Comments on: Divergent, Veronica Roth

By: Christy

Christy — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:29:03 +0000

Yeah, I am able to suspend disbelief for some dystopias, but the world of the book never seemed to transcend beyond a thought experiment.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:30:43 +0000

Yes to the origin issue. I suppose after a while we, the general we, are supposed to have become used to the idea that things have been ruined and that’s good enough, but details are best. I don’t mind the sound of this book, but it hasn’t appealed to me enough to want to read it yet.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:35:30 +0000

I keep passing this one when I walk by the YA fiction section, so am glad to know what it’s about so I can sneer at it knowingly. We were at Barnes and Noble over the weekend and noticed that a copy of The Devil Wears Prada was displayed under a sign that said “Teen Paranormal Fiction.” The devil, you know.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:05:10 +0000

In reply to samantha1020. I think it's something that's only started to bother me in the last few years. I wouldn't have minded if it was a completely separate world from ours (I can roll with whatever in that case), but I just can't see a path between our current world and the world of Divergent. :/

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:03:56 +0000

In reply to Sarah Says Read. Yep, I think the dystopian YA trend has run its course and needs to give me a break from it. I like dystopian fiction, but I'm tired of all the specialness. Why can't books be about just regular people who are actually regular instead of "What, me, I'm the specialist? But how can I be? I'm just regular!"

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:03:01 +0000

In reply to Jenny. Hahahahah, no, I think it's called like...I don't know. Something similar. Allegiant, the internet reports.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:02:28 +0000

In reply to NWK (@MumsyNancy). Hahahaha, yeah, I can see that. Did you have expectations for them going in? I had zero, but if I'd expected it to be awesome I think I'd have been annoyed and disappointed.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:01:51 +0000

In reply to Sharon.

Second book syndrome, is that a thing? I feel like I usually like the second in a trilogy the best (Two Towers, Empire Strikes Back, The Ask and the Answer).

The book club book was The Makioka Sisters. It was a lot of the same events (finding a husband for the unwed sister, the engagement falling through for some reason) happening over and over again, and I’m not a fan of books in translation to begin with.

The author addressed the parts of speech thing, I think in the back of the book? She said that the factions made up their names independent of each other. So that’s why.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:00:24 +0000

In reply to jenclair. Yep, same here. It sounds like the third book explains it some, but I'm going to need it to explain A LOT before I am satisfied.

By: samantha1020

samantha1020 — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 13:26:48 +0000

I enjoyed this one a lot when I read it but I will admit that the parts about how the world got this way didn’t bother me…lol..I was too busy being caught up in the book. I’ve yet to read the second one but I probably will at some point. I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed this one even if you didn’t love it 🙂