Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers [First Edition]
Pages
457
Description
A collection of stories that span the time when humans live in a world without hunger, disease, or death and Scythes act as the living instruments of population control.
Series
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
457 p.; 8.6 inches
ISBN
9781665931694
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LibraryThing member Anniik
TW/CW: Much talk of death, loss and grief. Some talk of suicide. Violence.
RATING: 4/5
REVIEW: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley and am leaving an honest review.
Gleanings is a collection of short stories that takes place after the events of the Sythe trilogy. There are 13 different
I found most of these stories to be very dark and some of them very upsetting.I really enjoyed the original trilogy, but that was because there were a lot of people fighting against the corrupt scythes and trying to make them better people – or at least to find a different world where Scythes weren’t necessary. In this book, you get into the minds of a few too many twisted Scythes for my taste. I found most of the stories to be incredibly, incredibly dark, especially for something that is supposed to be a collection for the YA community. I can’t deny that they were well written, but it definitely lowered my mood as I read them. But if you’re looking for something that’s really dark and terrifying, this book might be for you.
RATING: 4/5
REVIEW: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley and am leaving an honest review.
Gleanings is a collection of short stories that takes place after the events of the Sythe trilogy. There are 13 different
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stories, each with different characters and a different time setting.I found most of these stories to be very dark and some of them very upsetting.I really enjoyed the original trilogy, but that was because there were a lot of people fighting against the corrupt scythes and trying to make them better people – or at least to find a different world where Scythes weren’t necessary. In this book, you get into the minds of a few too many twisted Scythes for my taste. I found most of the stories to be incredibly, incredibly dark, especially for something that is supposed to be a collection for the YA community. I can’t deny that they were well written, but it definitely lowered my mood as I read them. But if you’re looking for something that’s really dark and terrifying, this book might be for you.
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LibraryThing member adastra
A collection of short stories from the Arc of a Scythe trilogy, this has its highs and lows. I enjoyed some of the stories very much, especially those that were a bit closer to the main story, while a few of them were a bit too much out there. In particular, the stories of scythes being psychopaths
Regardless it's a nice addition to the trilogy, and makes this whole universe deeper and more alive.
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didn't really do much for me, there was already more than enough of that in the main arc, plus, from the way scythes are presented in Book 1, I would have preferred to learn a bit more about *honorable* scythes.Regardless it's a nice addition to the trilogy, and makes this whole universe deeper and more alive.
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LibraryThing member atreic
A collection of short stories about the world of the Scythe trilogy. There is a lot of fan service here, some nice backstories and post canon and cute ideas. I'm not a big reader of short stories, I find I tend to finish one and then wander off, so it did take me a while to potter through this. But
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like its big brother, it has some interesting ideas on death and art and meaning. Show Less
Awards
Nerdy Book Award (Young Adult Literature — 2022)
Librarian Favorites Award (2023)
Call number
YA B Shu