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vrotpoot's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
ellixs's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
nikanix123's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
libraryoflei's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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? Yes
3.0
bbrassfield's review against another edition
4.0
This quote from the book strikes me, sadly, as a piece of truth: "I don't care about factions... Look where they got us. Human beings as a whole cannot be good for long before the bad creeps back in and poisons us again."
In a nutshell, this is what Divergent is about, and most likely what the rest of the series will attempt to overcome, if only for a little while. In Divergent we learn of this dystopia that has arisen where people are divided into five factions, with each having their place in society in attempt to make the world a more harmonious and functional place. You have your factions that focus on knowledge, selflessness, bravery, and so forth. The novel does not tell us how these factions came to be though I'm hoping to find out more about that in later novels. Where things get interesting is when characters like Beatrice flabbergast the testing that determines what faction a person fits into. In short, Beatrice is a divergent, and not the only one. Most of the drama in this first book focuses on Beatrice leaving her family's faction Abnegation (the government overseers because of their supposed selflessness) and her initiation and training as a member of Dauntless. What Beatrice learns as the novel progresses is that there is a plot underway by the Erudite to eradicate most of the Abnegation faction with the somewhat unwitting help of the Dauntless. It's an interesting book and I look forward to the next.
In a nutshell, this is what Divergent is about, and most likely what the rest of the series will attempt to overcome, if only for a little while. In Divergent we learn of this dystopia that has arisen where people are divided into five factions, with each having their place in society in attempt to make the world a more harmonious and functional place. You have your factions that focus on knowledge, selflessness, bravery, and so forth. The novel does not tell us how these factions came to be though I'm hoping to find out more about that in later novels. Where things get interesting is when characters like Beatrice flabbergast the testing that determines what faction a person fits into. In short, Beatrice is a divergent, and not the only one. Most of the drama in this first book focuses on Beatrice leaving her family's faction Abnegation (the government overseers because of their supposed selflessness) and her initiation and training as a member of Dauntless. What Beatrice learns as the novel progresses is that there is a plot underway by the Erudite to eradicate most of the Abnegation faction with the somewhat unwitting help of the Dauntless. It's an interesting book and I look forward to the next.
vail484mro's review against another edition
1.0
*DISCLAIMER* this is a review of the ENTIRE SERIES because I'm too lazy to review each one individually.
The entire series had great potential, but, ultimately, lacked in execution.
I really enjoyed Divergent (meaning, the first book). I liked Tris and Tobias (mainly because I love a strong female character and the bad boy type in books) and I thought that the different factions were very interesting. I liked seeing Tris develop and thought that her battling her feelings with "betraying" her faction and family was not too over the top and well done. When I finished reading the book, I was really looking forward to reading Insurgent.
Insurgent was okay. It was definitely a step down from Divergent, but I still read it pretty quickly. It was just eh. Not spectacular, but I still enjoyed it.
Lastly, Allegiant was... indescribably bad. The entire time (expect for when Tris snuck out to the slums with that girl, which was, by the way, so unnecessary. Those scenes were just filling space and had almost no affect at all on the story) the main cast of characters was just casually watching their world fall apart on the monitors. The only good part about this book was that Tris and Tobias learned what's going on (their parents, the system they grew up in, what was going on outside, etc). The ending was so unsatisfying. My main issue was that all that they had fought for in books 1 and 2 was just cast aside because they weren't even involved anymore. They were just watching everything collapse. This book is the reason I have lost all my respect for the series and Veronica Roth as a writer.
Overall, I really don't understand why this series got so much hype. Usually, I am not a nit-picky reader and can look over a few plot holes, but Allegiant just destroyed the plot and made books 1 and 2 seem so irrelevant and unimportant.
The entire series had great potential, but, ultimately, lacked in execution.
I really enjoyed Divergent (meaning, the first book). I liked Tris and Tobias (mainly because I love a strong female character and the bad boy type in books) and I thought that the different factions were very interesting. I liked seeing Tris develop and thought that her battling her feelings with "betraying" her faction and family was not too over the top and well done. When I finished reading the book, I was really looking forward to reading Insurgent.
Insurgent was okay. It was definitely a step down from Divergent, but I still read it pretty quickly. It was just eh. Not spectacular, but I still enjoyed it.
Lastly, Allegiant was... indescribably bad. The entire time (expect for when Tris snuck out to the slums with that girl, which was, by the way, so unnecessary. Those scenes were just filling space and had almost no affect at all on the story) the main cast of characters was just casually watching their world fall apart on the monitors. The only good part about this book was that Tris and Tobias learned what's going on (their parents, the system they grew up in, what was going on outside, etc). The ending was so unsatisfying. My main issue was that all that they had fought for in books 1 and 2 was just cast aside because they weren't even involved anymore. They were just watching everything collapse. This book is the reason I have lost all my respect for the series and Veronica Roth as a writer.
Overall, I really don't understand why this series got so much hype. Usually, I am not a nit-picky reader and can look over a few plot holes, but Allegiant just destroyed the plot and made books 1 and 2 seem so irrelevant and unimportant.
lefttoread's review against another edition
4.0
I FREAKING LOVE THIS BOOK. I can't get over how much I love this book but now I'm scared as I really want to read the last two books and love them just as much but so many people have said they're not good... so scared.. but I have to read them! Eeek, Divergent is truly amazing though and I'll defiantly be reading it again!
brendaguilarb's review against another edition
5.0
Este libro en verdad me atrapo desde la primera pagina, desde el comeinzo me quede sin palabras sin dudas Divergente se posiciona entre mis libros favoritos.
kma_425's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
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
3.75
rylee_the_captain_krane's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0