Divergent (book)

Divergent (book)
Divergent  
Author(s) Veronica Roth
Country United States
Language English
Series The Divergent trilogy
Genre(s) Science fiction/
Young adult/
dystopian
Publisher Katherine Tegen Books
Publication date May 3, 2011
Media type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 487
ISBN 0062024027
Followed by Insurgent (2012)

Divergent, published May 3, 2011, is the first book of the proposed Divergent trilogy, written by Veronica Roth. It is a dystopian thriller written for teens. Told from the perspective of Beatrice, a teenage girl, Divergent is set in Chicago.

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Author

Veronica Roth was born August 19, 1988 and is from a Chicago suburb.[1] She studied creative writing at Northwestern University, graduating in 2010. She sold Divergent while still an undergraduate.[2] Summit Entertainment has bought the movie rights.[3]

Critical reception

  • "...brisk pacing, lavish flights of imagination and writing that occasionally startles with fine detail... Divergent clearly has thrills, but it also movingly explores a more common adolescent anxiety — the painful realization that coming into one’s own sometimes means leaving family behind, both ideologically and physically." --New York Times[2]
  • "B+; I'm hooked — and ready for the sequel." --Entertainment Weekly[3]
  • “You’ll be up all night with Divergent, a brainy thrill-ride of a novel.” (BookPage )
  • “A memorable, unpredictable journey from which it is nearly impossible to turn away.”— (Publishers Weekly (starred review)

References

  1. ^ goodreads
  2. ^ a b "In This Dystopia, Teens Must Choose Wisely". New York Times. May 12, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/books/review/young-adult-books-divergent-by-veronica-roth.html?_r=1. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Book Review: Divergent (2011)". Entertainment Weekly. June 24, 2011. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20484977,00.html. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 

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