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There were parts that were underdeveloped and typos galore (who proofread this?!) but the story was intriguing and well executed enough for me to want to read the next book. <br><br>It was also *so* satisfying to see Goddard meet his end. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss8.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_275367548" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_275367548"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_275367548" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_275367548" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_275367548"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/EllAreBee" target="_top">EllAreBee</a> | Nov 16, 2024 | <a href="/review/275367548"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_275230721" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/17853002" data-workid="17853002" class="" ><img src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/77/e4/77e488ecc35836d59676a657341426b41414141_v5.jpg" srcset="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/38/ba/38ba91d5e3787dc59676a657341444941414141_v5.jpg 2x, https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/ec/e5/ece56cec921564a59676a657341417341514141_v5.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div><i>"The power of life and death cannot be handed out blithely but only with stoic and weighty reserve. Ascension to scythehood should by no means be easy."</i><br><br>This was a wonderful idea of a book with an execution I didn't enjoy. The book isn't just wordy, it's lengthy. And it's good at bringing you into the worlds of scythes. The only problem is it gives you the WHOLE world. Page after page of minute details about their lives. I know that I need to know what they went through to train and get information but somehow a book about reapers is boring.<br><br>I was also completely disappointed that there is any love story in here. It felt superficial and flat and I never understood it. Unless book 2 is a lot shorter or I see some great reviews, I'm okay leaving these characters with this first book. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss4.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_275230721" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_275230721"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_275230721" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_275230721" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_275230721"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/Trisha_Thomas" target="_top">Trisha_Thomas</a> | Nov 14, 2024 | <a href="/review/275230721"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_273239421" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/17853002" data-workid="17853002" class="" ><img src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/77/e4/77e488ecc35836d59676a657341426b41414141_v5.jpg" srcset="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/38/ba/38ba91d5e3787dc59676a657341444941414141_v5.jpg 2x, https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/ec/e5/ece56cec921564a59676a657341417341514141_v5.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>This book was a bit of a slow-starter for me. I did enjoy learning about this new world. I felt sad for what these trainees had to endure to become a scythe. The characters were ok but I didn't feel much of a connection to them. Overall, it was an ok start to the series and has the potential to get better. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss6.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_273239421" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_273239421"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_273239421" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_273239421" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_273239421"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/dkflynn33" target="_top">dkflynn33</a> | Oct 11, 2024 | <a href="/review/273239421"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_272913841" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/17853002" data-workid="17853002" class="" ><img src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/77/e4/77e488ecc35836d59676a657341426b41414141_v5.jpg" srcset="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/38/ba/38ba91d5e3787dc59676a657341444941414141_v5.jpg 2x, https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/ec/e5/ece56cec921564a59676a657341417341514141_v5.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div><b>Update:</b> Changing my rating to five stars because I loved this so fucking much.<br><br>This was awesome! Not perfect, but I absolutely loved it anyway!<br><br>To me, this was a bit different, futuristic, better version of [b: An Ember in the Ashes|27774758|An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)|Sabaa Tahir|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519425615s/27774758.jpg|39113604]. This book was <i>very</i> hyped and I can see why. I loved Citra, Rowan (especially at the end), Scythe Faraday, and Scythe Curie. I honestly can't wait till I get my hands on the next book! <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss10.