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maybanks2011's review against another edition
5.0
Read this entire book in one day. Could not put it down. Ready for the next book! Very vivid characters; you know its a good book when you have real feelings like hatred and love for fictional characters.
penguingin's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
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? No
4.0
slushysands's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-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? Yes
4.5
katykelly's review against another edition
4.0
Dystopian society? Check
Female heroine? Check
Violence? Check
Society breaking down? Check
One of the most popular genres right now, it takes a little something extra for a book to stand out from the crowded shelf. Luckily, I think Roth's series has that something. Similar to the Hunger Games and Scott Westerfeld's Uglies/Pretties/Specials trilogies, Divergent starts off another trilogy with the interesting twist: people are divided into factions based on their characters. Different. There are five factions, one for those who are selfless, one for those who crave knowledge and learning, one for those who are brave, etc. At age 16 you choose your faction for life.
Beatrice chooses to change faction from that of her family, a rarity. Has she made the right choice?
Thrilling in its violence (which is hard to bear given that Tris as she now calls herself is short and slight and faces larger opponents in hand-to-hand combat as part of her initiation), it's a visual world from the start, Tris herself likeable if a little naive at times (especially with regards to the obligatory love-interest).
The scenes that take our characters into their own psyches and fears are great - frightening, real, intense. The denouement shocking and brutal, with a wide open finish ready for part two.
Has messages at its core of acceptance and tolerance, knowing who you are, staying true to your ideals, but nothing preachy that detracts from the action. I think this has good gender-crossover potential with strong male and female characters and enough action to appeal to anyone in that frame of mind, as well as a fledgling love story.
Hope this follows Hunger Games into a film, it's ready for the plucking.
Female heroine? Check
Violence? Check
Society breaking down? Check
One of the most popular genres right now, it takes a little something extra for a book to stand out from the crowded shelf. Luckily, I think Roth's series has that something. Similar to the Hunger Games and Scott Westerfeld's Uglies/Pretties/Specials trilogies, Divergent starts off another trilogy with the interesting twist: people are divided into factions based on their characters. Different. There are five factions, one for those who are selfless, one for those who crave knowledge and learning, one for those who are brave, etc. At age 16 you choose your faction for life.
Beatrice chooses to change faction from that of her family, a rarity. Has she made the right choice?
Thrilling in its violence (which is hard to bear given that Tris as she now calls herself is short and slight and faces larger opponents in hand-to-hand combat as part of her initiation), it's a visual world from the start, Tris herself likeable if a little naive at times (especially with regards to the obligatory love-interest).
The scenes that take our characters into their own psyches and fears are great - frightening, real, intense. The denouement shocking and brutal, with a wide open finish ready for part two.
Has messages at its core of acceptance and tolerance, knowing who you are, staying true to your ideals, but nothing preachy that detracts from the action. I think this has good gender-crossover potential with strong male and female characters and enough action to appeal to anyone in that frame of mind, as well as a fledgling love story.
Hope this follows Hunger Games into a film, it's ready for the plucking.
lurker_stalker's review against another edition
3.0
It took me much longer than I thought it would to get into the story. I ended up liking it quite a bit and think I'll continue on with the next part of the trilogy.
yadaran's review against another edition
1.0
Roth borrows the houses from Harry Potter and the setting from Hunger Games, and does absolutely nothing interesting with either trope.
sammytheweirdo0's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
stargirllxo's review against another edition
5.0
In my opinion Divergent was a little like The Hunger Games (favourite book of All time) for example:
•choosing ceremony ...... Reaping day
•training.........training
•tris becomes a rebel.........katniss became a rebel
Those are just a couple but that's not the point
I absolutely loved Divergent and since I read as an ebook, I downloaded the 2nd one right after school.
The book was amazing and I totally ship Tris and Four!!!
The book is good and since I want to keep reading I'm going to finish the review by saying that Divergent is one of my favourite books to read and I am glad that it is a book because I enjoyed reading it so much and can't wait for the movie to come out!!
•choosing ceremony ...... Reaping day
•training.........training
•tris becomes a rebel.........katniss became a rebel
Those are just a couple but that's not the point
I absolutely loved Divergent and since I read as an ebook, I downloaded the 2nd one right after school.
The book was amazing and I totally ship Tris and Four!!!
The book is good and since I want to keep reading I'm going to finish the review by saying that Divergent is one of my favourite books to read and I am glad that it is a book because I enjoyed reading it so much and can't wait for the movie to come out!!
callumdacowboy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
alicebme's review against another edition
4.0
Oh man, am I a sucker for books with "houses". I wish I was Dauntless, but alas, I think I'd be Erudite. This books ending sort of irritated me. I really wanted the whole thing to just keep going on as it usually did for a lot longer. Why did there have to be a coup or whatever just as she passes initiation???? Why???? It would have been nice to see the Four thing blossom a little bit more before the mind control started. THIS is where fan fiction could rock the house. I bet someone's already done it:-) Insurgent is on my nightstand. Next in line.