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adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I really liked this short story collection! After reading and loving the Arc of a Scythe Trilogy I was pleased to see so many familiar characters and places in "Gleanings".
Here some of my favourite stories (spoiler-free):
The First Swing - reread this poetry piece a lot, it´s so beautiful and captures Scythes really well
A Martian Minute - Neal Shustermann giving me the Sci-Fi I waited for and delivered
The Mortal Canvas - beautiful story that discusses the meaning and purpose of art
A dark curtain rises - the most iconic character comeback
Some that were a bit.. weird? (spoiler-free)
Never work with animals - the ending had me shocked in an unexpected way
Perchance to Glean - loved the world but what was the message?
There are always a few stories you like or don´t like in collections so my conclusion: I think that if you liked the Scythe trilogy in the aspect world building, AI, Sci-Fi, philosophy or want to revisit familiar characters you should give this collection a chance!
Here some of my favourite stories (spoiler-free):
The First Swing - reread this poetry piece a lot, it´s so beautiful and captures Scythes really well
A Martian Minute - Neal Shustermann giving me the Sci-Fi I waited for and delivered
The Mortal Canvas - beautiful story that discusses the meaning and purpose of art
A dark curtain rises - the most iconic character comeback
Some that were a bit.. weird? (spoiler-free)
Never work with animals - the ending had me shocked in an unexpected way
Perchance to Glean - loved the world but what was the message?
There are always a few stories you like or don´t like in collections so my conclusion: I think that if you liked the Scythe trilogy in the aspect world building, AI, Sci-Fi, philosophy or want to revisit familiar characters you should give this collection a chance!