"Divergent" by Veronica Roth (C2)

It's Different

Divergent

By Veronica Roth

The Divergence Series, Book 1



# Pgs: 576

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Overview:

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

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Review:

By now I'm sure you've heard of the book Divergent by Veronica Roth, and if not then you must be living under a rock (JK). But seriously, Veronica Roth's book is making some waves.

I've read plenty of post-apocalyptic books in my time, but Roth's book is set aside from most of the others from the very beginning. In a world where now-a-day's there seems to be about a billion types of apocalyptic books, standing out among them is a good thing. Especially since Roth's book is not composed completely of mindless, bloody violence.

Roth includes the political aspect that, lately, I've found ever so interesting. She exceptionally establishes a history and a people in this society that makes the reader believe that, if the world were to end, something such as this could happen. Where people are devided and sorted based on what their talents are. And, of course, there's the whole thing where throughout histroy people have always discriminated against those who were different from themselves. Roth plays with this in her book.

Divergent by Veronica Roth is a good read that I recommend to someone in the mood for a good post-apocalyptic story, and to those who like forbidden love stories (Roth carries a nice sense of sweet romance tangled with the need for what must be done). All in all, I give this book a five out of five, and I guarrantee that it'll leave you smiling and reaching for the next book in the series.

One more thing-like most good books today-this one is in the midst of becoming a movie. Don't hesitate about reading this book, because it's a thing where you MUST READ before you watch the movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1840309/ (Soon to be movie information)

http://www.divergentfans.com/themovie (Divergent fanpage)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXT0kcTI9Kk (Divergent movie trailer) -by the way, I think it's kind of funny and great that Maggie Q is playing one of the characters in Divergent since she was so awesome as an agent/spy in Nikita.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1840309/fullcredits (Full cast list)

Divergent the movie comes out on March 20, 2014, so get pumped and read the book before you watch the movie. Especially since this is bound to become another Hunger Games and/or Twilight massacre-y'know, full of obsessing fangirls screaming out the characters names as they watch the movie covered in Divergent memorabilia and then, inevitably, the sudden downfall of the entire series where things grow old and stale. It's better to enjoy the book and find you love it before finding it's too old now to read and like. Letting it go before giving it a chance is a wasted opportunity. In any case, thanks for reading, and leave a comment on what you think. Divergent the book, or Divergent the movie? I seriously hope they don't change anything much in the movie...