So I enjoy reading. But I'm sort of picky about what I like to read. Young adult science fiction is where it's at. I heard about Divergent and had to read it. And it was SO good. If you don't know what it's about, in a nutshell, it's a dystopian Chicago set in the future where the society is split into 5 factions. Each faction stands for a value:
- Abegnation- selfless
- Candor- truth
- Erudite- knowledge
- Dauntless- bravery/fearlessness
- Amity- friendship/getting along
When kids are 16, they decide to stay with their born faction or transfer to a new one. They complete initiation and if they're not successful become factionless, which is like being homeless. They view "faction before blood"
The main character Tris decides to leave her faction and lots of struggles come with it. One underlying theme of the story is they are fenced in and she begins to wonder why they are kept inside. What's outside? What is life? Ok, that last question was mine. She has a trainer who she gets feelings for and a cute little love story emerges. (I honestly don't remember where the first book end and the second one begins) The second book Insurgent deals with them dealing with corruption in their city, which involves fighting. The last book Allegiant was released fairly recently and I super recently finished it. AND I AM MAD.
*SPOILER* (Although I'm hoping if you're reading to this point, you've read the book)
The movie of the first book comes out in Spring and I was excited, but now I don't know how I can enjoy it knowing it ends so badly. TRIS DIES! What? That's like Harry Potter dying. It just can't happen. I made a video on this. I get books teach us lessons. Life's not fair. But that's why I want this book to be fair. Because in real life, we don't get happily ever after. That's why we live vicariously through book characters. They can do things we can't. Have lives we never can. And this is what would have happened in real life. I wouldn't be reading books if I wanted to deal with my real life. Sound emo, much? But really, I still wish it didn't end that way. And Four just goes on living his life. Like, obviously what else should he do, but it just doesn't seem right. We went through all this for nothing. Things could have worked out for the city the exact same way with Tris being alive. It went from being such a good book, to being a book that I want to kick.
The main character MAKES the book. I've read classical books in English classes and when they kill off main characters, it's to prove a point or makes a big impression on the book. And I can understand that. But this was not the case. This is the first book I can recall reading and being so angry. Obviously, in books like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, we lose characters that are important and it's sad, but this is one I can't get over. Because Tris is what made the book so good. Her innocence. Her determination. Her will to do what needed to be done. And with her gone, even though the book is over, it's like what was the point of getting so attached to her? So we can be sad she won't get to live the life we wanted her to? She's not even real, but it hurts right in the feels.
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