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Divergent (Divergent, #1)

Veronica Roth

Start date: January 16, 2012

Finish date: February 16, 2012

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Apr 18, 2012 Vicki rated it it was amazing

I loved this book! I'm glad I already have the sequel to it. This is a great coming of age book that kids would be able to read & commiserate with the teens & having to make decisions about what they'll do when they're at the age of deciding what they really want to do with their lives.

The characters have numerous adult decisions to make, moral dilemmas, romantic involvement, & other great subjects of interest.

Recommended highly for teens & adults alike! Now on to the sequel! ...more

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May 16, 2012 Jeydon Marshall rated it really liked it

I wasn’t sure if I was going to like this book and I almost gave up after the first chapter because I didn’t like the idea of it, but I convinced myself to keep reading and I’m glad that I did! In order for me to like a book, I have to fall in love with the characters and I did right away with this book. Four/Tobias was one of my favorite characters because he was so mysterious and through out the story I got to learn more and more about him. I loved Tobias and Tris’ relationship, that is most l ...more

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Apr 14, 2012 ★ gwiz ★ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: a-all-my-books-read, genre-science-fiction, genre-rommance, genre-young-adult, favorites, 2012-read, aa-own-hardcopy, a-reviewed, 2013-read, genre-dystopian

A quick read to this dystopia world reminded me of Enclave. The difference being Tris has no training in violence of the faction that she chooses to live her life. The hardest part to believing this world is how quickly she and some of the other transfer factions get to the level of those whom were born within Dauntless. Overlooking that, the character connections, Tris and Four, interact on different levels, student and instructor, first romance awkwardness, are compelling. The fight scenes wri ...more

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Apr 26, 2013 Debbie (Doc) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audible, urban-fantasy, series-reads, fiction, tower-teams-3, dystopian, action, read-in-2015, serial-killer-challenge, audible-2015

I’ve had this on my TBR for a very long time. I am not a big YA Fantasy reader, but I wanted to compare the book to the movie. The basic premise is set in dystopian Chicago where the world is divided into five factions and 16 year olds much choose which faction that they want. They are then removed from their families and sent off to train in their respective faction. The story centers on Beatrice whose test results are inconclusive. This entire book reminds me of The Hunger Games, Matched, and ...more

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Jun 01, 2012 ceeeeg rated it really liked it

oh these are so good....surprising depth sets this series apart from the glut of such YA dystopian fantasy....i love the exploration of socio 'norms' and how they are shaped and dictated by the faction system..fascinating viewpoint in that regard... ...more

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