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Divergent (Divergent, #1)

Veronica Roth

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. Week 1: More Than 500 Pages

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Jan 01, 2014 Mandy Sickle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: rd-reviews, new2you-author, young-adult, first-in-series, read2review, fiction, dystopian, love-it, read-2013

Beatrice lives in a world divided by five factions on her sixteenth birthday she will choose her faction that will change her life forever. A test is used to help her in the choice but with her the test doesn’t work. It’s extremely rare and dangerous so the evaluator pretends it doesn’t happen and tells Beatrice to keep it a secret. When the time comes for Beatrice to choose instead of staying with her parents she chooses Dauntless (the brave) which instantly launches her into a fight for her pl
Beatrice lives in a world divided by five factions on her sixteenth birthday she will choose her faction that will change her life forever. A test is used to help her in the choice but with her the test doesn’t work. It’s extremely rare and dangerous so the evaluator pretends it doesn’t happen and tells Beatrice to keep it a secret. When the time comes for Beatrice to choose instead of staying with her parents she chooses Dauntless (the brave) which instantly launches her into a fight for her place. In order to become a Dauntless after the initiation process she will have to fight, jump onto moving trains and learn to beat the simulations that will give away she’s Divergent.

As Beatrice reinvents herself in her new life she changes her name to Tris even getting tattoos to honor who she is. Tris makes friends only to have them taken away as they leave the program left to be faction less. Beatrice struggles with the fact that her brother has also chosen not to stay with her parents. Her parents have always been Abnegation even if her mother was born Dauntless. When she has the chance to have visitors it’s her mother who shows up asking her to pass a message to her brother. Tris can’t forget what her mother asked. Even though she’s kept it a secret someone knows what really happened, and is looking for the Divergent. She’s worried that her secret will get out risk the ones she loves.

I think Beatrice is an interesting character tossed into a world with that appears perfect but really isn’t. She’s Divergent that alone would demand her death but when the tester tells her to keep it a secret to save her life she does. She’s easy to connect with, you can’t help liking her as a character and getting lost in her story. I like Four he’s a great complement to Tris even if he is a little older you can't help liking him. They have a sweet relationship.

The movie is just around the corner. I’ve been on the fence for a long time since Divergent has so much hype I didn’t want to buy into it. Divergent is captivating from start to finish it’s a fast paced story that kept me on the edge of my seat. I like Tris she’s easy to connect with, you can’t help falling into her story. Divergent was one of those books you can’t get enough of I know I had a hard time putting it down, even stayed up into the late hours just to finish because I wanted to see what would happen next. I found the concept for the book intriguing the idea of separating people based on who they really are is new but I can see why it won’t work. The author has done a fantastic job creating a story that teens as well as adults will fall in love with. I think the author’s writings style is easy to read and flows along smoothly making it easy to get lost for hours. I can’t believe I waited so long to join the masses and fall in love with the series. I’ve just ordered book 2 and 3 just so I can see how this series will end. I’m dying to see how the movie plays out. I really loved the first one and look forward to the next one. ...more

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Jan 07, 2014 ktouton rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy-sci-fi

I wanted to read the book before I saw the movie. I didn't have any "real" idea what the book was going to be about. I knew it was post-apocalyptic and a coming of age book.

In some ways I found this book a “Hunger Games” wanna be. I loved the “Hunger Games.” I could not get enough of it. I think I read all 3 books in a weekend.

I do not have the same feelings about this book. I liked the book. I was not "wowed" by this book.
There is an underlying theme of killed or be killed masked in a competiti ...more

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Dec 16, 2013 Hannah Norman rated it liked it

I think my hopes were too high for this book. I was expecting The Hunger Games and was severely disappointed.

However, I loved the idea of this book. With all of the young adult post apocalyptic books coming out this is definitely a different version of what might happen.

This was a super fast read and if you like The Hunger Games or Uglies this will be a great read for you.

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Dec 27, 2013 Stephanie rated it liked it

Shelves: novels, young-adult, fantasy-scifi

Initial thoughts: The last 50 pages totally ruined it for me and now I don't even feel compelled to read the next two books. I feel kinda bad about it because all my friends gave this 4-5 stars. SORRY. Guess I have a lot of explaining to do when I write a full review for this. ...more

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