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_272913841" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_272913841"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_272913841" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_272913841" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_272913841"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/gluchie" target="_top">gluchie</a> | Oct 5, 2024 | <a href="/review/272913841"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_271410229" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/17853002" data-workid="17853002" class="" ><img src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/77/e4/77e488ecc35836d59676a657341426b41414141_v5.jpg" srcset="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/38/ba/38ba91d5e3787dc59676a657341444941414141_v5.jpg 2x, https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/ec/e5/ece56cec921564a59676a657341417341514141_v5.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>A recommendation from book club. Good but, a very dark storyline. Thankfully the characters are quite likeable and I look forward to the rest of the series. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss8.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_271410229" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_271410229"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_271410229" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_271410229" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_271410229"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/sunnydrk" target="_top">sunnydrk</a> | Sep 10, 2024 | <a href="/review/271410229"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class='reviewnav'><div class="right"><strong><a href="#" 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class="" >Blue Hen Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/347.1/Blue-Hen-Book-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/347.0.3794/Blue-Hen-Book-Award-Teen-Readers">Teen Readers</a> – <a href="/award/347.0.0.2020/Blue-Hen-Book-Award-2020">2020</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/355/Buckeye-Childrens-Teen-Book-Award" class="" >Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/355.2/Buckeye-Childrens-Teen-Book-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/355.0.3014/Buckeye-Childrens-Teen-Book-Award-Grades-6-8">Grades 6-8</a> – <a href="/award/355.0.0.2018/Buckeye-Childrens-Teen-Book-Award-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/614/California-Young-Reader-Medal" class="" >California Young Reader Medal</a> (<a href="/award/614.1/California-Young-Reader-Medal-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/614.0.5057/California-Young-Reader-Medal-Young-Adult-Grades-9-12">Young Adult, Grades 9-12</a> – <a href="/award/614.0.0.2020/California-Young-Reader-Medal-2020">2020</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/128/Colorado-Blue-Spruce-Award" class="" >Colorado Blue Spruce Award</a> (<a href="/award/128.1/Colorado-Blue-Spruce-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/128.0.0.2019/Colorado-Blue-Spruce-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/128/Colorado-Blue-Spruce-Award" class="" >Colorado Blue Spruce Award</a> (<a href="/award/128.2/Colorado-Blue-Spruce-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/128.0.0.2020/Colorado-Blue-Spruce-Award-2020">2020</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/404/Commonwealth-Club-of-California-Book-Awards" class="" >Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards</a> (<a href="/award/404.5/Commonwealth-Club-of-California-Book-Awards-Finalist">Finalist</a> – <a href="/award/404.0.1678/Commonwealth-Club-of-California-Book-Awards-Young-Adult">Young Adult</a> – <a href="/award/404.0.0.2016/Commonwealth-Club-of-California-Book-Awards-2016">2016</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/591/CYBILS-Awards" class="" >CYBILS Awards</a> (<a href="/award/591.1/CYBILS-Awards-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/591.0.9687/CYBILS-Awards-Young-Adult-Speculative-Fiction">Young Adult Speculative Fiction</a> – <a href="/award/591.0.0.2017/CYBILS-Awards-2017">2017</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/217/Florida-Teens-Read-Award" class="" >Florida Teens Read Award</a> (<a href="/award/217.1/Florida-Teens-Read-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/217.0.0.2018/Florida-Teens-Read-Award-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/124/The-Flume-NH-Teen-Readers-Choice-Award" class="" >The Flume: NH Teen Reader's Choice Award</a> (<a href="/award/124.2/The-Flume-NH-Teen-Readers-Choice-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/124.0.0.2019/The-Flume-NH-Teen-Readers-Choice-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/262/Gateway-Readers-Award" class="" >Gateway Readers Award</a> (<a href="/award/262.1/Gateway-Readers-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/262.0.0.2019/Gateway-Readers-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/203/Georgia-Peach-Book-Award-for-Teen-Readers" class="" >Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers</a> (<a href="/award/203.6/Georgia-Peach-Book-Award-for-Teen-Readers-Honor-Book">Honor Book</a> – <a href="/award/203.0.0.2019/Georgia-Peach-Book-Award-for-Teen-Readers-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/172/Golden-Archer-Award" class="" >Golden Archer Award</a> (<a href="/award/172.2/Golden-Archer-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/172.0.21655/Golden-Archer-Award-Senior">Senior</a> – <a href="/award/172.0.0.2021/Golden-Archer-Award-2021">2021</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/304/Grand-Canyon-Reader-Award" class="" >Grand Canyon Reader Award</a> (<a href="/award/304.2/Grand-Canyon-Reader-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/304.0.1655/Grand-Canyon-Reader-Award-Teen">Teen</a> – <a href="/award/304.0.0.2019/Grand-Canyon-Reader-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div id="u_1e19deee" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 46" ><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/783/Grand-Prix-de-lImaginaire" class="" >Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire</a> (<a href="/award/783.1/Grand-Prix-de-lImaginaire-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/783.0.6123/Grand-Prix-de-lImaginaire-Roman-jeunesse-%C3%A9tranger">Roman jeunesse 茅tranger</a> – <a href="/award/783.0.0.2020/Grand-Prix-de-lImaginaire-2020">2020</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/395/Green-Mountain-Book-Award" class="" >Green Mountain Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/395.1/Green-Mountain-Book-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/395.0.0.2018/Green-Mountain-Book-Award-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/945/International-Dublin-Literary-Award" class="" >International Dublin Literary Award</a> (<a href="/award/945.3/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist">Longlist</a> – <a href="/award/945.0.0.2018/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/420/Iowa-Teen-Award" class="" >Iowa Teen Award</a> (<a href="/award/420.2/Iowa-Teen-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/420.0.0.2019/Iowa-Teen-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/380/Kentucky-Bluegrass-Award" class="" >Kentucky Bluegrass Award</a> (<a href="/award/380.2/Kentucky-Bluegrass-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/380.0.3014/Kentucky-Bluegrass-Award-Grades-6-8">Grades 6-8</a> – <a href="/award/380.0.0.2019/Kentucky-Bluegrass-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/523/Land-Of-Enchantment-Book-Award" class="" >Land Of Enchantment Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/523.1/Land-Of-Enchantment-Book-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/523.0.22351/Land-Of-Enchantment-Book-Award-Black-Bear-9th-12th-grade">Black Bear (9th - 12th grade)</a> – <a href="/award/523.0.0.2019/Land-Of-Enchantment-Book-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/130/Lincoln-Award-Illinois-Teen-Readers-Choice-Award" class="" >Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award</a> (<a href="/award/130.2/Lincoln-Award-Illinois-Teen-Readers-Choice-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/130.0.0.2019/Lincoln-Award-Illinois-Teen-Readers-Choice-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/469/Louisiana-Young-Readers-Choice-Award" class="" >Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award</a> (<a href="/award/469.1/Louisiana-Young-Readers-Choice-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/469.0.4474/Louisiana-Young-Readers-Choice-Award-Teen-Readers-Choice">Teen Readers' Choice</a> – <a href="/award/469.0.0.2019/Louisiana-Young-Readers-Choice-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/669/Margaret-A-Edwards-Award" class="" >Margaret A. Edwards Award</a> (<a href="/award/669.0.0.2024/Margaret-A-Edwards-Award-2024">2024</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/14402/Milwaukee-County-Teen-Book-Award" class="" >Milwaukee County Teen Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/14402.6/Milwaukee-County-Teen-Book-Award-Honor-Book">Honor Book</a> – <a href="/award/14402.0.0.2018/Milwaukee-County-Teen-Book-Award-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/13931/NCSLMA-Battle-of-the-Books" class="" >NCSLMA Battle of the Books</a> (<a href="/award/13931.0.2952/NCSLMA-Battle-of-the-Books-High-School">High School</a> – <a href="/award/13931.0.0.2024/NCSLMA-Battle-of-the-Books-2024">2024</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/13931/NCSLMA-Battle-of-the-Books" class="" >NCSLMA Battle of the Books</a> (<a href="/award/13931.0.2952/NCSLMA-Battle-of-the-Books-High-School">High School</a> – <a href="/award/13931.0.0.2020/NCSLMA-Battle-of-the-Books-2020">2020</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/435/Nebraska-Golden-Sower-Award" class="" >Nebraska Golden Sower Award</a> (<a href="/award/435.1/Nebraska-Golden-Sower-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/435.0.19542/Nebraska-Golden-Sower-Award-Meadowlark-Novel">Meadowlark (Novel)</a> – <a href="/award/435.0.0.2019/Nebraska-Golden-Sower-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/462/Nutmeg-Book-Award" class="" >Nutmeg Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/462.1/Nutmeg-Book-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/462.0.2952/Nutmeg-Book-Award-High-School">High