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Divergent
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Narrated by:
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Emma Galvin
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By:
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Veronica Roth
She turns to the future in a world that’s falling apart.
The No. 1 New York Times bestseller DIVERGENT – a major motion picture in 2014.
For sixteen-year-old Tris, the world changes in a heartbeat when she is forced to make a terrible choice. Turning her back on her family, Tris ventures out, alone, determined to find out where she truly belongs.
Shocked by the brutality of her new life, Tris can trust no one. And yet she is drawn to a boy who seems to both threaten and protect her. The hardest choices may yet lie ahead….
The first book in the DIVERGENT series that has swept the globe – selling millions of copies world-wide.
©2026 Veronica RothCritic reviews
Praise for DIVERGENT:
“The next big thing.” (Rolling Stone )
“If you like Hunger Games & Twilight, then get stoked for DIVERGENT! Trust us on this—this baby is going to blow up BIG! And if you chose to remain factionless, then you’re gonna be one lonely soul.” (PerezHilton.com )
“A taut and shiveringly exciting read! Tris is exactly the sort of unflinching and fierce heroine I love. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.” Melissa Marr, bestselling author of Wicked Lovely
“DIVERGENT is a captivating, fascinating book that kept me in constant suspense and was never short on surprises. It will be a long time before I quit thinking about this haunting vision of the future.” James Dashner, author of ‘The Maze Runner’
“Well-written and brilliantly executed, DIVERGENT is a heart-pounding debut that cannot be missed. Tris stands out in her action-packed, thrilling, and emotionally honest journey to determine who she wants to be in a society that demands she conform. It’s dystopian fiction at its best!” Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of PARANORMALCY
“A memorable, unpredictable journey from which it is nearly impossible to turn away” – Publishers Weekly
“Divergent holds its own in the [dystopian] genre, with brisk pacing, lavish flights of imagination and writing that occasionally startles with fine detail.” – New York Times
“ A masterpiece of epic proportions and an outstanding debut novel.” – Narratively Speaking Blog
“Be prepared to sit on the edge of your seats as this heart-pounding thriller hypnotises you until the very last page.” – Fantasticbookreviews.com
As a lover of sci-fi books, and movies, it was nice to read something that was slightly different from the norm. Comparable to Hunger Games, you can easily find the links between the "world" and factions described in the book with reality.
I felt an instant connection with Tris and the pull between that of the introvert vs the dare devil side of her.
Although there is the common theme of "teen in love" running through the story, the rest is real and gritty.
A really great read, and fantastic trilogy!
Brilliant!
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Emma Galvin's narration is good, although this is another area where Divergent can't match the Hunger Games series - Tatiana Maslany is excellent and has a much wider range of character voices.
Forgetting about this comparison for a second, Divergent is a decent book in its own right. The story is very engaging towards the end, although it ends rather abruptly - I don't tend to like endings that are so clearly a setup for a sequel. The book doesn't really conclude satisfactorily, but if you are engaged with the story you'll want to read the second one to find out what happens, so I suppose it does its job.
It's a little simplistically written, but I didn't mind that at the times when the story was rolling ahead at full steam. The author successfully creates the dystopian image of a divided nation, and as a reader you're pulled into Tris' world from the start, but she lost me in the middle where the edgy teen romance takes centre stage. It put me in mind of the Twilight series, with fear and obsession being the main components of the relationship. Again, I'm not a teenage girl, so maybe I just can't relate, but I thought Tris just needed to mellow out.
I wish some of the other factions had been explored in more detail - we get a lot about Dauntless and a decent amount about Abnegation, but Candor and Amity's descriptions basically boil down to one word each - "honest" and "kind" - a leap which you can already make for yourself from the factions' names! Perhaps more detail will be given in the sequels.
Maybe this sounds overly negative - after all, I did enjoy the book. But many other reviewers have highlighted its good points, so I'm just pointing out the not-so-good. The average review of 4.5 stars it a bit generous. I'd give it a solid 3.8, and I will probably pick up the second one when I feel like an easy listen, just to see what happens.
Not as good as the Hunger Games
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What did you like most about Divergent?
The characters where very real. Along the lines of the hunger games as in the different segments.What other book might you compare Divergent to, and why?
Hunger gamesWhat about Emma Galvin’s performance did you like?
Very lively and consistentWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I listened to it over a few sittingdreally enjoyed
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Very good
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This is the second book i have listened to by this narrator and voth have been really good
Gripping
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