What can I say about Divergent that hasn't already been said? I was recommended this book by a friend who, by his own admission, is not a "reader". He told me it was the best book he had ever read and I would be a fool to not follow suit. It took me a while, but after seeing my students pour through it in class (even the ones that normally would not pick up a book to save their life), I knew I had to read it.
This has to be one of the most wonderful YA novels ever written.
I was in London visiting my sister's husband when I downloaded this book. I was "pub crawling" with them through Brighton and reading it on my phone and could not put it down. I read the first two books in two days while sight seeing in London. The Queen of England herself could have stood right in front of me and I would have told her "Hold on one second while I finish this chapter". I was enamored.
I read the first two books in May of 2012, and was devastated to find out that the last book wasn't even written yet. I had assumed all three books were already out (little did I know that book number 2 had just been released).
In September of 2013 I decided to re-read the series before the last book, Allegiant, came out. I very rarely re-read books, I think in my lifetime I have re-read a total of three books. I find that the suspense of the books disappear once you know what happens. That was definitely not the case with Divergent. I loved it perhaps MORE the second time I read it.
So if you haven't read Divergent yet, please do. Don't just go see the movie. Although the movie is wonderful, the book is much, much better.
Goodreads stars: 5/5
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