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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
That ending was crazy. Tris is such a good main character, her development in this book was so interesting to read. Also really enjoyed Peter’s redemption arc. I like Christina a lot more in this book than divergent. No notes. Excited to read book 3
*Like three and a quarter-ish stars?*
People keep comparing the Divergetn trilogy to The Hunger Games trilogy - but I thought the second Hunger Games book was weaker than the first, and think that Insurgent is a definite step forward from its predecessor.
It did bring one giant issue to my attention repeatedly: If Tris only really knows Tobias as Four, the Dauntless trainer, and is surprised completely by his behaviour in a more comfortable environment, how am I supposed to buy into their love story.
Clearly she knows very little about him, and honestly in the first book I had to wonder what made him fall in love with her. Him falling for her is easier to get on board with than her falling for him beyond, "Oh, he's rather nice to look at, isn't he?" but it still doesn't quite add up.
That being said, I'm more invested in both Tris and Tobias/Four as people and as characters when their purpose in the scene is more than to be romantic or have their love break apart or reconcile again. There's some very interesting dystopian stuff going on here, and I don't really care about the romance going on in the middle of it.
Rather than rant on in massive paragraphs, have some lists -
*IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK OR ITS PREDECESSOR, THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD. I DON'T ACCEPT COMPLAINTS WHEN FAIR WARNING HAS BEEN GIVEN.*
What I liked about Insurgent -
- Actual PTSD/guilt/reaction to having killed Will in the first book, and to the events of the first book's climax in general.
- I've seen comparisons to Bella Swan re: Tris's portrayal in this book, but honestly I think it makes a lot of sense. She would be going through a lot emotionally, but she still kicked ass. In this respect, she's not like Bella Swan - she's like Katniss Everdeen, as both of them had to work through guilt and trauma, which don't just go away, and still came out as ass-kicking heroines.
- The confliction of Tobias's divided family, and the differing beliefs of his parents. Tobias is now an actual character, with traits beyond, Is Divergent, and, Loves Tris for some reason.
- The solid writing. - Right away, I thought that Veronica Roth's writing outmatched her material in Divergent, but this is a nice step in the right direction.
- The fact that the ending sets things up so that we might get an explanation for the weird, implausible premise of the series.
- The fact that Tris and Tobias are marketed as romantic hero and heroine, but Tris is open and frank about each of them's less than perfect appearances. Finally, romance between teenagers who aren't literally flawless, and who some people might not even find attractive!
- Tris's attentiveness to details like clothing and appearance, which it makes sense for her to take notice of constantly when she wasn't allowed to pay close attention to them for the first sixteen years of her life.
- In general, the feeling that Tris is savouring all the things that were restricted in Abnegation.
What I didn't like about Insurgent
- Too much romance, when both of them have more important matters to attend to.
- Until I get that explanation I may or may not get in the third book, the confusing, nonsensical premise.
- The fact that Tris is presented repeatedly as making jokes, but even in calm, relaxed situations puts across very little (in any) humour as a narrator. If the character is the narrator, the narration should sound like the character.
- A slight issue that I also have with Harry Potter at times, though less so than here - There's a little bit too much of people just matching a stereotype applied to their group, because they're just in the background, so why should there be a constantly-reading Dauntless, or a Candor who has an easy time lying?
- Basically, I still don't understand why you have to be Divergent to be more than one thing, especially when the idea seems to be questioned one minute, then is a fact the next.
This was a definite improvement, and I hope the third book doesn't let me down. At the very least, I might be able to call this one a well-written, (sometimes) very interesting dystopian series.
Then again, it could also crash and burn, leaving my final judgement as, "It's okay, the second book was pretty good."
A final note re: the first book, and the overall feel of the trilogy thus far -
It's not bad, or even mediocre. It just takes a while getting to the point, and by the time it gets there there's no shock factor. The twists are solid, but I forget that they haven't been officially revealed.
A grand announcement is made the shock the characters' world, while I step back and say, "Oh yeah, we don't know that yet."
People keep comparing the Divergetn trilogy to The Hunger Games trilogy - but I thought the second Hunger Games book was weaker than the first, and think that Insurgent is a definite step forward from its predecessor.
It did bring one giant issue to my attention repeatedly: If Tris only really knows Tobias as Four, the Dauntless trainer, and is surprised completely by his behaviour in a more comfortable environment, how am I supposed to buy into their love story.
