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."
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Take Away from Jackson Biko’s Let Me Call You Back
Favourite quote
” The things you worry about the most are the things you can’t control”
worry corrodes. Worry is like a blot stain that spreads and takes the shape of anxiety
Samora and Gypsy were meant for each other
You want to be with someone whom you can be vulnerable with
a person you can lay bare you soul, troubles without flinching and second guessing yourself
So yes, Samora and Gypsy were like Ying and Yang.
with Ada he walked on egg shells with his burden
With Ada everything felt like a minefield the moment he lost his job
It kind of felt like a part of him needed to audition and keep up appearances
with Gypsy he was real
no masks
no two faces
just Samora
and I think that’s the highest level of intimacy
being able to unburden your worries and situation easily.