Divergent
2011 • 487 pages

Ratings1,521

Average rating3.7

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I do not think this is really a “good” dystopia novel. I had some issues with the plot and the fact that you'd have to suspend a LOT of belief in order to imagine a world like this ever happening. (The reason the world is terrible is because we're not courageous enough? Please.). I didn't think Tris was that likeable of a character. I hated that sections of it felt ripped straight from Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. I don't particularly think Veronica Roth is a great writer.

All that said, I found it entertaining and I had a hard time putting it down. By that merit, I give it three and a half stars. And now I want to know what happens, so I will probably read the other books in the series too.

March 25, 2014