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World building? What's that?
For a dystopian novel, there is remarkably little attention paid to the dystopia itself. Something bad happened to Chicago at some point. This lead the remaining people to form a new type of society, where at 16 everyone chooses a faction. There are five, and each center on an ideal - bravery, selflessness, honesty - so on. The factions are supposed to balace each other out and keep people in line, but of course it doesn't really work that way.
Interesting setup, right ...more
For a dystopian novel, there is remarkably little attention paid to the dystopia itself. Something bad happened to Chicago at some point. This lead the remaining people to form a new type of society, where at 16 everyone chooses a faction. There are five, and each center on an ideal - bravery, selflessness, honesty - so on. The factions are supposed to balace each other out and keep people in line, but of course it doesn't really work that way.
Interesting setup, right ...more
In futuristic Chicago, Tris lives in a dystopian society where the people are separated into four factions predicated on what they value most. When Tris leaves her faction, things change abruptly for her. She is governed to change, become stronger and braver. And she learns something about herself that puts her life in danger.
Three stars? Only three stars? Why only three stars, when everyone else is giving it a five star rating? Allow me to explain: The main reason is that the book did not capt ...more
Three stars? Only three stars? Why only three stars, when everyone else is giving it a five star rating? Allow me to explain: The main reason is that the book did not capt ...more
So I think that I would have finished this book in three days if it weren't for Christmas. This book was amazing and I couldn't put it down! I got completely absorbed into the story and when I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about what was going to happen next. When I first started reading it, I thought to myself that this wasn't really the book for me. I am so glad that I gave it a chance, though, because after Tris decided her faction, I was sold. There are also so many things going on in th
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Liked the series, and I agree with others that The Hunger Games is better. It is still an entertaining story, and I had lots of good conversations about the books with my students. That earns it four stars from me...
New favorite! Fast-paced, yet riveting! Every page was full of intense action and drama! Oh, boy, I'm tempted to read the 2nd book right now (though I have tons of school works to do)! And oh, I can barely wait for Divergent's movie! Fangirl-mode on!
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I found this unputdownable, which is lucky because as soon as I did put it down and think about it, I couldn't believe in the society that was being described. I just can't imagine human beings organising themselves into five factions that each venerate a certain quality (courage, selflessness, etc) and living like that, apparently harmoniously, for several generations before it all starts to fall apart.
But if you are good at suspending disbelief and can keep from questioning any of this and do ...more
But if you are good at suspending disbelief and can keep from questioning any of this and do ...more
Terrible, even for a YA book.
Sep 20, 2016
Jen from Quebec :0)
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Better than I expected, actually!
Jan 20, 2012
Emily
marked it as to-read
Mar 07, 2014
Tricia
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it was amazing
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Nov 01, 2020
Faith
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it was amazing
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