Pages: 487
Format: Hard Cover
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.
Summary From barnesandnoble.com
When I first heard about this book I was immediately intrigued. After reading the first 100 pages online I went to buy it and was hooked after I begun to officially read it. After six hours I finished Divergent (which it was approximately three am when I finished).
In Divergent 16 year old Beatrice "Tris" Prior lives in a futuristic Chicago where the city is divided into 5 factions, Abnegation (the selfless), Candor (the honest), Erudite (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Dauntless (the brave). When Tris leaves her family for the faction of the Dauntless she is thrust into a world where bravery has been twisted from something helpful and good, into something harsh and brutal. During initiation Tris learns that there is more at stake than people learning that she is a Divergent. Erudite is secretly planning war on Abnegation and are planning than use the Dauntless to do it.
With Dystopian books becoming a growing trend among teens, like me, Divergent is an amazing example of the theme. I love this book and, though it was written a little formally, it was very well written. In the first chapter the book starts off a little slow but picks up quite quickly and has a strong and well written story line. On the edge of "seat" from the time Tris enters the Dauntless faction to the very and of the book and I loved every second of it. With the romance between Tris and Four (and the obvious lack of a love triangle, which I love) not being the main part of the book it made the action seem a whole lot better. This is definitely a must read for young adults and fans of The Hunger Games.
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Brittany B.
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