Alphabet Challenge Round 7

D is for Divergent which is a very dangerous word in Veronica Roth’s world.

I really enjoyed this book. I love dystopian fiction. I love well-written YA fiction. When you combine the two you find incredible new voices and ideas. Roth’s idea is that in a future Chicago, people are 1 of 5 factions all known for very different and distinct ways of thought. You must conform to your faction or risk being cast out and factionless which to many is a fate worse than death.

When Beatrice is found to be divergent, she can choose to stay in her current faction or move on to a new community with new rules. This is a decision that will change her life and the lives of others because what she doesn’t know is that something much bigger than faction initiation has been set into motion.

Roth did a good job establishing her characters and looking at the harsh changes they faced while also looking at the dangers of groupthink. Some were more developed than others so I didn't get all my questions answered but that's first person narratives for you. I did not expect the major plot twist near the last third of the novel. It was like the plot was going one way and then jumped a train for a whole new direction.

I didn’t get literary whiplash but I wish Roth had set it up just a bit more. I expected her to spend more time on the different factions, rules, and history before changing direction so sharply. However, if you liked The Hunger Games, I’d give this a shot. Beatrice/Tris is a little bit of Prim and a lot of bit of Katniss. I'm very curios to see what she does next.

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B
C
D - Divergent by Veronica Roth
E
F
G - The Great Fables Crossover by Bill Willingham
H - How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown
I
J
K
L
M - Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
N - Naked City edited by Ellen Datlow
O - One of Our Thursdays Is Missing by Jasper Fforde
P
Q
R - Reality Bites Back by Jennifer L. Pozner
S
T
U - Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman
V
W
X
Y
Z

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