Divergent (Divergent, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Sep 12, 2013 Melissa Wehunt rated it really liked it

I was pleased with this book....since no one is actually going to read this review for anything important because most people have already read it; I'll just list what I like and be done with it. :)

Likes:
didn't turn out to be totally lame, even after all the hype and a movie being made about it...
went super fast, kept me interested, lots of action
fun lovey dovey stuff, but not lame about it
has a message and it's obvious, but somehow tastefully done -- or at least, I didn't roll my eyes every t ...more

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Jan 20, 2014 Nancy Brady rated it really liked it

Shelves: library-book, ya, e-book

3.5 stars actually. This is the first in a series of a dystopian society set in a future Chicago. Tris must choose her faction from one of five. Does she stay in the one she spent the first sixteen years of her life (and with her family), or does she choose one that it is more her? When she gets a mixed result from her tests, she must not only choose wisely, but also protect her secret. Her choices will follow her throughout leaving the reader wondering what faction (and choice) he or she may ma ...more

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May 01, 2014 Charlotte (Buried in Books) rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, post-apocalyptic

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. So, this was my second attempt at reading this. The first time I couldn't get past the first page. Then I saw the movie - and finished the book in about 10 hours (spread over 4 days). OK, so the movie is virtually identical to the book, that's not a bad thing and yes I pretty much already know what happens at the end of the final book (thanks to all those who like to write reviews and not flag spoilers). But I really liked this book.

Yes, it has a fair sprinkling of teenage angst (the whole "I re So, this was my second attempt at reading this. The first time I couldn't get past the first page. Then I saw the movie - and finished the book in about 10 hours (spread over 4 days). OK, so the movie is virtually identical to the book, that's not a bad thing and yes I pretty much already know what happens at the end of the final book (thanks to all those who like to write reviews and not flag spoilers). But I really liked this book.

Yes, it has a fair sprinkling of teenage angst (the whole "I really like you, but I'm not ready to go to the next level" - "well that's OK because I'm not ready either, but I think I love you"). Praise the lord that we don't get a love triangle, because I probably would have screamed and given up at that point.

Yes, it has a lot of similar themes to Hunger Games, but this time it feels darker. Tris is a very complex character, realizing that in order to find herself she has to leave her family and find her own way, in a dangerous faction - Dauntless. Instead of Districts, we have Factions, society has been split into 5 factions, each with their own characteristics and place in society. But the clever one (Erudite) want to take over the running of things.

A large part of the book relates to Tris and testing, selection of Faction and her initiation into Dauntless. She learns early on that she is Divergent (she could belong to any of the factions) a dangerous thing to be, as everyone appears to end up dead once identified.

Tris falls for her instructor - Four, hmmmmmmm Four, 2 years older than her and covered in tattoos. Hmmmmmmm Four...... Theres a lot more to him than just tattoos though...... hmmmmmm Four..... Sorry, lost my train of thought there for a moment.

There is a darkness to this book, one that draws me in and makes me want to read more, it feels real, it doesn't shy away from hard subjects. It doesn't go soft. The one issue I have is the ending, it feels rushed. One minute the Initiates are celebrating the end of training and the next day they're braindead zombies shooting anything that moves. I hope that's not a trend that continues. ...more

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Sep 01, 2012 TheReadingKnitter/ Kasey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, library, 2016

I certainly wouldn't make it in the factions. I can't wait to read the next book and start watching the movies. :) ...more

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Oct 21, 2023 Shan ~A~ rated it liked it

Shelves: 1st-in-series, borrowed-libby, loss-of-a-loved-one, crime, family, title-one-word, siblings, audio, virgin, series-trilogies-i-started

Beatrice 'Tris' Porter

The beginning was a bit slow for me. It just felt like I was reading about any teenage girl, in any other time, going about mundane things in her life.

Once Beatrice made her choice and moved to this new faction things started to get better, but it really didn't pick up and pull me in until the last part of this book.

I think if I had known more about the characters backgrounds or more about the factions from the beginning, I would have felt more invested in the story from ...more

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