Thursday Revisits (11): Divergent by Veronica Roth

Thursday Revisits is a new meme hosted by my friend Sam @ Books For All Seasons.

It's a weekly feature of book discussions about the characters, scenes, and plot of the book we read. 

It’s featured every Thursday.

Hello everyone! I missed a post last week due to internet interruption and I'm so excited to be back with my eleventh Thursday Revisit post. Today's featured book is way too special 'cos it's my most favorite book ever. And right here with me to discuss about the book is my friend Queen, straight from Ireland :)

It's Queen!

Even before we became this close because of our love for books and love for Divergent (we're close right? as if you have a choice!), we've been classmates first during college. We met at Adamson University Manila (Go Falcons!), both took up BS Computer Engineering (what year again?! lol) and became friends. But I didn't know that behind this bubbly, intelligent, and funny little girl is a crazy-book-addict-lover. It's funny to know that we've been around each other for 5 long years and haven't talk (even a single time) about books. Miles apart but just an FB and email away, we've closed the distance and spend times babbling about books we love. I'm gonna hug this girl when we meet again! :)

So without further ado, here's our Thursday Revisit for the best-selling book Divergent by Veronica Roth. 

Divergent (Divergent Trilogy #1)
by Veronica Roth

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In a future Chicago, 16-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

1. How many times have you read Divergent?

Kwin: two times. i had to reread in preparation for insurgent's release!

April: Once. But I listened to the audiobook twice already :)

Kwin: well then technically thats thrice! do you realize what an obsessed little devil you are? lol

April: Haha. Look who's talking!

2. What was your first impression when you finished the book? 

Kwin: stokeddddd! i thought the whole concept of it was very original, not to mention the romance which had me blushing and smiling on my own like a retard.

April: Oh, you're a retard. We all are, I guess lol. And yep, Divergent is definitely amazing! It's the best book ever and made it's way straight to the top of my most favorites. I have this HUGE smile on my face when I finished it. I was speechless. So yeah, like a retard too...

Kwin: Veronica Roth is obviously creating a faction of retards out of us readers, dont you see?!

3. Did you liked it? 

Kwin: Are you kiding me? I died from reality and lived in that world! I absolutely adored it.

April: My gosh. I loved it! I still do. I love love love Divergent! This is one book I definitely don't hesitate to recommend.

Kwin: Definitely! and i actually want to give you the biggest kiss for recommending me such a must-read. My lips and your forehead will bleed!

April: Kiss me? Don't even think about it. Lol

Kwin: such a snob!

4. If you were Tris, what faction would you choose? 

Kwin: hmmn, im not selfless, im not brave, im not honest, im not fearless.. that leaves me with Erudite which I also choose because they have the access to all the books! hah!

April: Yeah, I think so too! You'll fit perfectly in Erudite :) But as much as I love BOOKS, I don't think I will survive there. I think I would choose Amity. But there's a tiny little part of myself that rebels and want to try Dauntless or Abnegation. But I'm not brave and selfless enough--I couldn't even resist looking at the mirror! lol. I'll pick Amity.

Kwin: Yes! You, Amity, Agree.

5. In which factions do you think you were born to? 

Kwin: I think I am a bit in between Amity, Abnegation and Erudite. I was never sporty and brave to be dauntless nor was i ever too honest to belong to Candor.

April: I'm not honest for Candor either. LOL. I think there are pieces of me that belongs to Erudite and Abnegation, but a big part of me is Amity.

Kwin: we totally said the same three factions! we will never be able to get rid of each other! what a world of pity. lol

April: I agree! Haha

6. If you can build a new faction in addition to Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Erudite and Dauntless, what will it be? 

Kwin: I would say a faction for the dirty minded unacceptable people in society, those who were born but does not really deserve to live. rapists, murderers and crooked criminal sorts where after being chosen they shall be perished at once. I would name the faction, GARBAGE.

April: Hahaha! You cracked me up Queen! GARBAGE, really? I don't want to imagine life in that faction. Anyway, if I have to add another faction, I think it would be something dedicated in pursuit of faith and God. I'll call it DIVINE Faction. And the people that will live there will be called "The Faithful" or "The Righteous". =D

Kwin: if Garbage isn't sounding well to you, RUBBISH would do, haha! and I am so embarrassed with how my mind works inversely proportional to yours. I say Garbage, you say DIVINE!! I think I belong to the faction i just created.

April: LOL. Wait, did you just say inversely proportional? I want to forget Math.

6. In the world of Divergent, it is said that to be factionless also means to live without a purpose. Would you rather be dead than factionless? 

Kwin: If the simulation decided that I am useless, that would only mean my brain does not cooperate with my whole being and I wouldn't have the guts and ability to kill myself. So, I think I'd remain factionless. lol

April: I'd rather be factionless. So I guess, we'll still see each other Queen. You won't be able to get rid of me :P

Kwin: I know right? there seem to be no way getting rid of you. We're like Jace and Sebastian from TMI. We need each other to live. For all the wrong reasons!

April: Right! You're Sebastian, I'm Jace =P

Kwin: Did you really need to emphasize that?! they get it okay?!! hmp!

7. Who is your most favorite character? 

Kwin: Four. Four. Four. Four. there you have it, Four fours!

April: FOUR (swooning and drooling here)

8. What scene do you remember the most? 

Kwin: oh, that moment when Tris was trying so hard to figure out if four was actually moving like a robot or was he aware of what was going on and what was he planning to do, and when he finally grabbed her to run.. that was the climax for me.

