Divergent (Divergent, #1) in Buddy Read Zone

Sep 16, 2012 Estelle (E) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: dark

Read Divergent in 2 days.. due to life commitment!
I got sucked in from the start, this book is full of action and interesting characters

What made me love it so much was I didn't read any reviews or spoilers, nothing, beforehand and I didn't know where the book was going, or what it was about. Discovering it as I went along was fantastic.

Now, to talk about it, I will have to hide the rest of this review, it would be a shame otherwise!

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Sep 01, 2012 Katria rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favourite-shelf, dystopian-magic-and-aliens, books-i-want-to-read-again, heroes-i-fantasize-about, intense, boy-meets-girl, part-of-a-series, 5-star, characters-i-love, 4-stars

I’ve been seeing this book in goodreads.com as well as in the bookstores. I’m hesitant at first because I don’t want to buy a book only to find myself disappointed in the end.

Anyway, I asked my friend, Anne Galura, about what she thinks about Divergent. She told me it was a dystopian kind of novel. I was intrigued about the cover and also about the word itself, ‘divergent’.What does it even mean? according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, ‘divergent is an adjective which means differing from e I’ve been seeing this book in goodreads.com as well as in the bookstores. I’m hesitant at first because I don’t want to buy a book only to find myself disappointed in the end.

Anyway, I asked my friend, Anne Galura, about what she thinks about Divergent. She told me it was a dystopian kind of novel. I was intrigued about the cover and also about the word itself, ‘divergent’.What does it even mean? according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, ‘divergent is an adjective which means differing from each other or from a standard.’
Does it make sense?

Divergent is about Beatrice Prior. A sixteen year-old girl who is in the Abnegation faction in a dystopian Chicago version city. There were five factions governing the city. There is the Abnegation faction who rules the entire city and represents selflessness, Erudite where the knowledge-craving people are, Candor which represents honesty (and I mean they can see through you whether you’re lying or not which means everyone knows your secret), Amity which defines friendship and ally and the last one is the Dauntless faction which characterizes bravery. When a person reach a certain age they were given a chance to pick a faction, either you stay on your faction or switch to another faction. The question is, “Will Beatrice Prior stay in Abnegation and practice selflessness or will she switch to another and find what she’s been looking for?”

I can only describe that it has a Hunger Games vibe but not to the point where I’m obsessing every minute of it. I like how the author was able to come up with the idea of separating people into different factions with the reason of maintaining peace and harmony in the society. The character Tris or Beatrice Prior screams as a girl who has never tasted freedom in her life. In my opinion, there is definitely a character development which is very important in every story. There were other major characters in the story which I would not reveal as it will spoil the fun in reading it. The author was able to grasp the concept of describing the feelings and emotions of each character (psychologically-speaking) and she was able to give specific structures about the environment or places of the different factions.

Why did I gave 4.7 stars?
The minute I read the first line of the novel, I was instantly hooked. It was definitely as must-read. I like Beatrice ‘Tris’ Prior’s character, somehow, she reminds me of what I really want to be and that is taking risks and being brave in the face of adversity. There is romance, action, suspense, sci-fi, and a ball of emotions crumbling inside the book which needed to be read by those bookworm youngsters out there. ...more

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Dec 21, 2013 Tokies rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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May 03, 2013 Jen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

6 stars! I can't believe it took me so long to start reading this series. I'm loving this series just as much as I love The Hunger Games. If you haven't read this series yet then stop stalling! You won't regret it. ...more

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Aug 04, 2013 Tom rated it it was amazing

Loved it!! Moving right along!

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May 05, 2012 Yassie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-hardcovers, 1-all-time-favorites, 2011-reads

Then: My next Hunger Games!
Now: Even better than Hunger Games!

Fell in love with this book from the first sentence! lol
Must, must, must, MUST READ!!!!

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