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Divergent (Divergent, #1)

Veronica Roth

Start date: July 1, 2014

Finish date: July 31, 2014

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What Members Thought

Jan 06, 2014 Melissa Broadbent rated it really liked it

wow.
just ... wow.
I read this because my two friends were threatening to hurt me if I didn't read it before the film came out, so I bought the first and second book in a box set last week and picked it up from the post office on Saturday, I started it Monday and finished today at about lunch time, with my friends watching over my shoulder towards the end of the book to see if I'd cry ... I almost did.

I love the whole plot of this book, and how Tris is portrayed as not being the strongest in the ...more

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Jan 20, 2014 Nancy Brady rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, e-book, library-book

3.5 stars actually. This is the first in a series of a dystopian society set in a future Chicago. Tris must choose her faction from one of five. Does she stay in the one she spent the first sixteen years of her life (and with her family), or does she choose one that it is more her? When she gets a mixed result from her tests, she must not only choose wisely, but also protect her secret. Her choices will follow her throughout leaving the reader wondering what faction (and choice) he or she may ma ...more

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May 07, 2013 Alison Harvey rated it really liked it

Shelves: dystopia-new-world

If you love the Hunger Games, then you'll love this book. Its a fun book to read. While its not earth-shattering, its engaging and it held my attention to the last page. ...more

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May 05, 2013 Cathy rated it really liked it

Shelves: distopia, ya

Divergent é mais uma distopia. Este mundo é dividido por facções com traços diferentes que se complementam e dividem. Achei a distopia muito bem construída, com uma descrição interessante da mecânica geral deste mundo. Mas creio que falhou por se focar essencialmente em 3 facções. Não se tem muito vislumbre de Candor e Amity. Para além disso, gostaria de ter percebido melhor em termos organizacionais como funciona este mundo. Pareceu-me que foi abordado apenas ao de leve.

A narradora é Tris, uma ...more

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