April: Oh yes! I love that part too! Intense. Another memorable part for me was the time Tris found out Four's real name. This one I always remember:

Four: See if you can figure out why they call me Four.
Tris: What’s your real name?
Four: See if you can figure that out too.

And of course the last part in the train on their way to Amity, when Four said he love Tris :) Sorry, that's two! There are so many memorable parts in the book, it's hard to choose!

9. Do you have a favorite quote/line from the book that you want to share with us? 

Kwin: yes..the classic, “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.” and the romantic, “Sometimes I see him as just another person, and sometimes I feel the sight of him in my gut, like a deep ache.” 

April: I loved that one too! The one from the manifesto. I'll choose another one or two or three (grinning): 

"I think it’s important to protect people. To stand up for people. Like you did for me. That’s what the Dauntless are supposed to do, right? That’s what courage is. Not… hurting people for no reason." - Al 
 

"Sometimes they do. And sometimes new fears replace them. But becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it, that’s the point." - Four 

I don’t know who I should rely on more, because I’m not sure who my true friends are. Uriah and Marlene, who were on my side even when I seemed strong, or Cristina and Will, who have always protected me when I seemed weak? - Tris 

10. Rate the book 1-5, 5 being the highest. 

Kwin: this is definitely a 5 for me.

April: 5+ Awesome-sauce. A must read!

Some Fun Stuff (you might want to know or maybe not):

My complete name: 

Kwin: grr! this isnt fun April.. Maria Carina Bombase Navarro.. yeah, theres no Kwinnie anywhere there, but that is not the question.

April: Hey! I like your name - Maria Carina Bombase Navarro :) Okay, I was named April Crisostomo Melodillar until I got married and changed to April Melodillar-David. I miss my old name, sometimes. Hehe.

Kwin: no, You dont like my name, you just said that so I'd say I like your name too... hey, can we switch?

April: You have a nice name! I like Carina!!

Kwin: jesus christ! how much did my mother pay you?

On a Saturday Night, I can be found: 

Kwin: If not outside hanging, I can normally be found in front of my laptop.

April: Most probably, I'm at the mall. Shopping or just window shopping. If not, at home watching movie or reading a book.

I have a secret crush on: 

Kwin: omg, if i reveal it here then It wouldn't be a secret no more.

April: Four. Okay, that's not so secret anymore *winks*

Kwin: that was never a secret at all! my eyes are rolling.

The most daring thing I've ever done: 

Kwin: hmmn, leaving the uncomforts of the way my life was for the uncomforts of the way my life is.. in a foreign country.

April: Let's see. Got married? what?

Kwin: whoa! the spouse has to see this! tag him.

If you could trade lives with an animal for a day, what animal would it be? 

Kwin: I'd say... a falcon.. I really want to soar high and live up for my university's aims! ahaha!

April: We'll always be Falcons! Soar High :) Yeah, I want to be a bird too so I can fly. Or a fish! But I'm afraid I'll end up on someone's table for dinner. Haha.

Kwin: haha! Fate is inevitable, who knows even as a falcons we'd still end up to be someone's dinner.. the universe has its ways. lol

My worst vice is: 

Kwin: THE FREAKIN' INTERNET!!! on my laptop, on my phone! its everywhereeeee!

April: Books and gummy bears! Books are probably not bad at all, cos they're healthy for my brain and my heart, but definitely not for my bank account (wait, I don't even have a serious one! lol) Yeah, definitely bad for my pocket. And yes, Gummy bears! lol.

Kwin: I dont consider books as a vice! but gummy bears definitely are destructive, they can choke you to death, you know that?

April: Hmm. Should I switch to Jelly Beans?!

Kwin: how keen of you to see the huge difference in them.

If you looked in my closet, you'd be surprised to find:

Kwin: I am very tidy when it comes to my closet, no surprises there. I keep the skeletons in a safer place. lol

April: Maybe your skeletons are under the bed? LOL. Hmm, I'm too organized too. I want everything and anything perfect and organized--from the color and length of my clothes, to the color of the hangers. Sometimes I think I have an OCD tendencies lol. But maybe you'll be surprised to see a Bible in my closet--the one I bring to church (no no, I'm not a religious type of person hehe. I just have plenty of bibles).

Kwin: And again... I say skeletons, you say Bible... hmmmnnn.... Amen!

April: hahaha! See, now who's the little devil?!? Lol

Kwin: you'll always be the little devil April.. I'm the Big one.

The best part of being me is: 

Kwin: i am so obnoxious, you'd laugh.

April: Hahaha! Well, let see… I am very well loved and cared for :)

Kwin: I am too.. but i didn't want to brag.. i see you're more obnoxious than I am. Stop bragging! that's not nice!

I wish I could be more: 

Kwin: living, loving, and learning.

April: patient, selfless, giving and more loving.

Do you have anything to say before we end the discussion? 

Kwin: As much as I do not want to end the discussion, I want to thank you so much for this revisit, fun fun! mwuah!

April: Oh you're welcome! You can visit again next time :) You NERD! Love yah! Mwuah!

Kwin: As long as the word NERD complies with Kelly McGeer's definition (Nice Extraordinary Reading Diva), I wont complain. Thank you very much April.. muahhh!! Love yah too!

Thank you everyone for joining me today! 

Thank you Queen for doing this revisit with me. I had FUN! Xoxo!