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A review by celia_thebookishhufflepuff
Gleanings by Neal Shusterman
5.0
I really appreciated the stories in this. I enjoyed the mix of before, after, and during the events of the Scythe trilogy, and how it wasn't linear. Like the rest of the series, [b:Gleanings|60320602|Gleanings (Arc of a Scythe, #3.5)|Neal Shusterman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1649100303l/60320602._SY75_.jpg|95095670] kept me on my toes.
I also appreciated that there were stories that had to do with the characters we've grown to love (and hate) as well as stories that served to give us a stronger sense of worldbuilding and/or provide more of the history. The Scythe trilogy definitely introduces a rich history of a near-future dystopia, and I love that [b:Gleanings|60320602|Gleanings (Arc of a Scythe, #3.5)|Neal Shusterman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1649100303l/60320602._SY75_.jpg|95095670] explores this further. There's so much I had questions about, and this companion to the series answers some of those through relevant stories rather than just giving us the backstory as a lot of information on a website(note to a certain fantasy author whose books I will always love but who I will always have a lot of issues with, and this is definitely one of them). [a:Neal Shusterman|19564|Neal Shusterman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1713293244p2/19564.jpg] creates a world that lives on in these stories, and answers questions about the world in the best way it can, and in the way the world was built . As such, it is consistent to the story established in the trilogy.
Overall, Gleanings was definitely a good addition to the trilogy, and I wish more fantasy and science fiction books would do this - a single book of short stories that addresses the worldbuilding in the context of the stories and characters we already love.
I also appreciated that there were stories that had to do with the characters we've grown to love (and hate) as well as stories that served to give us a stronger sense of worldbuilding and/or provide more of the history. The Scythe trilogy definitely introduces a rich history of a near-future dystopia, and I love that [b:Gleanings|60320602|Gleanings (Arc of a Scythe, #3.5)|Neal Shusterman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1649100303l/60320602._SY75_.jpg|95095670] explores this further. There's so much I had questions about, and this companion to the series answers some of those through relevant stories rather than just giving us the backstory as a lot of information on a website
Overall, Gleanings was definitely a good addition to the trilogy, and I wish more fantasy and science fiction books would do this - a single book of short stories that addresses the worldbuilding in the context of the stories and characters we already love.