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Divergent (Divergent Series) (original 2011; edition 2014)

by Veronica Roth

Series: Divergent (1)

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In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.… (more)
Member:Carole888
Title:Divergent (Divergent Series)
Authors:Veronica Roth
Info:Katherine Tegen Books (2014), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 576 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:****
Tags:Science Fiction

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Divergent by Veronica Roth (2011)

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This is the last dystopian series I'll be reviewing for a while before I return to this genre at some point in the future. The first book in the series isn't terrible, but it isn't great either. It's just... meh. The main thing keeping this book from being as bad as the next two is that this one takes place almost entirely in Dauntless Headquarters, so there isn't much room for awful world-building here. That comes later.

With that being said, this book still doesn't really make that much sense. This whole concept of people only having one personality and the Divergent having multiple is unfathomably dumb. That's because, even the non-Divergent characters in this book seem slightly more complex than having only one of five personality traits. They're decently written characters, but that's problem because, apparently, they're not supposed to be. They're supposed to be extremely one-dimensional. However, the only character I can think of who fits that mold is Jeanine.

The pacing isn't that great, either. This book is nearly 500 pages long, yet it doesn't really feel like much happens throughout. The characters pretty much just go through initiation, then, all of a sudden, we have the climax where the assault on Abnegation happens. Sure, some interesting stuff happens throughout those first 400 pages, but the story still feels really sluggish. I don't know. Besides some of the things that happened with Peter and Al, I didn't really give much of a shit.

Speaking of Al, he is easily the best character in this book. He is extremely well-written and complex. The fact that he's not Divergent just makes the entire concept of this story collapse in on itself. He has an extremely tragic story, and it adds a lot of spice to this otherwise kinda bland story.

Also, this might just be me, but I Veronica Roth's writing style felt very... odd in this book. I don't really know how to explain it. She made it difficult for me to visualize a lot of scenes because her writing wasn't always clear. Conflicting images constantly arise as I read this story because Roth doesn't describe the scenes very well. Her descriptive imagery isn't detailed enough for me to fully visualize what's actually happening. Maybe, it's just me. If anyone else felt like this when they read this the book, let me know.

So, yeah. I don't really have much else to say about this book. Overall, it's just kinda below average for me. ( )
  Moderation3250 | Feb 24, 2024 |
Loved this book! Couldn't put it down!
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  mjphillips | Feb 23, 2024 |
Science Fiction
  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
Lots of fun. Not good, but not bad either. ( )
  jd7h | Feb 18, 2024 |
I'll change my rating next weekend after I've discussed it with my online reading club.
  BrandyWinn | Feb 2, 2024 |
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Exciting, violent dystopian thriller is original, addictive.

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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Roth, Veronicaprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Galvin, EmmaNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Järvinen, OutiTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Koob-Pawis, PetraTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tippie, JoelCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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To my mother, who presented me with the moment when Beatrice perceives her mother's strength and wonders how she had not perceived it before.
To my mother, who gave me the moment when Beatrice realizes how strong her mother is and wonders how she missed it for so long.
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In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

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In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

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In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all. (from the publisher)
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