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Okay, I'm hooked! Yet again I've ventured into a genre I normally shy away from - Science Fiction > Dystopia, and I'm glad I did. Veronica Roth is great. Her writing style is easy and comfortable. Her characters are very well developed and they grow before our eyes as people do in real life. The premise is interesting: Five Factions with a specific trait that defines them. But there are others who display traits of 2 or more factions - they are Divergent. And they are dangerous. Yes, probably to
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Whether I should rate this one at 4 stars or 5 is a tough call. Perhaps 4.5 stars would be better. I quite liked the book. It did remind me a bit of The Hunger Games series but this heroine is outstanding in terms of bravery. The only attribute that bothered me was the need to be subservient to her lover, Tobias or Four as he is known to the Dauntless (brave) faction. Chicago is divided into five factions: Dauntless, Candor (honest), Amity (peaceful), Erudite (intelligent), and Abnegation (selfl
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May 07, 2012
Pinar Celebi
rated it
it was amazing
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Since from the very beginning, I knew I would love this book and I was not wrong. I loved the setting, the characters (not only Tris and Four, all of them), the plot turns and twist and the end. It is not easy to write a novel that thousands will find original, popular and enjoyable at the age of 23. Well, Veronica Roth managed to do that elegantly.
During the first few chapters, I caught myself trying to find similarities between Divergent and The Hunger Games o ...more
Since from the very beginning, I knew I would love this book and I was not wrong. I loved the setting, the characters (not only Tris and Four, all of them), the plot turns and twist and the end. It is not easy to write a novel that thousands will find original, popular and enjoyable at the age of 23. Well, Veronica Roth managed to do that elegantly.
During the first few chapters, I caught myself trying to find similarities between Divergent and The Hunger Games o ...more
I'm having a hard time coming up with the right words to describe Divergent from my perspective. It's difficult because I loved this so much and it had a profound effect on me. A book like that is not to be reviewed lightly so I'm going to go about this in the most logical way possible.
The hype concerning this book was astronomical in proportion. Everybody was talking about this. It was all over blogs. I even saw pictures of people getting tattoos done related to the book. Naturally, one walks ...more
The hype concerning this book was astronomical in proportion. Everybody was talking about this. It was all over blogs. I even saw pictures of people getting tattoos done related to the book. Naturally, one walks ...more
3 stars.
Originally I hadn't planned on reading this one yet. It was on my list but not high up on it. However I decided to read the first book after I saw the previews for the movie.
Divergent was a quick read, the story was interesting and I wanted to continue reading till the end but my main problem was the lack of world building and lack of description and the simplistic writing thoughout the book.
I never got a solid grasp on the characters or the reason behind why there were five factions, ...more
Originally I hadn't planned on reading this one yet. It was on my list but not high up on it. However I decided to read the first book after I saw the previews for the movie.
Divergent was a quick read, the story was interesting and I wanted to continue reading till the end but my main problem was the lack of world building and lack of description and the simplistic writing thoughout the book.
I never got a solid grasp on the characters or the reason behind why there were five factions, ...more
The idea of doing away with the evils of society by having people choose the one evil they think it's most important to overcome is a fascinating one. Beatrice lives in a society in what remains of Chicago, organized around five factions whose members have chosen among dishonesty, fear, selfishness, conflict, and ignorance as the evils they'll live their lives avoiding. The aptitude test that should have helped Beatrice make her choice is inconclusive, and she enters her chosen faction not at al
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Fantastic Novel.
A good story. I felt uncomfortable with all the violence and killing at the end, especially because it was just young adults doing the killing.
Sep 09, 2011
Mabeelle
rated it
it was ok
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Dec 11, 2011
Sue
marked it as to-read
Apr 13, 2013
Jodi
marked it as to-read
