So I finally got off my lazy butt and read Divergent ... 
 With the movie coming up; I knew I had to read it before I watch it 
 I've heard a lot of positive feedback about Divergent so I went in with high expectations 
 For the most part, I really enjoyed reading it .. It was a little hard at first to figure out and remember which Faction was which but that's not a big deal. It's a really good read and the characters were enjoyable as well 
 What had me confused the most was the world that the story was set it. Divergent is supposed to be set in a dystopian world and yet the people in this world are given so many choices. They get the choose what faction they want to be in regardless of what their tests turn out to be and you can see that each character has formed a strong family bond with the people they care about. A dystopian world does not work like that; in a dystopian world people are given ZERO choices; they are told what to do and they don't say anything about it, they just do it. No family connections should be made and the government or supreme power is the thing that should matter the most to these people living in it. 
 Towards the last third of the novel; you can see the making of the dystopian world (view spoiler)[ what Janine and Eric were trying to do is exactly what a dystopian world should be. Mindless zombies that do whatever the government tells them to do; end of story (hide spoiler)] so this to me shows me that this novel has more of a pre-dystopian setting kind of world and that is what saved it for me a little 
 The ending it get me curious to read the next book so I can't wait to dive into that 
 3.5/5