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Divergent (Divergent, #1)

Veronica Roth

Start date: January 1, 2012

Finish date: January 31, 2012

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Jun 03, 2011 Judith (Judith'sChoiceReads) rated it really liked it

Shelves: good-reads, must-haves, books-i-want-to-own, heroines-with-spunk, series-i-love, unpredictable, really-crazy-villains, broads-of-the-world-united, dystopian

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Jun 30, 2011 Chamera rated it really liked it

Tris is a character unlike any other. Those are seven words that must be said. Maybe if she was placed in a book solely about love and boy drama, she would seem normal. But fortunately for us readers, she was instead written into existence in a world unlike the world we know.

With the population separated into different groups based on virtues, Tris must make a choice. Her choice, and what it means, changes her life, along with the lives of those she loves the most.

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Oct 27, 2013 Susan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: library-reads

I had wanted to read this book because I knew there was a movie coming out, and I usually like to read the book before the movie. Roth delivers a suspenseful tale that grabs the reader's attention from the very beginning and never lets go. Divergent is a tale of a young woman finding out who she really is as she faces so many different tests forcing her to rely on herself. Roth does an amazing job at creating her world where everyone is divided into a faction which focuses on the qualities that ...more

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Apr 07, 2012 Francielle De Oliveira rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: my-favorites, guys-i-fell-in-love

"- Ninguém é perfeito (...) Quando nos livramos de uma coisa ruim, outra a substitui."
Beatrice sente que não pertence à Abnegação. E quando o resultado do teste de aptidão, que acontece um dia antes da cerimonia em que ela tem que escolher uma das cinco facções para pertencer, mostra que ela é uma Divergente, alguém com aptidão para mais de uma facção. Isso era algo desconhecido para Beatrice, algo muito perigoso pois pode colocar sua vida em risco, por isso ela deve guardar segredo absoluto: se "- Ninguém é perfeito (...) Quando nos livramos de uma coisa ruim, outra a substitui."
Beatrice sente que não pertence à Abnegação. E quando o resultado do teste de aptidão, que acontece um dia antes da cerimonia em que ela tem que escolher uma das cinco facções para pertencer, mostra que ela é uma Divergente, alguém com aptidão para mais de uma facção. Isso era algo desconhecido para Beatrice, algo muito perigoso pois pode colocar sua vida em risco, por isso ela deve guardar segredo absoluto: seus amigos nem familiares podem saber disso. E na cerimônia de escolha, Beatrice se vê dividida entre sua família, e o que ela realmente quer.

"- Ninguém é perfeito - sussurro. - As coisas não funcionam assim. Quando nos livramos de uma coisa ruim, outra a substitui."

Veronica Roth criou uma distopia fantástica: uma sociedade segregada, intolerâncias entre crenças diferentes, há padrões de comportamento esperados dentro de um grupo, e quando esses padrões não são seguidos, aqueles que são diferentes sofrem preconceito, são isolados do grupo. Muitas semelhanças com a sociedade atual, uma crítica bem construída e tapas na cara de muitas pessoas. Os personagens principais foram muito bem explorados, mas os secundários nem tanto. Os costumes das facções também merecem destaque, principalmente da Abnegação, descritos com detalhes.

"Os que culpavam a agressividade formaram a Amizade. (...) Os que culpavam a ignorância se tornaram a Erudição. (...) Os que culpavam a duplicidade fundaram a Franqueza. (...) Os que culpavam o egoísmo geraram a Abnegação. (...) E os que culpavam a covardia se juntaram à Audácia."

Amei esse livro! Além da distopia bem construída, o enredo e as divisões das facções foram muito criativas. Uma das coisas que mais gostei do livro, foi a iniciação nas facções (Ao escolherem uma facção - tanto os nascidos naquela facção, quanto os transferidos de outras facções - passam por uma iniciação: provas em que tem que provar que pertencem realmente àquela facção. Nem todos, ao final da iniciação, se tornam membros efetivos). Beatrice, agora Tris, demonstra uma força muito grande, a personagem me conquistou nesse ponto. Quatro me surpreendeu por ser um personagem sem "frescuras", que não demonstra aquilo que não sente e me pareceu bem autêntico, sem atos e discursos exagerados e utópicos.

