Paperback features over fifty pages of bonus materials, including a sneak peek of Insurgent, an author Q&A, a discussion guide, a Divergent playlist, faction manifestos, and more! In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent).
On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives.
For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself. During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made.
Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen.
But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her. Veronica Roth is the New York Times bestselling author of Divergent, the first in a trilogy of dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance."
Laura –
The writing style is slightly dense and may require rereading paragraphs to grasp some stories. However, the stories are beautifully told and Troy evokes a roller coaster of emotions in this collection of 12 raw short stories.
Laura –
The writing style is slightly dense and may require rereading paragraphs to grasp some stories. However, the book is well written and Troy evokes a roller coaster of emotions through these raw stories.
Rehema Zuberi –
I have read a lot of short-story collections this year and this is by far the best! I have lightly interacted with the existence of Troy Onyango but I can’t say that I had read him before receiving this book as a gift. Because I trust a lot of recommendations from people I share the same tastes with, this had already climbed high on my reading list from the constant fawning of a friend about its goodness.
I was not prepared for the amazing storylines I experienced, the lyrical language and the endings which came abruptly and some left me confused. This did not deter my loving the book as thoroughly as I did. It now sits up above with the rest of my top books.
There is so much validation in it for the queer community which at first came to me as shocking because I did not expect it at all. It is not every day queer people are represented as well as they are in this collection. This is the book of our times.