Divergent
Veronica Roth
5/5 Stars
A book about a world gone terribly
awry, a strong female lead and situations beyond her control.
Explaining this book to someone whom hasn't read it is harder than it
may seem – I don't want to give ANYTHING away.
This very quickly moved its way up to
my list of favourite books. To begin with, I've always been a fan of
Dystopian movies, so naturally I decided to delve into the world of
Dystopian fiction as well, and was certainly not disappointed.
Having said that, I have NOT yet seen
the movie, but will when it becomes available on DVD. I'm sure I'll
be disappointed, but – hey – I'm a glutton for punishment.
I could not put this book down and
finished it in a day. I don't often do that. The world it was set in
was absolutely fascinating. The characters and story were gripping
and I actually cared about what happened to them – and certainly
hated some of them (as I was meant to).
The book is about one long trial our
heroine must face while joining a new faction in her futuristic
Chicago. The one thing about this I didn't care for was the major
change in direction 3/4 of the way through the book. I was far too
involved with the trials and everything going on with that one
particular situation and I didn't want it to change. Nuh uh. Give me
back my trial situation. * pout *
I've only read a handful of Dystopian
fiction so far, and Divergent has definitely opened the gate for me
to read even MORE of it. There's just something about a future world
– a world we've turned it into – that's so completelt bizare and
unlike how we currently live that gets me. I just love it.
I actually enjoyed Divergent more than
Hunger Games (possibly not a popular opinion). I'm totally in it for
the Dystopian world itself. Divergent went way more “in depth”
into what this future was like than Hunger Games did.
If you're a fan of Dystopian worlds –
read Divergent. I don't think you'll be disappointed
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