I first read this book a few months before the film was announced and I have loved this book since the very first page.
It does, admittedly, take a while before you fully grasp everything and wrap your head around the information you are and aren’t given.
The first few chapters are a little bit of a drag for many readers as the author talks about events and factions as if you already know what they are; but once the book gets going, boy do it get going!
Tris (Beatrice) Prior is a bit of an annoyance. Roth tries to write Tris’ character by adding selfishness or possible cowardice laced into the pages, but as many readers know, authors don’t write characters, the characters write themselves.
Having said that, this book is an amazing read and Roth has really outdone a lot of books out there on the market.
For me, Divergent is the beginning and ending of Tris and Four’s story.
The second book, ‘Insurgent’ suffers from second book syndrome, however, the self-pity and the feel you get of wanting to slap the protagonist in the face doesn’t last that long in the second book, it’s over pretty quickly and the book comes to life.
The third book, ‘Allegiant’ is a bit of a let-down, with the ending worse than that of the ‘Hunger Games’. This is my opinion. (No offence to anyone!)
It hurts me to say this about the Divergent Series because Divergent and Insurgent are both really great books and the third book had such potential to make one of the best trilogies I have ‘ever’ read. Sadly, the ending was the biggest let down.
However, Divergent is and always will be one of my favourite books.
Roth has written a book which has action, romance and that all great dystopian factor. This is one of the best books I’ve read this year, and the film is just as good. (I don’t say this about many books, but the film is as good – if not even slightly better than the book. But if you see the film, you have to read the book first, or you’ll be slightly lost).
This is defiantly a great book and I recommend this to anyone looking for a great read. If you love romance, action, twists and turns and a good dystopian read, then this is the book you need to get your hands on.
(And for those out there, who have no idea what I’m talking about when I say ‘dystopian’;
Dystopias are often part of a fictional universe. Dystopian novels are usually set in ‘caged’ settings – though not always – and the government or something close to an acting government are usually involved. The world we live in now, is usually no longer the same and there is most of the time a backstory. The backstory usually explains how the shift in control came to occur, with the end result being changed societal norms or a government now run by corporations, totalitarian dictatorships or bureaucracies.) And that’s the quick version.
Dystoian is things such as:
The Hunger Games – Collins.
Countdown – Rowen
Matched – Condie
Nineteen Eighty-four – Orwell
The Host –Meyer
The Maze Runner – Dashner
Enclave – Aguirre
And More! (Find a list of Great Dystopian Novels under ‘The Books to Read’ section of this Blog.)
This isn’t my usually type of book review, but then again, Divergent isn’t your average book.
- Jade Lloyd.
It does, admittedly, take a while before you fully grasp everything and wrap your head around the information you are and aren’t given.
The first few chapters are a little bit of a drag for many readers as the author talks about events and factions as if you already know what they are; but once the book gets going, boy do it get going!
Tris (Beatrice) Prior is a bit of an annoyance. Roth tries to write Tris’ character by adding selfishness or possible cowardice laced into the pages, but as many readers know, authors don’t write characters, the characters write themselves.
Having said that, this book is an amazing read and Roth has really outdone a lot of books out there on the market.
For me, Divergent is the beginning and ending of Tris and Four’s story.
The second book, ‘Insurgent’ suffers from second book syndrome, however, the self-pity and the feel you get of wanting to slap the protagonist in the face doesn’t last that long in the second book, it’s over pretty quickly and the book comes to life.
The third book, ‘Allegiant’ is a bit of a let-down, with the ending worse than that of the ‘Hunger Games’. This is my opinion. (No offence to anyone!)
It hurts me to say this about the Divergent Series because Divergent and Insurgent are both really great books and the third book had such potential to make one of the best trilogies I have ‘ever’ read. Sadly, the ending was the biggest let down.
However, Divergent is and always will be one of my favourite books.
Roth has written a book which has action, romance and that all great dystopian factor. This is one of the best books I’ve read this year, and the film is just as good. (I don’t say this about many books, but the film is as good – if not even slightly better than the book. But if you see the film, you have to read the book first, or you’ll be slightly lost).
This is defiantly a great book and I recommend this to anyone looking for a great read. If you love romance, action, twists and turns and a good dystopian read, then this is the book you need to get your hands on.
(And for those out there, who have no idea what I’m talking about when I say ‘dystopian’;
Dystopias are often part of a fictional universe. Dystopian novels are usually set in ‘caged’ settings – though not always – and the government or something close to an acting government are usually involved. The world we live in now, is usually no longer the same and there is most of the time a backstory. The backstory usually explains how the shift in control came to occur, with the end result being changed societal norms or a government now run by corporations, totalitarian dictatorships or bureaucracies.) And that’s the quick version.
Dystoian is things such as:
The Hunger Games – Collins.
Countdown – Rowen
Matched – Condie
Nineteen Eighty-four – Orwell
The Host –Meyer
The Maze Runner – Dashner
Enclave – Aguirre
And More! (Find a list of Great Dystopian Novels under ‘The Books to Read’ section of this Blog.)
This isn’t my usually type of book review, but then again, Divergent isn’t your average book.
- Jade Lloyd.