Divergent (Divergent #1)by Veronica Roth
Narrator for the audiobook: Emma Galvin
Description:
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue - Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is - she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are - and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves.... or it might destroy her.
Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the literary scene with the first book in the Divergent series - dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.
My Review:
I jumped on the Divergent stories a bit late in the game, particularly because when I first became aware of them, everyone was already shouting their displeasure at the series’ conclusion. Still, I saw the movie for Divergent and figured I’d give the series a shot when I found the audiobooks available at my local library.
I’m glad I did. This was a blast. I can see why people loved this book. Tris’s world is just crazy. Having to choose a life focus before you’re ever out of school. Knowing that if you fail in your initiation, you’ll be relegated to the streets and an outcast life of poverty. Then adding in the revelation that you aren’t normal, and your abnormality could get you killed if you fail to hide it. All of this is Divergent.
The storytelling is engaging and entertaining, and it drew me along even though I had a good idea what would happen by having watched the movie first.
I must also say I thoroughly enjoyed the talented performance of the narrator, Emma Galvin, whom I’ve come to recognize in other stories.
Overall, I loved the story and would recommend it to fans of dystopian novels.
About the Author:
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