Divergent

Young Adult books nowadays usually leave me with a longing for more Harry Potter :). Suprisingly this one didn't. I really enjoyed it, and I will wait for the second one with eager antecipation. It's good to know that there are new writters with potential out there! It's light enough for your readers, the story is well thought, and the characters, specially the main ones, are likeable and believable. If you're looking for some light fiction, this might be it.

i had to listen to this so i could discuss the story with my son as part of his studies. i wish i had bought the book! the reader's voice was dreadfully monotonous and lacking in inflection. possibly a teenager (target audience) would have found her delivery absolutely fine and i'm just showing my age!

Well, I must start by telling you that I'm probably one of the few who has NOT yet read the Hunger Games trilogy (I'm working on it...) Even so, I understand that there is quite a few similarities. A young girl trying to figure out Who she is. In doing so, finding hidden strengths (both physical and mental) within her which is good since she needs all of them in the initiation process she's going thru.

I listened to the novel vary well narrated by Emma Galvin and I listened as soon as I had a chance (in the car, walking the dog, cleaning the kitchen).

It is well written, the characters are plausible and easy to like (or hate). The main character Beatrice, later Tris, is someone you want to get to know and learn more about.

But, to me it seems that this, the first in a series of three, is very much an introduction to the rest. I don't know if I'm right, but there is something missing. There is a lot of questions you don't get answers to.

Why has the society changed into this very rigid form? What has happened to the world?

For me this lack of background made it difficult to understand and accept Tris'and the other initiates change and behaviour.

Non the less it's a good read. Love, hate, good, evil, morality.

I do hope to find some answers in the next book. I would have given it one more star if I've gotten some more answers from the start.

The story ends with the beginning...

So you have to find the character trait that best suits you, I found it interesting to think where I would belong, but the idea of being stuck in one area and not being able to enjoy all the parts of our personality sounds so stifling.

Excellent book, it got me thinking!

I love Divergent and have it in paperback, kindle e-book & Audible audiobook.



The writing is well developed and the story gripping. The characters are very easy to identify with and you find yourself wanting to learn more about them.



I know i am stating the obvious here but this is a Young Adult/Teen genre. It is light enough for the younger teens but deals with some very important social issues such as bullying, domestic violence,



As many people have said there are similarities to The Hunger Games, such as segmented society within a city, but they are their own stories.



Being the first part of a trilogy, this book sets the scene in this dystopian world and establishes the characters, political issues and power struggles from the outset.



The reader/listener is kept guessing throughout the story with just enough revealed to fill in the gaps and solidify the story by the end, but leaves enough questions to keep you guessing and wanting more.



This book is very well narrated by Emma Galvin, i think she would be suited to many other YA stories and if she had narrated the twilight audiobooks i would have bought them too.



Highly recommended.

This book had such wonderful reviews that I dared hope for a brilliant new series. Not a chance! The characters remained flat and unconvincing. The challenges they faced were not real but in simulations and dreams and these unreal experiences fell flat and sounded fake. I don't understand why the Dauntless faction was considered the brave, if all they ever did to prove their bravery is jump on trains, get tattoos and go through simulations and imaginary challenges.

All in all, even though the book had a couple of promising ideas, overall it sounded hollow and extremely disappointing. I will not be bothering with the second book of the series, despite the fact that many questions remained unanswered.

I suppose Harry Potter and the Hunger Games have upped the ante for teenage fiction. It's hard for an adult to pick up a book and not expect the same level of literary dexterity in other authors, so I tried to be patient when listening to this book. The task, however, was beyond me. This novel feels like it's written for teenagers- by a teenager. Essentially, there is no adventure: most of the obstacles the protagonist faces are fake- either in dreams or in simulations, a technique which drains the story of meaning.

The world of the story feels like it's only painted on a flimsy set design. The antagonists have no real dimension to them and the protagonist is simply dull. In that sense, she reminded me of Bella in the Twilight Saga ('Why do you like me, I'm so unpretty...' says she while everyone around her adores her).
The aim of this book seems to be to introduce the reader to the next one, and in so doing, the writer seems to have forgotten that a story needs to be better crafted, or it remains only a preface. Shame to the publisher who allows its writers to do that!

Surely there is better fiction out there for the young reader. If you're thinking of buying this book because you're looking for something in the same vein as the Hunger Game, keep searching. This ain't worth your time.