It's a young adult novel set in a dystopian version of Chicago, where the citoyennes have split themselves into five factions. Each of the factions is devoted to the pursuit of the acquisition of one certain trait or virtue: the Dauntless pursue bravery, Abnegation (selflessness), Amity (peace), Candor (honesty), and Erudite (intelligence). Each of the factions has a certain role the have to perform in society: the honest rule on laws, the selfless govern, the brave protect. Citizens are free to choose one faction when they turn sixteen, but then they are stuck with that faction for life.
The story follows Tris, a girl who decides to leave her family behind in Abnegation and join Dauntless. She then has to deal with a rough-and-tumble initiation ceremony and an angst-ridden identity crisis where she discovers WHO SHE IS and WHO HER FRIENDS ARE.
Divergent had an incredibly interesting premise and LAME everything else. LAME characters, dialogue, love story. The pacing was awful-- Roth tried to cram way too many storylines into a short book. The main character was flat and I was unable to empathize with her. She completely wasted an awesome idea, which was exasperating.
Basically, Divergent was a poor man's Hunger Games-- just amplify the weaker parts and remove the sweet fight scenes and child deaths.
Don't read Divergent, everybody! It will just leave you frustrated and regretting the time you waste.
SCORE
Divergent by Veronica Roth: D-
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