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This book has a promising dystopian premise that, unfortunately, falls way short of the mark. GOOD science fiction, and dystopian science fiction in particular, is usually good because it points a finger back to our current society. If I can’t actually think about my world and figure out how it could possibly evolve into the fictional future world I’m reading, it doesn’t have any bite. I tried and tried to figure out what the connection is b ...more
This book has a promising dystopian premise that, unfortunately, falls way short of the mark. GOOD science fiction, and dystopian science fiction in particular, is usually good because it points a finger back to our current society. If I can’t actually think about my world and figure out how it could possibly evolve into the fictional future world I’m reading, it doesn’t have any bite. I tried and tried to figure out what the connection is b ...more
Excellent. I read a lot -- A LOT -- of dystopian fiction. Because I read so much of it, I don't enjoy a lot of it. Been there, done that. This was the first one in a while that completely bowled me over. Tris is Katniss-esque, but I like her a whole lot more than Katniss. She's not impulsive, she's intelligent, and she's definitely...dauntless. I liked it so much I would have reserved the second immediately if it were out already, and that's saying something because I rarely read more than one b
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It's the latest in the trend of dystopian novels and it's part of a trilogy. Two strikes against it already but this one is actually pretty entertaining. In Roth's novel, society is broken up into five factions: dauntless, abnegation, amity, erudite and candor. At 16, all individuals have to choose which faction to live and work with, leaving their family of origin behind if they choose a different faction. The choice is up to them with only aptitude tests to guide them. Tris finds herself deeme
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Jan 20, 2012
Kate McCartney
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it was amazing
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teen-fiction,
dystopia
My favorite book since the Hunger Games! Finally a female character that has back bone. Keeping my fingers crossed that the squeal avoids a love triangle, I am so over those in teen dystopias.
I can see why it has been compared to The Hunger Games. You are forced to either love or hate most of the characters...there's no in between.
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From NPR's. The Teens Are All Right: 2011's Top 5 YA Novels
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First read May-June 2011
Aug 06, 2011
shera
rated it
it was ok
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read-in-2011,
read-on-kindle
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Dec 12, 2012
Shannon
marked it as to-read