School</a> – <a href="/award/462.0.0.2019/Nutmeg-Book-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/419/Oregon-Readers-Choice-Award" class="" >Oregon Reader's Choice Award</a> (<a href="/award/419.1/Oregon-Readers-Choice-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/419.0.4150/Oregon-Readers-Choice-Award-High-School-Senior-Division">High School (Senior) Division</a> – <a href="/award/419.0.0.2019/Oregon-Readers-Choice-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/412/Pennsylvania-Young-Readers-Choice-Award" class="" >Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award</a> (<a href="/award/412.2/Pennsylvania-Young-Readers-Choice-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/412.0.1678/Pennsylvania-Young-Readers-Choice-Award-Young-Adult">Young Adult</a> – <a href="/award/412.0.0.2018/Pennsylvania-Young-Readers-Choice-Award-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15543/Premios-Kelvin-505" class="" >Premios Kelvin 505</a> (<a href="/award/15543.5/Premios-Kelvin-505-Finalist">Finalist</a> – <a href="/award/15543.0.23281/Premios-Kelvin-505-Mejor-Novela-Juvenil-Traducida-Best-Translated-YA-Novel">Mejor Novela Juvenil Traducida (Best Translated YA Novel)</a> – <a href="/award/15543.0.0.2018/Premios-Kelvin-505-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/890/Printz-Award" class="" >Printz Award</a> (<a href="/award/890.12/Printz-Award-Honor">Honor</a> – <a href="/award/890.0.0.2017/Printz-Award-2017">2017</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/142/Rebecca-Caudill-Young-Readers-Book-Award" class="" >Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/142.2/Rebecca-Caudill-Young-Readers-Book-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/142.0.0.2020/Rebecca-Caudill-Young-Readers-Book-Award-2020">2020</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/218/Rhode-Island-Teen-Book-Award" class="" >Rhode Island Teen Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/218.1/Rhode-Island-Teen-Book-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/218.0.0.2018/Rhode-Island-Teen-Book-Award-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/5862/Sakura-Medal" class="" >Sakura Medal</a> (<a href="/award/5862.0.2952/Sakura-Medal-High-School">High School</a> – <a href="/award/5862.0.0.2018/Sakura-Medal-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/47/Soaring-Eagle-Book-Award" class="" >Soaring Eagle Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/47.1/Soaring-Eagle-Book-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/47.0.0.2018/Soaring-Eagle-Book-Award-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/13676/South-Dakota-Teen-Choice-Book-Awards" class="" >South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards</a> (<a href="/award/13676.12/South-Dakota-Teen-Choice-Book-Awards-Honor">Honor</a> – <a href="/award/13676.0.8199/South-Dakota-Teen-Choice-Book-Awards-High-School-List">High School List</a> – <a href="/award/13676.0.0.2019/South-Dakota-Teen-Choice-Book-Awards-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/857/Sunshine-State-Young-Readers-Award" class="" >Sunshine State Young Reader's Award</a> (<a href="/award/857.2/Sunshine-State-Young-Readers-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/857.0.3014/Sunshine-State-Young-Readers-Award-Grades-6-8">Grades 6-8</a> – <a href="/award/857.0.0.2018/Sunshine-State-Young-Readers-Award-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/13987/Surrey-Teens-Read" class="" >Surrey Teens Read</a> (<a href="/award/13987.1/Surrey-Teens-Read-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/13987.0.0.2018/Surrey-Teens-Read-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/377/Thumbs-Up%21-Award" class="" >Thumbs Up! Award</a> (<a href="/award/377.135/Thumbs-Up%21-Award-Top-Ten">Top Ten</a> – <a href="/award/377.0.0.2017/Thumbs-Up%21-Award-2017">2017</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/599/Utah-Beehive-Book-Award" class="" >Utah Beehive Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/599.2/Utah-Beehive-Book-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/599.0.1678/Utah-Beehive-Book-Award-Young-Adult">Young Adult</a> – <a href="/award/599.0.0.2019/Utah-Beehive-Book-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/510/Volunteer-State-Book-Award" class="" >Volunteer State Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/510.1/Volunteer-State-Book-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/510.0.2952/Volunteer-State-Book-Award-High-School">High School</a> – <a href="/award/510.0.0.2019/Volunteer-State-Book-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/510/Volunteer-State-Book-Award" class="" >Volunteer State Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/510.1/Volunteer-State-Book-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/510.0.2951/Volunteer-State-Book-Award-Middle-School">Middle School</a> – <a href="/award/510.0.0.2019/Volunteer-State-Book-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15138/Westchester-Fiction-Award" class="" >Westchester Fiction Award</a> (<a href="/award/15138.1/Westchester-Fiction-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/15138.0.0.2018/Westchester-Fiction-Award-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/709/Young-Hoosier-Book-Award" class="" >Young