How long does it take to read Scythe?
Scythe by Neal Shusterman takes about 8 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 14 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2016. 449 pages, about 123,475 words. Written for children.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 9 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In a distant future, technology has nearly wiped out disease, death and unhappiness, and a benevolent artificial intelligence called the Thunderhead governs a united Earth. Because natural death no longer limits the population, a monastic order of Scythes is required to kill a set number of people each year, a duty known as gleaning. The Thunderhead leaves this task to humans. Two teenagers, Citra and Rowan, are taken on as apprentices by the respected Scythe Faraday and begin learning the moral and practical demands of taking lives.
This summary was written by AI and checked by a second AI model. How these are chosen.
Subjects: Science fiction, Death, JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction, Murder, Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / General
