I had walked past the book Divergent in my living room book self many times. I did not know much about the book, but I knew I loved dystopian stories such as The Hunger Games and  Fahrenheit 451, so I decided to give the book a try. The book Divergent is a 10/10 because it has an interesting plot that keeps readers intersected and guessing. It also shows positive and negative realistic character development throughout the book. Lastly, the book teaches the readers an important lesson through the theme.

The best part of the book is the interesting plot that keeps the readers wanting more and questioning what they believe is important. People are divided by factions that they represent and believes is most important to society. Factions are based on what people believed society had a lack of during the downfall of society. Groups of people live to serve their factions for the rest of their lives.  Abnegation is what controls the government, while Erudite is trying to take over the government and kill Divergent because they see Divergent as a threat to society and the system. Tris struggles to see where she fits into society and how she should handle being divergent, “It’s my choice now, no matter what the test says. Abnegation. Dauntless. Erudite. Divergent”(Veronica Roth 14). The theme is about not being able to fit in somewhere. The plot keeps the reading interesting and makes them think about what is most important in society.

Throughout the book, both the main characters Tris and Four have the same positive character development. They go from believing that they are different in a negative way. Then finding out that they are not the problem, rather the system is the problem, they are then able to fight for their beliefs. Al is someone who shows negative character development by going from a nice caring person and Tris’s friend to someone who tried to kill her because the fear of her being better to him had gotten to Al. Throughout the story, he had become a jealous, fearful person who was willing to do anything to not be the worst. The character development in this story makes the book great because it shows a real change that people feel in their everyday lives.

The overall theme in this book is that you can not group people into one personality trait; people have the capability to be smart, kind, honest, selfless, and brave. This is shown throughout the book by Tris being Divergent. Throughout the books, Tris starts to realize that these personality traits are the same and that she can be more than one “I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different”(Veronica Roth 139). The theme is one of the things that make the book so good because it leaves readers seeing the world differently and the people around them. It shows the readers that people have depth and are not just one thing but can be many traits that are good and bad.

I enjoyed the book Divergent because of its interesting plot, the realistic character development that it has, and the overall life lesson that the theme teaches about society as a whole. I would give this book a 10/10 and would recommend it to anyone who is looking for an interesting in-depth dystopian story. I looked forward to reading the rest of the books in the Divergent trilogy.