Hoosier Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/709.1/Young-Hoosier-Book-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/709.0.1676/Young-Hoosier-Book-Award-Middle-Grade">Middle Grade</a> – <a href="/award/709.0.0.2019/Young-Hoosier-Book-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div></div></div><h2>Notable Lists</h2><div id="u_4ea3d98d" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/493/Amazing-Audiobooks-for-Young-Adults" class="" >Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults</a> (<a href="/award/493.135/Amazing-Audiobooks-for-Young-Adults-Top-Ten">Top Ten</a> – <a href="/award/493.0.0.2018/Amazing-Audiobooks-for-Young-Adults-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/214/The-Best-Childrens-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >The Best Children's Books of the Year</a> (<a href="/award/214.0.3107/The-Best-Childrens-Books-of-the-Year-Fourteen-and-Older-Fiction-Science-Fiction">Fourteen and Older, Fiction, Science Fiction</a> – <a href="/award/214.0.0.2017/The-Best-Childrens-Books-of-the-Year-2017">2017</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/5/Best-Fiction-for-Young-Adults" class="" >Best Fiction for Young Adults</a> (<a href="/award/5.135/Best-Fiction-for-Young-Adults-Top-Ten">Top Ten</a> – <a href="/award/5.0.0.2017/Best-Fiction-for-Young-Adults-2017">2017</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/24/CCBC-Choices" class="" >CCBC Choices</a> (<a href="/award/24.0.1515/CCBC-Choices-Fiction-for-Young-Adults">Fiction for Young Adults</a> – <a href="/award/24.0.0.2017/CCBC-Choices-2017">2017</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15149/Idaho-Battle-of-the-Books" class="" >Idaho Battle of the Books</a> (<a href="/award/15149.0.2952/Idaho-Battle-of-the-Books-High-School">High School</a> – <a href="/award/15149.0.0.2023/Idaho-Battle-of-the-Books-2023">2023</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15162/Just-One-More-Page-Recommendation-List" class="" >Just One More Page Recommendation List</a> (<a href="/award/15162.0.1678/Just-One-More-Page-Recommendation-List-Young-Adult">Young Adult</a> – <a href="/award/15162.0.0.2018/Just-One-More-Page-Recommendation-List-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15147/Kansas-NEA-Reading-Circle-Recommended-Book" class="" >Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book</a> (<a href="/award/15147.0.21655/Kansas-NEA-Reading-Circle-Recommended-Book-Senior">Senior</a> – <a href="/award/15147.0.0.2017/Kansas-NEA-Reading-Circle-Recommended-Book-2017">2017</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/3285/Nerdy-Book-Award" class="" >Nerdy Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/3285.0.3022/Nerdy-Book-Award-Young-Adult-Literature">Young Adult Literature</a> – <a href="/award/3285.0.0.2016/Nerdy-Book-Award-2016">2016</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15342/OYAN-Book-Rave" class="" >OYAN Book Rave</a> (<a href="/award/15342.0.0.2018/OYAN-Book-Rave-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15249/Project-LIT-Book-Selection" class="" >Project LIT Book Selection</a> (<a href="/award/15249.0.1678/Project-LIT-Book-Selection-Young-Adult">Young Adult</a> – <a href="/award/15249.0.0.2020/Project-LIT-Book-Selection-2020">2020</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/200/Quick-Picks-for-Reluctant-Young-Adult-Readers" class="" >Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers</a> (<a href="/award/200.106/Quick-Picks-for-Reluctant-Young-Adult-Readers-Selection">Selection</a> – <a href="/award/200.0.0.2018/Quick-Picks-for-Reluctant-Young-Adult-Readers-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/195/Read-Aloud-Indiana-Book-Award" class="" >Read Aloud Indiana Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/195.0.2952/Read-Aloud-Indiana-Book-Award-High-School">High School</a> – <a href="/award/195.0.0.2019/Read-Aloud-Indiana-Book-Award-2019">2019</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/14058/Read-for-a-Lifetime" class="" >Read for a Lifetime</a> (<a href="/award/14058.0.0.2018/Read-for-a-Lifetime-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/223/School-Library-Journal-Best-Book-of-the-Year" class="" >School Library Journal Best Book of the Year</a> (<a href="/award/223.0.0.2016/School-Library-Journal-Best-Book-of-the-Year-2016">2016</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/224/Tayshas-High-School-Reading-List" class="" >Tayshas High School Reading List</a> (<a href="/award/224.0.0.2018/Tayshas-High-School-Reading-List-2018">2018</a>)</div></div><div id="u_bbcc0804" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 16" ><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15260/Westmoreland-Interscholastic-Reading-Competition-WIRC" class="" >Westmoreland Interscholastic Reading Competition (WIRC)</a> (<a href="/award/15260.0.22396/Westmoreland-Interscholastic-Reading-Competition-WIRC-High-School-Division">High School Division</a> – <a href="/award/15260.0.0.2022/Westmoreland-Interscholastic-Reading-Competition-WIRC-2022">2022</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_60" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><div 