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Divergent (Divergent, #1)

Veronica Roth

Start date: March 1, 2013

Finish date: March 31, 2013

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Jan 21, 2014 Jennifer rated it liked it

I read a sample of this ages ago and didn't think I wanted to read it. But then i saw a poster for the movie, thought it is something I'm likely to want to see, so decided to read the book first :-)

I really enjoyed it. I like that Tris is a tough, powerful girl and that Four likes that in her. The dystopian world in Divergent is interesting, and I am intrigued by the world created in the book. I was left wanting more, and to find out what is next once the accepted social order has fallen apart. ...more

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May 05, 2014 KayLynn Zollinger rated it liked it

Shelves: book-club, dystopian, young-adult

Trigger Warnings: Violence, suicide, bullying, war, references to rape.

I love dystopian society books. That being said, this was not my favorite. I liked the idea, it seems like so often we try to categorize people in such narrow roles that it almost seems like they are being assigned a single faction. Pointing out how little people diverge from what they know is an uncomfortable statement for me. Some things in this book frustrated me, like the idea that those in the Dauntless, or brave, factio ...more

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Jul 10, 2013 Jane rated it really liked it

Super fast and easy read.

It is the same basic background to many YA lit novels. Not necessarily a post apocalyptic world, but the impression given is a post major war world. In this book the characters are contained within the city of chicago and must be one of 5 character traits. For the first 16 years of life they are whatever their parents are and during year 16 they test and then choose what they want to be for the rest of their lives. We meet the heroine in her 16th year. After her choosing ...more

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Jan 16, 2014 Barbara rated it liked it · review of another edition

I liked this book but didn't love it. Maybe it's cause I seen the movie first, I don't know. I would probably give it a 3.5 stars.

Some of the problem with this book for me is I keep wanting to compare it to "The Hunger Games" and I loved that series. So maybe that's why I can't decide on this one.

I really liked the reader on this audio. They picked the right person to read this. That makes a world of difference when you like the reader.

I'm looking forward to book 2 in this series since I don' ...more

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