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January 6, 2016

INSURGENT (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth

January 6, 2016

Book cover & rating: Insurgent by Veronica RothAfter re-reading Divergent, I knew that chances were I wouldn’t like Insurgent anywhere near as much as I did back in August 2013. What I didn’t expect was to walk away feeling oh so cold. There were so many things about Insurgent that made me want to chuck it. As early as the 96th page, I feared I would mark this re-read a DNF. The book had already annoyed me a lot within those pages alone.

· Categories: Fiction

September 7, 2015

DIVERGENT (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth

September 7, 2015

Book cover of DIVERGENT (Divergent #1) by Veronica RothThe first time round I read Divergent in 2013, I devoured it. I loved it to bits. For most of my teen years I read contemporary fiction and to finally delve more into science fiction, specifically dystopian fiction, was exhilarating. Since then I’ve read more dystopian books, some of which impressed me more and some less. Also, this time round I tabbed the pages with post-it notes, annotated and cross-referenced. This close reading forced me to be more critical (in the analytical sense) as I read.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: allegory, american authors, bravery, culture, death, family, friendship, identity, mind control, morality, politics, romance, self discovery, suicide

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