Great book couldn't put it down. If you liked this try the movie.

This book was great. I loved it, could not stop myself from reading it after I got through a couple pages of it.

I searched for "Anime" and this came up...

?!

This library should consider re-catagorizing this book...

Though a Divergent anime would be awesome. (I doubt it would happen, though, since even though the plot lends itself to an anime, the underperformance of Insurgent at the box office, followed by the dumpster fire sequel to that, followed by the TV movie that nobody even remembers or has heard of means that there is NO WAY Divergent is a lucrative franchise anymore.)

And it is sad that Divergent was treated so poorly with the films, because the books were actually quite rich in content. I will be the first on this comments section to admit that there were parts of Divergent that seemed overly-engineered to appeal ONLY to teens, and I myself read it at age 12, even then I could tell that the premise, character interactions (Especially the ones between adults), and the plot involving Dauntless drones could only have been taken seriously by overly emotional teenagers.
Divergent is, then, a book for teenagers to read, and it is VERY enjoyable at that. I always like the premise of dividing society into drastically different factions, I think it is a somewhat satirical take on our world today.
However, the execution of this concept is, like stated before, written in a way that would only appeal to teenagers. Divergent is enjoyable, it is fun to read, it is creative, it's just poorly executed. In the hands of a more capable author, it could have appealed to older audiences, but it seems as if Veronica Roth simply wanted to dumb down every concept so that we simply must assume that this society works before seeing how it doesn't work, and nowhere are we given proof that it works in the first place. This is why, even though I mostly enjoyed the book, I did not find it entertaining. It was too observational, too tensionless in places. I cannot stand as an observer to the events, Tris's voice is PAINFULLY laced with exposition for Divergent to be considered entertainment. All the times that she stops to explain exactly what she feels is a huge weight on the pacing of the otherwise fun story.

All of these problems except for the over-marketing to teenagers are completely eliminated in the first film, as we see everything about the society at the start, and since Tris isn't narrating everything, we get to SEE and FEEL what she feels and sees.
(Of course, in the 2nd and 3rd films, all of this goes out the window. They're both terrible.)

In summary, these are the takeaways:
1) Divergent has too narrow of a target audience for it to be a classic
2) Divergent is, however, enjoyable and fun to read
3) Despite this, Divergent is not entertaining because there is too much exposition
4) Divergent does NOT work as a book, but it DOES work as a film
4.5) The Divergent film is, unlike the book, entertaining
5) THIS BOOK IS NOT ANIME. RE-FILE IT, PLEASE.

I really liked this book. It is a rival to the hunger games trilogy! Just another dystopian novel for us young book nerds! :D It's really hard for me to find good books 'cause I've already finished my whole personal library at 8 or 9 years old and have read through so many amazing books. Please recommend me a really good book. I'm going to start reading the Shatter Me series. Tell me if you think any other books are really good!

This book was very good and I enjoyed it a lot! I stayed up reading it and loved the romance... there were some sad moments but it was AMAZING! I loved this and hope you read it.. Please hit the Like button below this if you agree!

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I enjoyed reading every single word in this action/thriller novel. This is my favorite book. I really loved the way Tris and Four were portrayed throughout the story. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys being in suspense. When reading this book you don't know what is going to happen next. I would give this book a 5 out of 6 star rating.

I loved every minute of this book. There is never a dull moment, something is always going on. The action in Divergent does keep you reading. It was really hard to put down this book. I loved that we got to see inside of Tris/Beatrice's world through her eyes, which makes you understand her a little bit more. One of the main reasons that I picked up this book is because it is a dystopian futuristic story about where you belong and that the choices you make will always have consequences. But it focuses more on where you belong and feel most like yourself. To make you choice of course who you want to be instead what people expect you to be, and that was the case with Tris. I love all the characters, but my two favorite characters are Tris and Four. I love Tris/ Beatrice because she didn't know where she belonged and found strength within herself to make her own choices even if they have consequences. She found where she belonged and in the process fell in love. She is a heroine and a role model that girls look up to because she shows you that you do not have to be anybody else than who you truly are. I love Four/ Tobias because of his compassion, strength, and faithless. He is a vulnerable, lonely person, but underneath all that lies the strength he has that helps him make it through each day. I love their relationship. The sad moments are when Tris's mom, Tris's dad, Al, and Will died because when you start to relate to the characters, you hate to see them go. My favourite moments are the ferris wheel scene, knife throwing scene, Christina tells Tris that her and Will kissed, Tris and Four kissing, Tris being the first one to jump off the roof, Tris telling off Marcus, Tris's fear landscape, Four's fear landscape, Tris's first meeting with Jeanine, and the Choosing Ceremony. I think this book has taught me that finding who you truly are is more important than conforming to a group.

Perfect for fans of the Hunger Games and Maze Runner series, Divergent and its sequels, Insurgent and Allegiant, are the gripping story of a dystopian world transformed by courage, self-sacrifice, and love. Fans of the Divergent movie will find the book packed with just as much emotional depth and exhilarating action as the film, all told in beautiful, rich language.

This is my favorite book. At first I wasn't quite sure if I wanted to read it, but thankfully my friend highly recommended it to me. I love Tris and Four. Roth made the characters relatable to me. I really enjoyed the bonus material about the background of the faction names. I really liked the factions and the complexity of the structure of their dystopian society. I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes dystopian novels like me. Although do be warned that the movies end up drifting away from the book plot quit a bit, but the movies are good despite the change.

Divergent is a well thought out book with a nice theme. I like divergent for its factions and because it has a different story theme. I also love the twists in the story and how the story comes together with all characters playing a part towards the climax. The characters have a good background story that adds to the thoughtfulness of the book.