Quater 1 SSR Review

The book I read throughout the first quarter was Divergent by Veronica Roth, its genre is Sci-Fi/dystopia and it includes 487 pages. This book was about a teenager named Tris who has to decide whether she wants to stay with her family in Abnegation, the selfless faction, or Dauntless, the brave, fearless faction. She's constantly conflicted because she knows she doesn't only have one adjective, she's has many traits which is the thing that puts her in most danger. People that are divergent, fit in many factions, are often killed because they are seen as an enemy to their strict society. This leaves Tris in a state of fear and pressure to be the best in her faction, now Dauntless, so she isn't persecuted, her lover Tobias who's also divergent helps her to adapt and stay safe. Tris goes through her trials and tribulations in Dauntless but eventually comes out superior and begins to enjoy her new life with her new family. However that's when the crisis arises and now that her whole livelihood and everything she loves is at stake Tris knows it's her time to take action and save her city.
I really like this book especially how we see a teenager contemplating and discovering her identity, it's relatable in a way. Many times we're told we can only be this way or be like this, we're constantly put in a box when it comes to our identity so I like that the author portrays Tris as having many different personality traits and is better because of it. There isn't anything I don't like about this book it was very interesting and fun to read. I would say that a couple of the plots were predictable but not the biggest one, that one surprised me which I enjoyed. The writing is a mix between poetic and simplistic at times the book would get deep but then at other times the main ideas were very clear and there would be casual writing. The characters that are dynamic are Tris and Tobias because it's mainly focused on them and since they are divergent they have much more personality than the other characters who are subject to their one faction, personality trait. Tris is a conflicted girl who is actually very intelligent and wise, she's constantly underestimated but that only makes her stronger, she's portrayed as a kind but brave girl. Also a reoccurring theme in this book is the complexity of identity, the author executes this theme very well by showing a young, insecure girl bloom into a determined, fearless woman. There's nothing I would change about this book.