]

Ooooh, I really want to join! If I find time, I definitely will.

[C.P.]

You should, Twila!

[Twila]

I prefer not to read two books at once, but I don't want to pass up this busy read. I'll start soon!

[C.P.]

I'll probably read a little slowly (because I'm reading a few other books) so don't rush yourself!