#64 in Dystopian
Divergent
- 487
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- Film 2014
- On screen
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Our view
“Divergent” is at its best as a quick, action-driven read: the prose is lean, the story straightforward, and the pages go by easily, even for readers who see the turns coming. The faction system of its post-apocalyptic Chicago does not convince every reader, though, and the romance with Four divides opinion. It suits those who want light, fast dystopia rather than a carefully built society.
Worth knowing Veronica Roth wrote much of it during a winter break in her final year at Northwestern University and sold it before graduating; it came out in 2011. Chicago is divided into five factions, each built around one virtue. The trilogy’s ending, in Allegiant (2013), divides readers sharply. The film series stopped after three films when the planned final part was cancelled.
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About the book
Divergent is the debut novel of American novelist Veronica Roth, published by HarperCollins Children's Books in 2011. The first in the Divergent series, a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels, the novel is set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago, where society defines its citizens by their social and personality-related affiliation with one of five factions. This rigid system has removed the threat of anyone exercising independent will and re-threatening the population's safety. In the story, Beatrice Prior joins the ranks of the Dauntless faction and explores her new identity as "Tris". Underlying the action- and dystopian-focused main plot is a romantic subplot between Tris and "Four", one of her instructors in the Dauntless faction.
Reading order · Divergent
Full order & progress →- DivergentThis book
7.57.5 / 10 - Insurgent
7.37.3 / 10 - Allegiant
6.66.6 / 10
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen once.
- FilmDivergentIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 3,294 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 96% of the weight and the score stays at 7.5 — the Dystopian average of 7.7 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 209 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 3.1K | 94% |
Frequently asked
What age is Divergent for?
Divergent sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 487 pages — longer than 62% of the ranked books in Dystopian.
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