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Examples: Hermione Granger, Andrew Jackson, Oberon, St. Paul of Tarsus, or Zeus (Deity)' ><div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Citra">Citra</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Rowan">Rowan</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_placesmentioned"></a>Important places</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_435dad90' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='2' name='u_435dad90' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'placesmentioned' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = '"Boston, Massachusetts, USA", "London, England", "The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, USA", "Hogwarts", "Alpha Centauri", "Hell"' ><div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_events"></a>Important events</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_56fd9c91' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='34' name='u_56fd9c91' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'events' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Great Fire of London (1666), Battle of the Bulge (1944|1945), Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963-11-22), Battle of Hoth' ><div class='fwikiItem divevents'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_movies"></a>Related movies</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_7227eed3' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='37' name='u_7227eed3' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'movies' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Blade Runner (1982), The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Three Musketeers (1993)' ><div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="Scythe (tt6798798)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Scythe&f=37&exact=1&type=1">Scythe</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6798798/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr>     <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_epigraph"></a>Epigraph</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_f7079953' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='28' name='u_f7079953' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'epigraph' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The work's epigraph, "a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component." ' ><div class='fwikiItem divepigraph'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_dedication"></a>Dedication</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_563d4b14' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='30' name='u_563d4b14' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'dedication' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Author's dedication' ><div class='fwikiItem divdedication'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><I>For Olga (Ludovika) N酶dtvedt, <br>a faraway fan and friend</I></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_firstwords"></a>First words</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_e3533798' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='25' name='u_e3533798' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'firstwords' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The first sentence of the work.' ><div class='fwikiItem divfirstwords'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >We must, by law, keep a record of the innocents we kill.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_quotations"></a>Quotations</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_b413e263' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='27' name='u_b413e263' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'quotations' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Well-known, relevant or interesting quotations from the work; Quotation marks are unnecessary.' ><div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_lastwords"></a>Last words</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_34ad7e00' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='26' name='u_34ad7e00' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'lastwords' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The last sentence of the work. Content will be hidden unless clicked.' ><div class='fwikiItem divlastwords'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" id="u_ce3be405" style="display: none; min-height:12px;" >The way he once did.