Divergent

Excellent addition to the dystopian book trend!

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I saw (most) of the movie tonight. That ranks about three out of five stars. Not bad, but not overwhelming either.

O primeiro livro da minha saga de livros preferida, amo a vida

Good book. Kept my interest.

I try to stay up to date on the hot Young Adult fiction. My kids either have or will want to read a lot of these, and so I try to make sure I am familiar with them. Some I really enjoy (Rick Riordan's work for example), some have a lot of promise then fizzle out (I'm looking at you Hunger Games series). So with Divergent being the new hotness in our home (we had a countdown for the movie running) I decided to give it a go.

Well, sadly I couldn't make it. Kindle tells me I made it 83% of the way through it but that was when I called it quits.

Future dystopian fiction has the difficult challenge of walking that line between telling you too much about the world or not enough. I just never felt that I knew enough about this world and what led to the world as it is. As such, I never felt interested I the world. The characters were just a bit too cliche for me as well. The main character, Tris, never was someone I cared about. And I found myself caring even less about Four, her dreamy love interest. Finally, it was becoming too teen angsty for me. The development of the relationship between Four and Tris never felt real. It was obvious that they were going to end up in a relationship, but I never saw any real reason for that to happen. There was just no believable development to the relationship.

I ended up reading the synopses on Wikipedia and think I mad the right choice in stopping when I did.

More less a copy of the Hunger Games. Not as well written as that triology is. More about feelings than important things and the main character is not as good as Katniss.

This book was good especially since it was her first book. But I feel like more background knowledge about the factions would have been nice. It was a good book overall though

Bra bok om tris

Enjoyable read. I will probably read the next book in the series at some point.

3/5

Personally, I won't read it because it didn't really catch my attention. Also, it feels like I'm too late in terms of the fandom and am just not that motivated to learn about its lore. 

Interesting plot with unexpected (and expected) turns of events, but the logistics are too sloppy for this nitpicker.

Other reviewers have provided a more robust analysis of precisely what is wrong with this novel, so I shall be brief. The characters, plot, world building (or lack of), and writing are nowheresville. The success of this book (and series) clearly piggybacks off of “Hunger Games,” but can't begin to worship at Katniss' blood-tinged arrow. I was hoping for more Chicago dystopia in the book, but even that was missing. Frankly, this book was worse than “Twilight,” and that was a snore. So, waste not your time!!

I was listening to this as an audiobook. Was in Chapter 25 and just... yeah I had to stop.

Interesting book? A bit yeah.
Annoying and confusing? Oh yes.

I couldn't believe in the world and I didn't understand it. Also, the love interest in Four??? OMG driving me up the WALL!! I honestly couldn't stand it at this point.

So, I decided as much as I hate not finishing books, I don't have time in my life to finish a book I'm just not into– especially after reading AMAZING books.

The Divergent Series

☆☆☆☆

Status: DNF

Type: Trilogy

Series: Divergent

In Beatice Prior's world, everyone is divided by personality and live in factions; her faction, Abnegation is all about being selfless; Amity, the kind; Candor, the honest; Dauntless, the brave; and Erudite, the intelligent. Every year, every single 16-year old is required to take the Aptitude Test, a test that is supposed to tell you where you best belong. When Beatrice takes her Aptitude Test, she learns that she is Divergent, something that is dangerous, different, and could break the system. At the Choosing Ceremony, a ceremony where all sixteen old choose their faction for the rest of their life, she chooses Dauntless, where during intiation, she changes her name to Tris and meets Four, her mentor who she falls in love with, and teaches her how to hide her divergence. Will Tris be able hide her divergence?


I REALLY like the idea of the factions, it's very realistic and I kinda wish we could try it in real life. The only reason I stopped reading was because I kinda lost interest after Insurgent, but that doesn't mean I don't like the series.

Pros:

•The factions. As I stated above they're very realistic and I love how they all have their own characteristics. Despite it's reputation, Erudite is my favorite.
•I like how in Insurgent, we get an inside look at Amity and Candor.
Zeke's brotherly relationship with Uriah. I have a soft spot for brotherhood.
•Tris is really weak at the beginning of the series, but she gets stronger throughout the series.
•Fernando. He was the only nice Erudite in the series, only to be killed off minutes later.
•Fanfiction-Friendly

Cons:

•Slow-paced at times.
•Erudite is portrayed as evil. Almost every Erudite is evil or mean in the series. It's a bummer because I really like Erudite.


Favorite Character: Christina

She tough and not again to say what's on her mind. I just wish I got to see more of her. Maybe Veronica could make a novella from her POV.

Least Favorite Character: Peter

Peter is just a flat out jerk.


Overall, I rate Divergent, Insurgent, and Alliegant by Veronica Roth, four out of five hearts.

This is the type of science fiction and young adult that I enjoy; alot of technology and not alot of young adult angst. It also has a plot that moves along, no side tracking for topics that aren't relevant or pausing for too long, and characters that have some depth to them.

It wasn't bad but it just felt like such a build to nothing.

hunger games>>>

The nostalgia I feel regarding this is completely blinding me to any faults I cannot be objective about this, this book fucks

I knew little about this series before I picked up the audiobook for it (b/c it was on sale.) The reader of the first person perspective was adequate in providing the voice of the main character Tris. I'm not in the YA demographic (a few decades since I was there) so the teen romance felt silly and unnecessary. I did find the story-world and how they've reconfigured society to be thought-provoking. As this first book sets the scene and the characters, I'm hopeful that the second (which has the same narrator) will have more world building and socio-political intregue - and less teen romance. I will have to wait and listen to see how this plays out.

The story and the fast pace of the writing kept me into this book. I wanted to know what happened in the end. 

I am torn when it comes to the characters. While I say I didn't love the characters, I didn't dislike them, either. The teenage drama is something that does not appeal to me, though I do like when characters have internal struggles and grow from them. There is some of this here. I imagine that Tris' growth will happen across the trilogy and not solely in one book. 

I liked the story, but I haven't decided yet whether to read the next book. I think what goes cross grain for me in this book is that everyone is a threat to the main character throughout most of the book. I find this kind of fear uncomfortable. 

teenage me never finished reading this. it must've not been very good

3.5⭐

Better than I expected, actually. Going to have to read the second book. I find myself wondering what will happen next in the books, though I suspect I will be disappointed.

This is the most awesome Book I ever read. All Veronica Roth books about Tris and Four are my fav. I have also movies on DVD and watching them once a month :) . I love Tris and Four dystopian world.

10/10 nostalgia trip

Tris is annoying asf but once you get past the “but i'm just a tiny feeble little girl” its entertaining

christina is so hot