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#BorgonReviews - Books - "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
For my second review this week I chose a book I was assigned to read as a Summer assignment, but ended up loving. The book, as you can tell by the title, is Divergent by Veronica Roth. The book, as many other entertainment forms I have found as of late, is based on a post-apocalyptic world. In Divergent, future-Chicago is now divided into five factions, much like in Hunger Games. They are Abnegation, Amity, Dauntless, Candor, and Erudite, each of them based on the qualities of the people that have chosen to be in them. At a certain age the young people of the city take an aptitude test to see in which faction they belong (whether it be the one they were born into or a different one) and the next day they choose what faction they want to live in for the rest of their lives. This is also sort of similar to The Giver. However, when Beatrice Prior's aptitude test turns out to be Divergent, her future changes forever.
Divergent is the first book of the trilogy, and it is a wonderful read. The setting of the book, while becoming more popular as of late, is a great choice for the story. Throughout the novel the different relationships between the factions are illustrated which results in the reader (or at least me) reevaluating the government of our modern society. It is one of those books which, much like The Last of Us from my other review, makes questions pop up in the mind of the recipient.
As for the characters in the book, they are well written. While the book progresses little snippets of information about the different character's pasts surfaces which keeps the reader both interested and makes the character's actions and feelings easier to comprehend. Put simply, you are able to understand the characters and enhance your book experience.
The plot starts out normal and then becomes fast-paced for a few chapters. This feeling of constant action, although tiring in some cases, does nothing but make the story better. You're not exactly kept "at the edge of your seat" the whole time, but you're never bored either. It's filled with twists and turns in the plot, surprises which sometimes don't come as much of a surprise, but sometimes they do. The ending lives up to the book and leaves the reader wanting to get their hands on the second installment of the story as soon as possible.
Overall Opinion
I loved Divergent. Like I mentioned at the beginning of the review, it reminded me a lot of The Hunger Games and the Giver at some point, but not in a bad way. The story is enticing and entertaining, the ideas and themes are well formed (even a few that are usually reserved for more mature audiences like suicide are built into the story in a way that makes the novel feel real). The characters are nicely written, and the book will simply leave you wanting more.
My overall rating is 8.5 out of 10 BorgBalls.
You can compare my rating to GoodRead's 4.4 out of 5, Barnes and Noble's 4.5 out of 5, and Amazon's 4.6, also out of 5.
I hope you enjoyed my review. Please rate it and tell me what you thought of it, it really helps out. Also if you do read the book, or have read it already, be sure to tell me what you think of it. Do you like it as much as I do? Did it remind you of the Hunger Games or the Giver? Tell me in a reply. You can also suggest items for me to review later on down in the replies below. Thanks!
#SaysJ
Divergent is the first book of the trilogy, and it is a wonderful read. The setting of the book, while becoming more popular as of late, is a great choice for the story. Throughout the novel the different relationships between the factions are illustrated which results in the reader (or at least me) reevaluating the government of our modern society. It is one of those books which, much like The Last of Us from my other review, makes questions pop up in the mind of the recipient.
As for the characters in the book, they are well written. While the book progresses little snippets of information about the different character's pasts surfaces which keeps the reader both interested and makes the character's actions and feelings easier to comprehend. Put simply, you are able to understand the characters and enhance your book experience.
The plot starts out normal and then becomes fast-paced for a few chapters. This feeling of constant action, although tiring in some cases, does nothing but make the story better. You're not exactly kept "at the edge of your seat" the whole time, but you're never bored either. It's filled with twists and turns in the plot, surprises which sometimes don't come as much of a surprise, but sometimes they do. The ending lives up to the book and leaves the reader wanting to get their hands on the second installment of the story as soon as possible.
Overall Opinion
I loved Divergent. Like I mentioned at the beginning of the review, it reminded me a lot of The Hunger Games and the Giver at some point, but not in a bad way. The story is enticing and entertaining, the ideas and themes are well formed (even a few that are usually reserved for more mature audiences like suicide are built into the story in a way that makes the novel feel real). The characters are nicely written, and the book will simply leave you wanting more.
My overall rating is 8.5 out of 10 BorgBalls.
You can compare my rating to GoodRead's 4.4 out of 5, Barnes and Noble's 4.5 out of 5, and Amazon's 4.6, also out of 5.
I hope you enjoyed my review. Please rate it and tell me what you thought of it, it really helps out. Also if you do read the book, or have read it already, be sure to tell me what you think of it. Do you like it as much as I do? Did it remind you of the Hunger Games or the Giver? Tell me in a reply. You can also suggest items for me to review later on down in the replies below. Thanks!
#SaysJ