<br>--From the gleaning journal of H. S. Anastasia</div><a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_ce3be405')" id="link_u_ce3be405">(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)</a><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_disambiguation"></a>Disambiguation notice</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_73cf917b' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='13' name='u_73cf917b' allowmultiple='0' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'disambiguation' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Clarifications to be used by future combiners and separators, or just as information.' ><div class='fwikiItem divdisambiguation'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_series"></a>Publisher's editors</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_eb240960' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='1' name='u_eb240960' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'literaryeditors' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Publisher's or acquiring editor' ><div class='fwikiItem divliteraryeditors'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_blubers"></a>Blurbers</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_14551dfb' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='29' name='u_14551dfb' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'blurbers' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Who blurbed the book? A blurb is defined as a super-short review, done before the book is published or reviewed professionally. As Rachael Donadio wrote, "Book blurbs are a tangled mass of friendships, rivalries, favors traded and debts repaid, not always in good faith." This field aims to capture that tangle! <b>Note:</b> Please enter only the names of people, not publications. Use the form: Lastname, Firstname.' ><div class='fwikiItem divblurbers'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_originallanguage"></a>Original language</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_95214c40' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='58' name='u_95214c40' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'originallanguage' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = '' ><div class='fwikiItem divoriginallanguage'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=English&f=58&exact=1&type=1">English</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_canonicalddc"></a>Canonical DDC/MDS</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_060d5fd6' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='61' name='u_060d5fd6' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'canonicalddc' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Best consensus choice within the Melvil Decimal Classification System' ><div class='fwikiItem divcanonicalddc'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/mds/813.6">813.6</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_canonicallcc"></a>Canonical LCC</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_eb7a02c6' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='66' name='u_eb7a02c6' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'canonicallcc' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Best consensus choice within the Library of Congress Classification system' ><div class='fwikiItem divcanonicallcc'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/lcc/PZ7.S55987">PZ7.S55987</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> </table></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_65" class="quickedit light flipped"><a class="nooffset" name="references"></a><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'references', 'u_5e199ca5', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>References</span></div><div class="qelcontent references alwaysblue" id="u_5e199ca5" style="display:block;"><p>References to this work on external resources.</p><h2><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/favicon_wikipedia.gif" class="icon">Wikipedia in English</h2><p>None</p></div></div><div id="workpagesort_80" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'desc', 'u_5ea8427f', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Book descriptions</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_5ea8427f" style="display:block;">""In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--</div></div><div id="workpagesort_25" class="quickedit light"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'libdesc', 'u_c96080c3', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Library descriptions</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_c96080c3" style="display:block;"><p>No library descriptions found.</p></div></div><div id="workpagesort_70" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><div class="sectionhead_rbutcontainer"><span class="sectionTitleHelp"><a href="https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Common_Knowledge#LibraryThing_members.27_description" class="blacklink" title="Help"><img style="vertical-align:middle;" class="helpIcon" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/helpq.png" alt="?"></a></span></div><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'ckdesc', 'u_7f85134a', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>LibraryThing members' description</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_7f85134a" style="display:block;"> <div class="workSection"> <table class="fwikiContainerTable ch2"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel">Book description</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_ef244d6b' itemType='1' itemNum='17853002' fieldType='14' name='u_ef244d6b' allowmultiple='0' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'description' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'This is a general description. 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