What mood
I’m in today: Reading
Divergent is the
first in a series by Veronica Roth. I’d heard about it being great, and thought
I’d give it a go.
What the book is about: Beatrice lives in a Dystopian
society divided into Factions; Amity, Erudite, Candor, Abnegation, and
Dauntless. On her sixteenth birthday she is tested in a simulation in order to
give her guidance about which faction to choose. If she doesn’t choose right,
she could become factionless, the part of their community that labors.
Something goes wrong with the test, and the woman in charge
of the simulation tells her that she’s Divergent, and that she can never tell
anyone or her life will be in danger. The results are covered up, and though
the test results report that she’d do well in Abnegation, it’s not what she
chooses.
What I liked about this book: The conflict. Beatrice is
constantly conflicted in her decisions. She admits that she’s a selfish person,
that she would do almost anything to earn her place in her new faction. It’s a
difficult ride; she loses and gains friends, is betrayed, and falls for one of
her instructors. Though some reviews I’ve read say the love story is
surprising, I thought it was predictable. That doesn’t mean I didn’t like it,
of course.
Divergent has a
great plot, and the end is a little sad and cliff-hanger, but that’s what makes
it so good. Great series all have great cliff-hangers.
What I didn’t like about this book: It’s repetitive. I like
Dystopian, but I’m also finding it a little old. It took me three weeks to
finish it. In other words, it wasn’t a “couldn’t-put-it-down” situation.
Overall I give it 3.5 out of 5, and I do recommend it. An interesting and entertaining read, for sure!
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