Divergent (Roth)

Book Reviews
(Starred review.) [An] edgy debut (definitely not for the fainthearted).... [T]he riveting and complex story of a teenage girl forced to choose, at age 16, between her routinized, selfless family and the adventurous, unrestrained future she longs for.... [A] memorable, unpredictable journey from which it is nearly impossible to turn away (Ages 14 & up).
Publishers Weekly


In a future Chicago, the population is divided into five factions...each of which believes its opposite is the root of human evil. Sixteen-year-olds are tested for aptitude and must choose whether to remain in their birth faction or select another.... The plot, scenes, and characters are different [than Susan Collins' series] but the colors are the same and just as rich (Grades 9 & up). —Eric Norton, McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
School Library Journal


The plot clips along at an addictive pace, with steady jolts of brutal violence and swoony romance. Despite the constant assurance that Tris is courageous, clever and kind, her own first-person narration displays a blank personality. No matter.... Fans snared by the ratcheting suspense will be unable to resist speculating on their own factional allegiance.... (Ages 14 & up)
Kirkus Reviews