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I have been wanting to read this book FOREVER, but as the months passed and more and more exciting new books were being published, this one just got pushed further and further on the back burner. Well, this week I found I had a little extra time, so I pulled this one out, and all I can say is ...
I AM SOOOO GLAD THAT I WAITED UNTIL BOOK TWO WAS OUT TO BEGIN THIS ONE!!!
I loved this book so much! I don't think I could have handled waiting months to see what happens next. If you haven't had the chance to read this book, you totally should. It has all the elements that a good dystopian fiction should have.
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Divergent is told in 1st person narration by Beatrice, a sixteen year-old girl living in a post-apocalyptic city standing on the remains of modern-day Chicago. Beatrice lives with her brother and parents in one of five factions that make up the world where she exists. Each faction emphasizes one trait over all others, hopefully placing people with desirable traits into the part of society that best matches their instincts and leads to a better society. There is no mention of what led to the demise of our current world and led to this new way of governing. Beatrice's faction is one that values self-sacrifice and altruism. But at the beginning of this book after a test to show which faction best suits her, Beatrice finds that her results are inconclusive, making her Divergent, something that is dangerous enough to the society at large that her tester goes to some lengths to hide her anomaly of a result. Beatrice chooses to leave the faction of her parents to join Dauntless, the faction that emphasizes courage and fearlessness as they prepare to be the security forces of this world. My explanation probably makes it seem more complicated than it really is. The world building is simple and understandable, and I could immediately feel the possible good of this world while also recognizing the danger of their system very quickly. As a Dauntless initiate Beatrice becomes Tris and goes through a series of brutal tests to see if she has what it takes to be a full member of Dauntless. It is during those tests that she meets Four, a seemingly cold and driven trainer who is tasked with getting them prepared for the tasks ahead. It turns out that Four is more like Tris than she could ever imagine, and there is more going on in this world than she would have thought possible a few short weeks before her training. All is not as it seems in this world, and there are forces that consider Tris and those like her to be a threat that must be either harnessed or eliminated.
My thoughts:
I loved the character of Tris. She was tough. Really tough. But she was also incredibly vulnerable. She has left all that she has known to enter a faction where ruthless behavior is valued, and others are quick to push her down in order to further their own goals. I really enjoyed her struggle to figure out exactly who she was and how she fit in this world. Okay, enjoyed probably isn't the right word. I should say that I found her fascinating. I can't even imagine what it would be like to have to only really focus on one personality trait, suppressing all the others. Can that even be done? Tris really struggled with this, and as she worked through all of the crazy emotions of this experience I could really, really relate to her. That is always a sign of a well-written main character. I loved that she could complete a tough task without completely breaking down, but then turn around and freak out about everyday common new relationship issues. The world may be crazy all around us, but there will always be teenage relationship angst.
Four is the male counterpart to Tris. Because he is not narrating this story we don't get to learn as much about him and his inner thoughts. I like it like that. He's more mysterious and interesting that way. He has his own inner demons to deal with, and I have a feeling that there will be lots more to discover about him in future installments in this series. The romance between Tris and Four was well-written. This is not a book where the romance takes center stage. These two don't just automatically jump into each other's arms and declare their undying love for one another. There is a slow build to their feelings that I really appreciated. It made things all the more sweet at the end.
This is a really quick read. I would say that the writing in this book is a bit simplistic, but considering the fact that the narrator is a sixteen year-old girl, I think that the writing style actually creates the right "feel" for the book. I really could see a girl her age telling her story in such a way. This is told in present tense, and I HATE it when books are written in present tense, but for this one I was engrossed enough in the story that I never had much time to gripe about it.
What a mess of a world is left at the end of this book. I can't wait to see what happens next. This is a book that I would highly recommend to anyone from middle-school to adults who love a good and interesting dystopian story that makes you think, makes you swoon, and makes you cringe, all while giving you further witness of the goodness that can be found in humanity, even in the most controlled of circumstances. Five stars!
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| The bestselling dystopian series that has captured the hearts of millions of teen and adult readers | Tris’ dystopian society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue in an attempt to form a “perfect society.” Tris must make a dramatic, irrevocable choice: To which faction will she devote her life? | As war surges in the factions of dystopian Chicago all around her, Tris attempts to save those she loves while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. The second book in the series. | This third installment in the series follows Tris and Tobias as they battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and their selves—while facing impossible choices of courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love. | A companion volume that includes four pre-Divergent stories plus three additional scenes from Divergent, all told from Tobias's point of view. | This four-book set includes paperbacks of the three books in the Divergent trilogy, plus the companion volume told from the perspective of the immensely popular character Tobias, all wrapped up in a dazzling keepsake box. |
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| The bestselling dystopian series that has captured the hearts of millions of teen and adult readers | A special edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling series that captured the hearts of millions of readers and inspired a series of major motion pictures. Features exclusive content from Veronica Roth and beautiful reimagined cover art. | Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Divergent with a special edition of Insurgent, the second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. | This anniversary edition of third installment in the series features exclusive content from Veronica Roth and beautiful reimagined cover art from award-winning illustrator Victo Ngai. | Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Divergent with a special edition of Four. Readers first encountered Tobias as "Four" in Divergent and will find more of this charismatic character's backstory told from his own perspective. | Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the publication of Divergent with a special edition four-book boxed set. Each book in the set includes exclusive content from Veronica Roth and beautiful reimagined cover art. |
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I really like the idea that betrice decided to be stronge with her decision although despite the test she knew that she could choose her fraction rather , her uncertainties of her abilities to obtain her skill for her fraction duntless they show bravery for standing up for another person , in the other words of this they train the initiates in combat mental situations , strength training plus boxing , she started of weak , but as things and time passed betrice became strong this only happened when she changed her name when she joined the duntless , she always love her family but had to keep it hidden from the duntless teammates and leaders plus tries now was her name was divergent not like her family nor her teammates the true duntless , that is why i started reading this book, not only that she came from a family who was not vain they didn't believe in looking into a mirror , only had one mirror every three months she was able to get her long blond locks trim and put in a bun, didn't tske out of bun , every month one time for 15 minutes that is it then mom would lock up the minor behind a sliding door they dont eat meat and they eat plant base diet minimum seasoning for taste yhe only yhing i could relat to is the seasoning plsnt based food , except for they would eat catfish flounder snapper tuna casserole , there's so much i could tell you we had chores like tris did with her brother celeb , but so much more although in the real world yes they government is some what like it but not as in the book but i feel its not to far from reality because of everything going on in the world today is possible i mean very possible for humanity.
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JordanReviewed in France on June 3, 2011
"C'est angoissant et extraordinaire. C'est Divergent, tout simplement."
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ThomasReviewed in Italy on December 12, 2021
Personalmente, serie di libri preferita.
Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
Potenzialmente conosciuto come la copia brutta di hunger games, posso dire che non centra quasi nulla.ThomasPersonalmente, serie di libri preferita.
Reviewed in Italy on December 12, 2021
Conoscendoli entrambi, sono testi completamente diversi ma con qualcosa di simile.
Personalmente è diventata la mia serie di libri preferita, quindi inutile dire quanto l'abbia apprezzata di piu di hunger games. Purtroppo i film non gli fanno giustizia, e sono sì godibili, ma già da Insurgent la storia viene stravolta. Qui si puo benissimo dire: Il libro è meglio!
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- Libby HowarthReviewed in Australia on March 16, 2014
EXCELLENT !!!! Not much more you can say .... E X C E L L E N T !!!
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NanaReviewed in Germany on December 16, 2011
Dieses Buch werde ich noch weitere Male lesen..
