Divergent
Veronica Roth · 2010
How long does it take to read Divergent?
About 9 hours 44 minutes
487 pages at 50 pages an hour. 20 days at 30 minutes a day. Work out your own time.
‘Divergent’ is the first in a trilogy of dystopian, YA novels by Veronica Roth. The book is written from Beatrice Prior’s (Tris), point of view and is written in short chapters making it easy to put down and pick up again. The story is fast paced with full on action throughout. It contains elements of humour and romance, alongside some seriously brutal scenes, especially during Tris’s initiation. There is also quite a few though provoking moments. This was one of the first YA novels that I read and I found myself hooked right through to the very last word. The scenes are described in detail giving you a clear picture and making it easy to visualise the on goings in your head. Tris can be a little moody at times and doubts herself too much, but this only adds to her good nature, fun, determined and strong personality which we see blossom throughout The ending wasn’t what I expected, thus my need to get the second book, ‘Insurgent’, straight away. I Needed to know what happened next. I surprisingly found myself enjoying Divergent much more than I first thought I would, and thus my love of YA novels began. Divergent was made into a movie back in 2014. If you have seen the film but not read the book then you are missing out on vital aspects of the plot and characters, that didn’t appear in the film. I enjoyed the film, just not as much as the book.
How long does it take to read Divergent?
Divergent is 487 pages, so it takes about 9 hours 44 minutes to read at an average pace of 50 pages an hour. A relaxed reader at 35 pages an hour needs about 14 hours; a fast reader at 70 pages an hour, about 7 hours.
How many days to read Divergent at 20 minutes a day?
About 30 days, reading 20 minutes a day at 50 pages an hour.
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