Divergente foi, com certeza, uma das melhores leituras de 2012, e recomendo à todos. Uma distopia cheia de ação, crítica social digna de aplausos, personagens bem construídos, um romance não enjoativo e um ritmo rápido que faz com que largar o livro seja impossível.

"De repente, percebo o que está me deixando tonta. É ele. Algo nele faz com que me sinta prestes a despencar. Ou derreter. Ou arder em chamas."

"Percebo a enorme proximidade entre nós, de no máximo quinze centímetros. O espaço parece carregado de eletricidade, e sinto que deveríamos estar ainda mais perto um do outro."

5/5 ♥

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May 16, 2012 Lani rated it it was amazing

Omg. Its been a long while since ive loved a book as much as i LOVE this one! The Hunger Games was the last one that sucked me in the way Divergent did, and i read that at least 18months ago!

Speaking of Hunger Games, i may as well say now, that Divergent did seem to follow the same "formula". Maybe it was just the young, full of guts, strong female lead. Maybe it was just that it was obvious from the beginning that the whole story was leading to a war. Maybe it was just that they're both dystop Omg. Its been a long while since ive loved a book as much as i LOVE this one! The Hunger Games was the last one that sucked me in the way Divergent did, and i read that at least 18months ago!

Speaking of Hunger Games, i may as well say now, that Divergent did seem to follow the same "formula". Maybe it was just the young, full of guts, strong female lead. Maybe it was just that it was obvious from the beginning that the whole story was leading to a war. Maybe it was just that they're both dystopian. I dont know, and i dont care. The fact that i occasionally felt a bit of deja vu was my only, very minor dislike. But if you hated Hunger Games, then i doubt this is the book for you.

So, now on to everyhing that was great about the book.

Beatrice/Tris. The lead character. She is fantastic. Strong, gutsy, brave, selfless, flawed, determined. Everything i wish i had been as a 16 year old girl (or as a 30 year old woman!). Fighting the way she was brought up, and the expectations of both herself and her family, to become the person she really is. I love her.

Four. The male lead/love interest. Tough and badass on the outside. Soft and sweet on the inside. Demons of his own to face. Oh how i love Four. Actually i think i could easily confess to being in love with him. Edward Cullen, you've been replaced. At first it really bugged me that he didnt have a proper name. I always find it irritating when authors name their characters something odd. But i got over it quickly and now, the name Four actually sounds like something id consider naming my child. Maybe Victoria Beckham was onto something when they named that baby Harper Seven...

In my opinion, this book is full of very strong, well developed and written characters. I feel like i know each of them personally. I was constantly cheering for them. Or laughing with them. Crying with them, or for them. Apart from the fact im a total wuss and would never cut it in their society, i totally wanted to be there with them.

oh the suspense!I sat on the edge of my seat the entire time i was reading Divergent. Every chapter had some sort of action to keep me hanging on and wanting to read more. Veronica Roth has jam packed a ton of info and built this world so well. But it was never confusing, which was a nice change from other first books in a series.

The action was great, never a boring minute. But what i also really loved was the sweet,tender, innocent little romance that developed between Tris and Four. I had just finished 50 shades of Grey when i started this book, and frankly, Tris and Four were a complete breath of fresh air for me after reading 300 pages of the carry on between Ana and Christian in 50 shades!

Without giving anything away, i like that the book didnt end on a huge cliffhanger. I hate when a book feels like it stops practically mid senetence! Obviously it left it open for the sequel, but i wouldnt be having heart failure if i didnt have a copy of the second book, Insurgent (which i do!).

Anyway, this is a great YA, dystopian novel and considering its the authors first, im well impressed and cant wait to start the next one! ...more

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May 12, 2020 Henri Moreaux rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: americas, dystopian, young-adult

Whilst this typically isn't a genre I would usually read, all the hype around the series has me wanting to check it out simply to expand my reading horizons.

I note that whilst it's 487 pages those pages are double spaced with a large lower margin, so in reality it would be more like 320-350 pages if formatted in a more standard fashion. I guess the publisher thinks the feeling of accomplishment allowing one to plow through a seemingly large number of pages will help its appeal to the younger dem ...more

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May 19, 2012 Brian Rowe rated it liked it

I had a love/hate relationship with this book. I liked the main character, and I thought the writing flowed well. But so much of it felt to me like a clone of Hunger Games that it was hard to really enjoy it. Probably not going to continue this trilogy, but not bad.

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