Divergent

By: Veronica Roth

Narrated by: Emma Galvin

Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, 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 to determine who her friends really are - and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating 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 a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves.... or it might destroy her.

Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the literary scene with the first book in the Divergent series - dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.

©2011 Veronica Roth (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"Though Galvin’s narration is concentrated on giving Tris the perfect voice, she never neglects the secondary characters. Poignant moments with Tris’s mother and Four, her leader and love, are subtly nuanced to let listeners hear the terror Tris often hides.... listeners will hold their breath waiting to see if she can survive the day." ( AudioFile)

Great book

great book. you just don't want to stop. I can't wait to get started on insurgent.

Inspiration!

What did you love best about Divergent?

you don't know how much I love this book. after I read it, it feels like I just went through an adventure with tris, and it makes me feel very good afterward. It was so real that I thought I was friended with the characters in the story. This book teaches you to be brave, kind, truthful, selfless and intelligent... I have never loved a book like this before.

What about Emma Galvin’s performance did you like?

Her voice indicates Tris so well and I really love her.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Alright just let me talk about the movie, even though it skipped lots of parts from the book but if you watch the movie after you read the whole book, I believe you will love that movie as well.

Any additional comments?

I brought the series afterward because I felt like they are those kind of books that you need to put in your book collection. Anyways enjoy emma galvin's voice, it definitely rises your reading experience on the book to a new level!

An interesting concept of a possible future

This story clearly takes place in Chicago some long period into the future.... much of the infrastructure of Chicago has decayed but there are plenty clues to the city's identity.So it seems the story takes place in a post apocalyptic future even though the author never says so. Through this book the character development is great and the notion of innate tendency is taken to almost religious fervor as the people are divided into factions based on their innate drives. Interesting enough to move on to the next......

Survival

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

this book is very suspenseful and it has excellent timing. its filled with descriptions in great detail.

Who was your favorite character and why?

i really can say my favorite character is four because there's a lot secret's still left to unfold.

What does Emma Galvin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Emma Galvin is a fantastic reader. She reads all the parts in the dramatic detail the book is written.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

absolutely, couldn't stop listening once i began.

Any additional comments?

i wish Emma Galvin would read more books.

Great audiobook!

I loved reading the book and the movie and this audiobook does them both justice! Emma Galvin was perfect and Veronica Roth wrote a great story!!!

BEST BOOK EVER !!!!!!!!!!

Loved it ! it was the best book on the face of the earth !!!!!

Narration ruined it

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The narrator had little emotional range, relying on content alone for character development. Everybody spoke at the same pace and in the same limited set of attitudes. Sad.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Emma Galvin?

Almost anybody. Alessandro Juliani does a better teenaged girls, with more complexity, at least, than Emma Galvin did. Sorry, Emma, but you have got to loosen up and dig a little deeper to get this reader to go near anything you narrate.

Any additional comments?

Come on, Audible. You know what good reading sounds like.

Love it

I loved this book!! So much easy with read aloud so I can do my own stuff. I love this book.

This was a great book and the person that read it was amazing

I loved that Emma Galvin really puts emotion into her reading and even makes sure that she reads it with the right connotations and emphasis. The tone in her voice changed with the tone in the book and the circumstances the characters were going through. The story was amazing, I absolutely loved the book, and even though I have never been an avid reader, I could not put it down! I highly recommend this book to anyone, especially for anyone who liked novels such as “The Hunger Games” series and “The Maze Runner”. One thing I will say is that I would not advise anyone 12 or younger depending on the person. Nothing very bad but just a forewarning.

Such a good book and read really well

This book was really good and captured my attention throughout. The reader did a great job keeping me listening and playing all of the characters