The Divergent Series 2-Book Collection (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
Reviewed by Lori D.I’ll admit that I hadn’t even known about Veronica Roth’s Divergent series until seeing a movie trailer for the upcoming film based on the first of the books, Divergent. Being young adult fiction, all three books make for an easy read, and are fast-paced, dystopian thrillers that will keep you turning pages. Just be prepared for a few awkward love stories, inconsistent personalities, and stereotypes that make you cringe.In Chicago in the future, people are divided into five factions, each committed to a particular virtue - Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Erudite (the intelligent) and Dauntless (the brave). At the age of sixteen, the society’s children take a drug-induced, halucinative aptitude test that aids them in choosing the faction they’ll spend the rest of their lives in. Beatrice (Tris) Prior, finds out she is a rarity - a “divergent” - someone who is a mixture of traits and not welcome in the society. She leaves her life and family in Abnegation and joins the Dauntless, where she transforms from a selfless, monochromatic “stiff,” to a bad-ass, tattooed, butt-kicking Dauntless who goes on to discover the secret behind their civilization, overthrows the government, and saves the world.Filled with plot twists, evil people (whose personalities can always be altered with all the drugs these people use - or can just be shot…), and an underlining warning not to trust those we put in charge, it makes for a fun read. Don’t expect a fairy tale ending, though. I was a bit distressed with Roth’s final twist, but you’ll have to read all three books to find out why. Yup, you know I did. I'm a total sucker for teen fiction, and this was a decent addition to the genre. I don't know, maybe I've read too much, but it's all starting to sound the same…an unusual girl who doesn't know her own strength, a super hot guy who's unreasonably taken with her, a crucial cause that for some reason this young girl finds herself at the heart of. I didn't really get anything new out of this one, but hey. It's a fun way to waste some time.
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After reading Four's book, I just had to re-read these.mim going to do the last one again next!
—nichole
