Divergent

For the most part, club members agreed that Kill Me if You Can was a little too “adult”, with scenes of sexuality and incest that made this particular book an uncomfortable read.

The good news is that we read two books for May, and the second title, Divergent, was absolutely fantastic. Everyone loved Divergent and a few members have already started reading the second installment, Insurgent. **Warning: here be spoilers** Even with all of the enthusiasm, Divergent still only earned about 4 out of 5 stars; there were some moments when Beatrice (or Tris) acted a little dense. At times, it was obvious to the reader that her love interest, Four, was trying to protect her. Tris had a hard time seeing the “big picture” politically-speaking, that to be Divergent and have enough brain power to manipulate simulations is a dangerous notion to a government that wants to turn the Dauntless into mindless drones. Pride kept Tris striving to be at the head of the pack, when common sense dictates that she ought to feign a bit more weakness and compliance. Still, Divergent proved great discussion-fodder, bringing out the conspiracy-theorist in all of us. The romance was also just right, enough to relieve the tension but not so much as to make anyone uncomfortable, always ending with some fiery kisses and imaginings about a shirtless Four on the part of the reader. **Spoilers over**

After the third of Roth’s books, Allegiant, is released, it might be worth dedicating another meeting to discussing the completed trilogy. And if you haven’t already, take the Faction quiz on the official Divergent facebook page. It’s fun to have something to really get into again, rather like The Hunger Games.