Divergent by Veronica RothMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really loved this book. Now I have to confess that I watched the film first; then nearly immediately when and bought the boxed set of the books. This has been the first YA book that I have read in a long time, and as much as I loved the film, I wasn't sure that I would love going back to reading YA.
Roth's writing style totally draws you in, and immerses you in her fictional world. I like the way that description is used in the world building, in the way that you have run down areas, as well as parts of the city with tall glass buildings, and how these different dynamics are also shown between the factions. I thought it was interesting to see how different personality types were used with the characters. Ordinarily I wouldn't have thought it a good thing to reuse the same personality with more than one character, but here it's incorporated into the story, with those different personalities identifying a character's faction. That being said all the characters maintained some individuality.
I loved how Tris's character was written, and the way we get to see her thought process. I found it interesting to see her argue/reason with herself and justify her actions and logic to her own mind. I like that through her character we get to explore the idea that, we are all different, and don't think and act like everyone else, and yet the majority of people do their best to change and fit someone else's ideas of right and normal. (This is starting to get a bit deep... Let's get back to book stuff) I like the way that her relationship unfolded with Four. I also liked that there were many sides to his character.
I'm really looking forward to getting my teeth into (not literally, that would be weird) the next book in the series.
Totally recommend this. (Also think that the film is pretty accurate to the book.)
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