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Pages: 48
Divergent: by Veronica Roth (Trilogy, Book 1) | Summary & Analysis
Bestselling author Veronica Roth emerges in glory in the first novel of a near-future dystopia that promises its readers more enthralling action to come. Roth relates the story of Tris in a gripping story of passage into adulthood in a society evocative of the fears voiced by Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, environmental activists and those who regard with trepidation the increasing miniaturization and prevalence of technology. It is a compelling read.
Tris is pulled not only into the typical struggles of late adolescence and early adulthood, but also into political struggles that quickly become armed and violent. While she is able to put a halt to the most overt actions, she does so at the cost of both her native and adopted factions and the splintering of the society in which they exist, leaving her and those in her ...