Insurgent
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- ISBN: 0062024043 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780062024046 (hardback)
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Physical Description:
525 p. ; 22 cm.
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Katherine Tegen Books, c2012.
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Subject: | Conduct of life Fiction Dystopias Fiction Social classes Fiction Courage Fiction Families Fiction Identity (Psychology) Fiction Prior, Tris (Fictitious character) Fiction |
Genre: | Science fiction. |
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- 3 of 5 copies available at Kenton County.
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- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2012 June
Gr 9 UpâInsurgent continues Roth's dystopian cycle that began with Divergent (HarperCollins, 2011), and the beginning of the story will be confusing to those who have not read the previous book. As the novel opens, the protagonists are undergoing interrogation via truth serum, thus revealing the major events only sketchily alluded to before. This backstory keeps readers disengaged for too long. Roth's saga has at its center the division of humanity into factions based on their performance on aptitude tests. (These factions are Amity, Abnegation, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite.) Originally intended as a benign method of governing, the separation into classes has devolved to the dominance by the Erudites. The members of each faction undergo "Simulations"âgaming during which the participants lose their free will and become killing machines. Tris is a Divergent, meaning that she has aptitude for more than one faction, and is immune to the simulation mind control. She and her teacher, Tobias, join with a group of people called the "Factionless," who form the nucleus of the revolt. Insurgent explores several critical themes, including the importance of family and the crippling power of grief at its loss. One of the novel's finest tropes describes this loss as "teetering on the edge of grief's mouth." A very good read, despite its difficulties.âNina Sachs, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, ME
[Page 136]. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2011 June
Gr 9 UpâIn a future Chicago, the population is divided into five factionsâAbnegation, Candor, Dauntless, Erudite, and Amityâeach of which believes its opposite is the root of human evil. Sixteen-year-olds are tested for aptitude and must choose whether to remain in their birth faction or select another. They are aided in this selection by a simulation in which their decisions indicate which faction best suits them. Occasionally, though, the simulation indicates multiple choices. These individuals, known as Divergents, are perceived as threats by leaders who want members to behave and think in specific ways. Beatrice Prior is a Divergent, born into the selfless Abnegation faction but fascinated by the outrageous Dauntless. She chooses to become an initiate there and leaves her family behind, little knowing the challenges she will face. Despite her slight build and her meek upbringing, she must demonstrate her courage in physical combat and in simulations designed to present her with her deepest fears. Only 10 initiates will be accepted, and there are those willing to let cruelty take the place of courage. Beatrice comes to realize that another faction plots against Abnegation and that it may take a Divergent to save them. Roth paints her canvas with the same brush as Suzanne Collins. The plot, scenes, and characters are different but the colors are the same and just as rich. Fans of Collins, dystopias, and strong female characters will love this novel.âEric Norton, McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
[Page 133]. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.