Divergent
Large Print - 2014
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A readalike for The Giver
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is no... Read More »
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is no... Read More »
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Quotes
Add a QuoteBecoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.
-tris prior
" We should find some paper so you can make a list or a chart or something." Tris.
"Becoming fearless isn't the point. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to free from it." - Four (Tobias Eaton)
Summary
Add a SummaryIn a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
Tris Prior is a 16 year old girl living in a dystopian Chicago. There are 5 different factions. Tris can choose to live with her family, or leave her family and friends.
Beatrice Prior is a sixteen-year-old member of Abnegation. She and her brother Caleb, who is not quite a year her elder, take the aptitude test that will tell them which faction they are most suitable for. The test consists of a simulation of a confrontation with a vicious dog. Beatrice shows aptitude for three different factions, Abnegation, Erudite, and Dauntless, and this means she is something called Divergent. She is warned to never tell anyone of her results - it is dangerous to be Divergent. After much contemplation over whether to stay in Abnegation or switch factions, Beatrice chooses to switch to Dauntless, and Caleb moves to Erudite.
In the future, after the war, Chicago divides itself into five factions, based on their values. At the age of sixteen, every person must decide to either remain in the faction they were born into, or leave their family behind and transfer to another faction of their choice. Beatrice Prior has to decide what the rest of her life will be.
In Divergent there are five factions that make up society, each with a different role. At age 16, each individual will attend a choosing ceremony based on their results of an aptitude test. This science fiction novel focuses on the genes to determine whether or not your are "divergent" which could be considered dangerous, depending on your point of view.
In a world divided into five factions based on beliefs and values, Beatrice (Tris) Prior must make the choice that decides the path she will take for the rest of her life.
A choice can cost your life. The day Beatrice Prior choose's her faction, she finds out something unimaginable... she is Divergent. If people find out, her life will be cut short. Tris is forced to keep her identity secret. If Tris trusts the wrong people, she could get hurt. And how will she keep her family safe without betraying her faction, the Dauntless? What will she decide? Any wrong decision and EVERYTHING can go wrong.
Tris is 16 which means that she will choose her destiny; Amity, Erudite, Dauntless, Candor or Abnegation. Which one will she choose and does she make the right choice? This fantastic book takes you on the adventure of a life time. After you read it, you will find yourself reading it again.
Notices
Add NoticesFrightening or Intense Scenes: Many scenes that could be frightening for young children.
Sexual Content: The book has people talking about sex and fear of intimacy.
Frightening or Intense Scenes: There are some Scenes in this book that could frighten Younger viewers Like Edward's eye scene. There are some sad themes. There is Lots of fighting too.
Other: violence, commiting of suicide, minor sex, and mature scenes. maybe some frightening to
Frightening or Intense Scenes: Peter stabbing Eward's eye, Simulations, Tris getting hurt over and over again, Tris almost get killed by the people she loves the most. But is also sad because Four doesn't know Tris in the end and tries to hurt her, she witnesses her moms death, and she has to kill one of her best friends.
Violence: Yes, of course Divergent would have violence. It's like The Hunger Games that way. For example, getting stab in the eye with a butterknife, fighting each other as a test, and being under simulation and killing off all the people of one faction. That's alot already.
Comment
Add a CommentRating: 5/5 This is one of my favourite books because of the interesting plot line. The fact that one trait can dominate or define a person is a very interesting idea and then the author decided to group all people that have the same trait into 'factions'. The fact that the leaders are afraid of people like Tris that transcend having only one characteristic and are 'Divergent' gives the book an air of suspense and mystery as the audience comes to understand why being divergent is such a threat to their 'perfect' society.
@sunsetzuzu of the Hamilton Public Library Teen Review Board
This book is about a girl and her choices; her choices will change her life and define her. The author wrote this young adult novel extremely well and it is an amazing book for all to read. It is such a good book and the readers will fall in love with the characters. This book is definitely a page turner and will keep the readers on the edge of their seats. This is not a cliché book and it empowers women, it encourages women to be who they want to be and to make their own choices. It teaches all the readers they can be who they want to be and no one else defines us but us. 4/5 stars
@Gray19 of the Hamilton Public Library Teen Review Board
amazing
This is my new favourite book! It’s a perfect mixture of action, emotion and romance. While reading it I immediately fell in love with the main character, and all the other characters too. I love how brave but also humble she is. It’s a perfectly touching story and beautifully written. Five stars!
Fantastic read.
I wasn't able to get five stars because I couldn't get the program to work properly. But a very good book. I never liked Hunger Games; this book though is I interesting from start to finish. Dark, mysterious, with questions you need to know the answer to, this book is more than Hunger Games fan fiction.
This book is amazing! It is a great mix of dystopian society, romance, adventure, and sci-fi. It is my favorite book of all time. Some people say it is just a different version of the Hunger Games written by a different author, but it really isn't.
Divergent is a bad book written by a good writer. If you look up "derivative" in the dictionary, the cover of this book is there. At some point Roth read The Hunger Games and maybe a few of the knock offs, and thought "hey, there's money to be made here!"
Dystopian future: check.
Segmented society: check.
Overly centralized government: check.
One girl that's not going to take it anymore: check.
Each of the five segments of Chicago is known for having one outstanding quality. If they test you and you have more than one, you're Divergent, and that's bad. Why? We don't know. Why would nearly everyone fit easily into one of five categories? We don't know. That's like asking why the train around Chicago never stops.
So, if I disliked this book so much, why the two stars? As I said, this is a bad book, by a good author. Roth writes interesting and fun scenes, even if the world she has created doesn't make a lot, or any, sense. It's worth reading this book just to get to the next two books in the series where she tries to make up for this book and save the series; which, other than the flaws inherited from this book that can't be changed, she manages to do.
The book for people who want a look inside human nature and the mind and want to see your true personality with the Virtue aptitude test in the back of the book. I sugest it for anyone who wants a good book with both action with a psychological aspect to it.
I loved this book so much that I have read it over 4 times. Why I have read it so much is probably because, the storyline never gets old and because of the amazing characters that Veronica Roth has created.
I loved this book. I’ve read it twice and I’m on my third time. Really thrilling, book two and three are just sad in my opinion. I think Veronica Roth could of ended after this book, because this could totally be a single. And by the way if your looking for other series to read try The Selection.