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Divergent
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Start date
July 2, 2014
Finish date
July 4, 2012
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Kat
Dec 24, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: ya, udate, dystopia, romance
I love dystopias, and I loved the idea of 'factions' based on personality traits and actions. Plus, the hype surrounding the release of the second book, Insurgent, had me curious.....

Divergent is a page turner, no doubt about it. By about page 5 I just couldn't put this book down - fascinated by the idea of factions, of making choices about where you belong in the world, and Tris's initiation into Dauntless had me gripping the sides of my sofa (figuratively, not literally, I can't read without m
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Sofia
I gave this book three stars, and considering I don't usually enjoy sci-fi or fantasy, that is a pretty good rating. This book was a group pick and I zipped through it pretty fast (it's 480 pages). Another dystopian, YA, brave young girl out of her usual element has to become a brave warrior to essentially save the world from war. I don't like when people compare books saying saying 'oh I liked Hunger Games better' etc; this is not a comparison review, HOWEVER, it was very similar to the HG stor ...more
Francielle De Oliveira
"- Ninguém é perfeito (...) Quando nos livramos de uma coisa ruim, outra a substitui."
Beatrice sente que não pertence à Abnegação. E quando o resultado do teste de aptidão, que acontece um dia antes da cerimonia em que ela tem que escolher uma das cinco facções para pertencer, mostra que ela é uma Divergente, alguém com aptidão para mais de uma facção. Isso era algo desconhecido para Beatrice, algo muito perigoso pois pode colocar sua vida em risco, por isso ela deve guardar segredo absoluto: se
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Athena Macmillan
I don't know if it's because I've read so much terrible YA fiction lately, but I was surprised at how unique and brilliantly written this one was. It's so nice to see a strong heroine who can fight for herself and doesn't fall into the trap of the ever popular 'insta-love' scenario afflicting most YA fiction these days. And a male lead who supports and encourages her independence and strength, and exposes his own weaknesses instead of trying to assert a caveman-alpha male "me rescue helpless wom ...more
Nicole
Dec 25, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
At first the premise didn't convince me as much as some other dystopian books I have read but by the end I was convinced. A great read. Can't wait to read the second one. ...more
Dana Crouch (Callaway)
Dec 30, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: young-adult
Read for Read By Theme (07/12): Blue Covers
Katie
Oct 03, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: ya
Loved, loved this book.
Darcey
Sep 15, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Claire
Oct 03, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: 1-reads
Julie
Nov 20, 2011 rated it it was ok
Kme_17
Dec 31, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: yap-f, 2015
Zimbellina
Jan 02, 2012 rated it really liked it
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Apr 04, 2012 rated it really liked it
Rochelle
Jun 01, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Nafeesa
Jun 05, 2012 marked it as to-read
Dlmotza
Jul 02, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Linda
Jul 09, 2012 marked it as to-read
Arpita Pandey
Jul 15, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: young-adult
Bunny
Dec 07, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Sleepninja
May 03, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: dystopia
Rimjhim Singh
May 25, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Chelsi
Nov 30, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Elyette Libao
Dec 02, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Dan
Dec 07, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Janeka
Jan 15, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition