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Niall 02-06-2012 10:52 PM
Divergent
 
So yeah this is a dystopian science fiction novel (kinda like the Hunger Games I suppose). Its set in Chicago in the future, where there are 5 factions: Abnegation, Erudite, Dauntless, Candor, and Amnity, which everyone is sorted into at 16. Once sorted you remain in that faction for life. If you don't match any one faction then you're divergent. Its gotten decent reviews from the press, and at least half the people I know on Tumblr are going mad about how good it is.

I'm about halfway through the first chapter and its actually really good so far. :amazed:



The rights have also been sold to Summit for a film adaptation. :D

Fetch The Bolt Cutters 02-06-2012 10:55 PM
someone buy this for me im poor

Niall 02-06-2012 10:57 PM
Download a pdf version and read it on your computer till you get the book? Its really worth it omfg.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters 02-06-2012 11:01 PM
suck me off im not doing that

Niall 02-06-2012 11:02 PM
Then go buy it or get someone else to buy it idk

King Gizzard 02-06-2012 11:02 PM
Can't wait for all the Divergent signatures

Niall 02-06-2012 11:17 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan (Post 5168240)
Can't wait for all the Divergent signatures
You'll love it.

Smithy 02-06-2012 11:28 PM
I bought it about 8 weeks ago :idc:

/ahead

King Gizzard 02-06-2012 11:29 PM
Hipster

Niall 02-06-2012 11:38 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smithy (Post 5168310)
I bought it about 8 weeks ago :idc:

/ahead
You haven't opened the book tho your statement is invalid

Smithy 02-06-2012 11:38 PM
of course I opened the book, i wanted to see the font size to see which book I should start first

Niall 02-06-2012 11:41 PM
Yes but you didn't read it so there

Niall 06-06-2012 01:54 PM
Just finished this. Absolutely fantastic book, even if the last couple chapters were a bit heart wrenching. :worship:

Sam33 26-06-2012 03:10 PM
It's an amazing book, Niall! I absoultely love it! I finished it very quickly as it had me gripped from beginning to end.

I'm halfway through the follow up, Insurgent, at the moment! :D

Niall 26-06-2012 07:28 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam33 (Post 5243576)
It's an amazing book, Niall! I absoultely love it! I finished it very quickly as it had me gripped from beginning to end.

I'm halfway through the follow up, Insurgent, at the moment! :D
Its fantastic isn't it?! I finished both books in the space of a week. I couldn't put them down!

There's a massive cliffhanger at the end of Insurgent though its going to kill you. :laugh:

Smithy 26-06-2012 07:34 PM
-Is on pg 52-

Fetch The Bolt Cutters 26-06-2012 07:38 PM
niall

this or the hunger games

you must choose

Niall 26-06-2012 09:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott (Post 5244908)
niall

this or the hunger games

you must choose
The Hunger Games obviously, but this is a very, very close second.

Doogle 26-06-2012 09:35 PM
I'm only on page 20-something of Mockingjay and THG Trilogy isn't even that good. Catching Fire was really dull and if Mockingjay doesn't get good soon I am just going to give up. This sounds better.

Smithy 23-07-2012 06:51 PM
-Orders Insurgent-

Niall 23-07-2012 06:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smithy (Post 5329895)
-Orders Insurgent-
What did you think of Divergent in the end, then? :amazed:

Smithy 23-07-2012 07:14 PM
I've got about 20 pages left to go

Spoiler:

her mums died, she killed will and her dad's just died :sad:


But it is really good :love:

Smithy 23-07-2012 07:14 PM
I've got about 20 pages left to go

Spoiler:

her mums died, she killed will and her dad's just died :sad:


But it is really good :love:

Glenn. 05-03-2014 08:18 PM
Divergent?
 
Anyone read it?

Glenn. 05-03-2014 08:52 PM
I take that as a no :pipe2:

Shaun 05-03-2014 08:53 PM
it's been 34 minutes you impatient fag

Jake. 05-03-2014 08:54 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaun (Post 6743025)
it's been 34 minutes you impatient fag
http://i.imgur.com/SolregYs.jpg

Glenn. 05-03-2014 09:01 PM
:laugh:

Kate! 05-03-2014 09:02 PM
Who's it by? Not heard of it.

Glenn. 05-03-2014 09:09 PM
It's by Veronica Roth. 3 book series. The latest to book series to make it to the big screen.

Tom4784 05-03-2014 09:11 PM
I remember Smithy or Niall posting about it a lot on Tumblr a few months back.

Josy 05-03-2014 09:14 PM
Nope

Niamh. 28-08-2014 09:55 AM
Read this on holiday and really enjoyed it, am almost finished Insurgent now :love: I'm trying to decide if I like it more than The Hunger games or not, they've got a similar vibe to them :think:

Fetch The Bolt Cutters 28-08-2014 12:15 PM
uglies >

Niamh. 31-08-2014 06:57 PM
Finished Alligent last night............decided Hunger Games wins :/


***Aligent Spoiler*****
Spoiler:

Oh God Alligent was the biggest load of crap ever, so disappointing when the first two were so good. Adding Tobias POV was clearly just done for when Tris dies so he can finish off the story but she made a horrible job of making him sound anyway different from Tris. She turned his character into a moronic whingey "panseycake"

Tris dying was stupid and unnessecary but the book was so crap I didn't give that much of a s**t by the end anyway.

And don't even get me started about the billions and billions of plot holes and how ridiculous it was that Tris facing the death serum and breaking into that weapons lab was the only solution to the problem........I could list alot of much easier and less deadly options for them......like say stealing some truth serum and giving it to David to get the code???? Infact they already had some truth serum that they were planning to use on one of Tobias parents........... or they could have just stole the memory serum from the Amity which would have been far far easier and less deadly for everyone.........AAARRRGGGHHHHH

rubymoo 12-09-2014 07:43 AM
I've read all 3 books and found them brilliant, however i watched the film and was rather disappointed, if you haven't read the books then i would think following the film would be difficult, and i couldn't get over the fact that Christina is tiny in the film, with Tris being taller, when in the books Tris is the smallest.

rubymoo 12-09-2014 07:47 AM
Lol Niamh at your Allegiant spoiler:laugh:

My daughter cried her eyes out at the ending and i too thought it was unnecessary and could have left the ending with more promise (i can't say too much as someone might not have read the books and i hope you get what i'm saying!):laugh:

Niamh. 12-09-2014 09:18 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by rubymoo (Post 7262125)
Lol Niamh at your Allegiant spoiler:laugh:

My daughter cried her eyes out at the ending and i too thought it was unnecessary and could have left the ending with more promise (i can't say too much as someone might not have read the books and i hope you get what i'm saying!):laugh:
you can use spoilers to say what you want Rubymoo, when you reply use the go advanced option and click the button second from the end on the task bar that says spoil and post in between that :laugh:

Spoiler:

It wasn't even the ending that really bothered me though, the story itself was just so stupid. Like another thing that really bothered me was David the head of the Bureau, that's so invested in his experiment he's willing to kill a huge chunk of them and wipe all the others memories yet he does something as moronic as letting Tris, a well known rebel and a former resident of said experiment, who's parents and friends were killed because of David, and the love of her life is one of the "genetically damaged" he lets her into his meetings where he reveals all his evil plans???WUT???

You may not be interested in this but someone wrote a fan fiction alternate third book and it's actually a really good read, she continues the story from the end of insurgent and it's a much much much better plot

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9815992...nge-everything

rubymoo 12-09-2014 10:44 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 7262221)
you can use spoilers to say what you want Rubymoo, when you reply use the go advanced option and click the button second from the end on the task bar that says spoil and post in between that :laugh:

Spoiler:

It wasn't even the ending that really bothered me though, the story itself was just so stupid. Like another thing that really bothered me was David the head of the Bureau, that's so invested in his experiment he's willing to kill a huge chunk of them and wipe all the others memories yet he does something as moronic as letting Tris, a well known rebel and a former resident of said experiment, who's parents and friends were killed because of David, and the love of her life is one of the "genetically damaged" he lets her into his meetings where he reveals all his evil plans???WUT???

You may not be interested in this but someone wrote a fan fiction alternate third book and it's actually a really good read, she continues the story from the end of insurgent and it's a much much much better plot

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9815992...nge-everything
Thanks Niamh:love:

Will read it when i get time, as Allegiant was a bit of a let down, although i did enjoy it, i hated the ending.

I would suggest you don't watch the film as it is a let down on the original book.

Never read hunger games (love the films) and at the moment i'm trying to read under the dome (wow it's one big book!) love under the dome:love:

Niamh. 12-09-2014 11:11 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by rubymoo (Post 7262328)
Thanks Niamh:love:

Will read it when i get time, as Allegiant was a bit of a let down, although i did enjoy it, i hated the ending.

I would suggest you don't watch the film as it is a let down on the original book.

Never read hunger games (love the films) and at the moment i'm trying to read under the dome (wow it's one big book!) love under the dome:love:
I watched the movie already, it wasn't too bad I thought (helped that Four was so good to look at :smug: )

I'm watching Under the Dome on TV but I've not read the book

Have you read A Game of Thrones? Those books are amazing


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