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Ann
Dec 22, 2011 rated it it was ok
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
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Jensen Wahlquist
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
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Stacie
Mar 20, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2013, own, fiction, divergent
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 ...more
Hilary
Feb 24, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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...
Dianne
Jul 31, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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! ...more
Rosemary
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
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Tony Opsata
Aug 13, 2013 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Terrible, even for a YA book.
Jen from Quebec :0)
Better than I expected, actually!
Emily
Jan 20, 2012 marked it as to-read
Emily
Mar 18, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own, 2012read
Dana
Mar 22, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Courtney Bocci
Jun 14, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: nook, owned, fiction, ya, 2011
Sim
Jul 15, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Bonnie B
Nov 16, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Ricky D. Gonzalez
Dec 26, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: general
Kimberly
Feb 02, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Keriann
Mar 09, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Suefly
Apr 13, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Susan
Jun 27, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Vix
Jan 12, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition