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I liked it, possibly even more than the first book because it explains a lot more about the world and obviously fleshes out characters more. I'm not like omgziluvit but I really enjoy this series and am excited to see how it all ends up. ...more
I liked it, possibly even more than the first book because it explains a lot more about the world and obviously fleshes out characters more. I'm not like omgziluvit but I really enjoy this series and am excited to see how it all ends up. ...more
This book suffers a bit from book 2 syndrome since it picks up right where Divergence left off with no time spent acquainting a new reader with what is going on . . . no "Previously . . . on Divergence." Our heroine, Tris, is wracked with guilt because she was forced to kill her friend, Will, at the end of the previous novel and she and Tobias (the former Four) seem to be caught in a push/pull of a relationship--both hiding things from each other. In this future world, society has been divided i
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definitely suffered from the sophomore slump. maybe the first book had as many plot holes, disguised by the interesting world-building? in any case, i get really tired of books in which the protagonists constantly whine about interpersonal problems that could be solved by having a 2-minute conversation. that said, i am definitely interested to see how this all wraps up in book three.
3.5 stars, really. Not as good as Divergent but still got me hooked. The ending reminded me a bit of the end of Serenity, when the woman tells where the Reavers come from.
More rubbish. Smart people = bad, religious "moral" people = good.
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I really like this series a lot...I don't know what gave me the taste for dystopian futures (probably my early sci-fi habits, thanks Carrollton Public Library) but I have been eating up the flood of YA dystopian stories that have been coming my way since the Hunger Games got popular. I think that the approach in the Divergent series is a really interesting one, and I can't wait to learn more about what really happened in the next book!
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Dec 04, 2012
Elizabeth
marked it as to-read
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LaRaie
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