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Divergent (Divergent, #1)

Veronica Roth

Start date: August 1, 2011

Finish date: August 31, 2011

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Jan 06, 2014 Sarah rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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I borderline HATED this book. The characters are flat and the description is almost non-existent. The author tells us what the main character is feeling but there is no explanation as to why. It was pretty much impossible to relate to or empathize with the main character at all. The only time the author seemed to bother with any description of HOW the character feels (versus simply TELLING US) was during the moments of her budding sexual attraction to one of the other characters.

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Mar 09, 2012 Irene Hollimon rated it it was amazing

The book is extremely well wriitten. The story flows well and I was immediately sucked into the action. My first criticism was that it felt a lot like The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset . It has a lot of similar elements- but then I reminded myself I like to read paranormal romance so reading books that at first glance appear to be clones of each other is nothing new to me. I quite enjoy those vampire romances- i liked this book and I look forward to reading the other two in the series Tobiatris fo ...more

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Jun 03, 2012 Heather rated it liked it

Good premise and an ok YA book. The ending was a bit of a disappointment. It is like she stopped doing character development and just filled in the outline. It also has a cliffhanger that is more like a TV series and expects you to pick it up next season or at least the next book. That was a bit of a turn off for me so I won't be reading the next book...at least not right now.

Still I liked the main character. I enjoyed the thoughts behind this book and parts of it were well done. I can see why ...more

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