Clearly she knows very little about him, and honestly in the first book I had to wonder what made him fall in love with her. Him falling for her is easier to get on board with than her falling for him beyond, "Oh, he's rather nice to look at, isn't he?" but it still doesn't quite add up.
That being said, I'm more invested in both Tris and Tobias/Four as people and as characters when their purpose in the scene is more than to be romantic or have their love break apart or reconcile again. There's some very interesting dystopian stuff going on here, and I don't really care about the romance going on in the middle of it.
Rather than rant on in massive paragraphs, have some lists -
*IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK OR ITS PREDECESSOR, THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD. I DON'T ACCEPT COMPLAINTS WHEN FAIR WARNING HAS BEEN GIVEN.*
What I liked about Insurgent -
- Actual PTSD/guilt/reaction to having killed Will in the first book, and to the events of the first book's climax in general.
- I've seen comparisons to Bella Swan re: Tris's portrayal in this book, but honestly I think it makes a lot of sense. She would be going through a lot emotionally, but she still kicked ass. In this respect, she's not like Bella Swan - she's like Katniss Everdeen, as both of them had to work through guilt and trauma, which don't just go away, and still came out as ass-kicking heroines.
- The confliction of Tobias's divided family, and the differing beliefs of his parents. Tobias is now an actual character, with traits beyond, Is Divergent, and, Loves Tris for some reason.
- The solid writing. - Right away, I thought that Veronica Roth's writing outmatched her material in Divergent, but this is a nice step in the right direction.
- The fact that the ending sets things up so that we might get an explanation for the weird, implausible premise of the series.
- The fact that Tris and Tobias are marketed as romantic hero and heroine, but Tris is open and frank about each of them's less than perfect appearances. Finally, romance between teenagers who aren't literally flawless, and who some people might not even find attractive!
- Tris's attentiveness to details like clothing and appearance, which it makes sense for her to take notice of constantly when she wasn't allowed to pay close attention to them for the first sixteen years of her life.
- In general, the feeling that Tris is savouring all the things that were restricted in Abnegation.
What I didn't like about Insurgent
- Too much romance, when both of them have more important matters to attend to.
- Until I get that explanation I may or may not get in the third book, the confusing, nonsensical premise.
- The fact that Tris is presented repeatedly as making jokes, but even in calm, relaxed situations puts across very little (in any) humour as a narrator. If the character is the narrator, the narration should sound like the character.
- A slight issue that I also have with Harry Potter at times, though less so than here - There's a little bit too much of people just matching a stereotype applied to their group, because they're just in the background, so why should there be a constantly-reading Dauntless, or a Candor who has an easy time lying?
- Basically, I still don't understand why you have to be Divergent to be more than one thing, especially when the idea seems to be questioned one minute, then is a fact the next.
This was a definite improvement, and I hope the third book doesn't let me down. At the very least, I might be able to call this one a well-written, (sometimes) very interesting dystopian series.
Then again, it could also crash and burn, leaving my final judgement as, "It's okay, the second book was pretty good."
A final note re: the first book, and the overall feel of the trilogy thus far -
It's not bad, or even mediocre. It just takes a while getting to the point, and by the time it gets there there's no shock factor. The twists are solid, but I forget that they haven't been officially revealed.
A grand announcement is made the shock the characters' world, while I step back and say, "Oh yeah, we don't know that yet."
Second book in a trilogy syndrome? Also despite liking Divergent as a kid, I don't think I actually liked the rest of the series. So no power of nostalgia to get me through this one unfortunately haha
This book was way better than Divergent for me. I watched the movies before I read the books, but somehow that didn't bother me with Insurgent.
What I liked about it were the pace, the look into other factions and finding out the reasons behind everything that happened in Divergent.
There were no particular dislikes for me.
I recommend this book, even if you didn't really like the first one.
What I liked about it were the pace, the look into other factions and finding out the reasons behind everything that happened in Divergent.
There were no particular dislikes for me.
I recommend this book, even if you didn't really like the first one.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I despise Evelin.
The plot twist in the end was fun.
The plot twist in the end was fun.
I liked it so much better than divergent. I just finished it and cannot possibly wait untill the next one comes out!!!
I did not enjoy this book as much as Divergent because the action in this novel took a back seat to the main character's thoughts and feelings which became someone frustrating to hear about at times. It was still a page turner and seems to have set up for a good ending to the trilogy.
en todo el libro tuve un coraje metido pero bueno i guess it wasn't that bad