TITLE: Divergent (Divergent #1)
AUTHOR: Roth, Veronica
GENRE: Fiction/Dystopian
DATES READ: 11/25/2012 - 12/3/2012
MY RATING: 3.5/5
I originally found this book in soft cover, and saw that it was recommended for "if you like the Hunger Games". Now, I thoroughly enjoyed the Hunger Games so I picked it right up.
I really appreciated the plot and the theme of this novel. However, there were certain elements that I found a little far-fetched. How can each person be expected to only fit in one certain archetype. Regardless of the dystopian society, there is bound to be overlap (not just those who are uniquely "Divergent"). Especially if you can change your faction after being raised for years in another. It just didn't make sense to me, and vaguely reminded me of Harry Potter's "sorting hat".
However, once I suspended my disbelief and took the whole faction idea with a grain, the world was well executed. It was different than other dystopian worlds I've read about.
Tris is definitely more tough than other YA female characters out there. But you can't help but roll your eyes a little on how well her story falls into place. How she happens to be Divergent, and also happens to be able to handle more pain than anyone else in the book (so it seems anyway, to the point of surreal expectations). Four, I feel, was the most well rounded character in the book (and of course he happens to be the swoony YA romantic interest). But putting that aside, I felt his character was deeper and more complex than all of the others put together.
I wish that the plot line went a little deeper and further, to bring it to the next level. I suppose we'll see what happens with the second book in the trilogy (because I'll definitely be buying it).
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