Sunday, January 26, 2014

Insurgent / Veronica Roth / 463 pages / USA Today Bestseller

This is the second book in the dystopian Diverse Trilogy.  "One choice can transform you - or it can destroy you, but every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in all the factions around her, Tris (Trice) Prior continues trying to save those she loves - and herself - while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love."  Tris is unusual even for a divergent.  She had predilections for three factions - Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite, and is able to escape the simulations devised by the Erudite to control the minds of the other factions.  Her brother, Caleb, appears to be a traitor, but only because he knows what is outside the city (Chicago) walls.  It has been said that this series is the next great read after the Hunger Games series.  I'm not sure I would go this far, but it certainly is an engaging read, encouraging each of us to examine who we are, what we stand for, and ask if our actions support our beliefs.

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