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If someone rings you up to tell you that your bank card has been compromised, it may be because they want to get their own hands on it.
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Networking giant Cisco has launched a "grand challenge" to invent a security solution for the "internet of things" – a broad term used to describe connected devices from industrial equipment to cars to smart home appliances.
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61 of 64 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute must-read for YA readers!
I've taken my time with getting to the Divergent series by Veronica Roth because I was afraid of all the hype surrounding it but boy do I regret it. I have just finished reading this book and I can't believe that I put it off for so long! This book isn't quite what I expected but it's certainly action-packed and I never knew what was going to happen next...
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150 of 160 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Packs a punch but misses its mark
Veronica Roth's Divergent is a difficult book to ignore if you have the YA dystopia bug. The five star reviews number in their hundreds and with its sequel Insurgent imminent and The Hunger Games - the YA dystopia against which all others are currently judged - riding high at the box office and in the book lists, to not read Divergent seems somewhat rude. Therefore, not...
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61 of 64 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute must-read for YA readers!,
Laura Hartley (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1) (Kindle Edition)
I've taken my time with getting to the Divergent series by Veronica Roth because I was afraid of all the hype surrounding it but boy do I regret it. I have just finished reading this book and I can't believe that I put it off for so long! This book isn't quite what I expected but it's certainly action-packed and I never knew what was going to happen next.
Divergent follows the story of Beatrice (Tris) Prior in a new dystopian world. In an attempt to proven the outbreak of war, humankind broke into five different 'factions': Erudite, for the clever, Amity, for the peaceful, Candor, for the honest, Abnegation, for the selfless and Dauntless, for the brave. Children grow up in whichever faction their parents belong to, but at the age of 16, they go through an aptitude test to show them which faction they belong in and the following day, at the Choosing Ceremony, they must decide the path for the rest of their lives. Tris knows that she doesn't belong in Abnegation like the rest of her family and so she makes the difficult decision to leave her family behind and join a new faction, Dauntless. A tough initiation process follows - one that not everyone will survive. As Tris tries to fit in among the Dauntless she struggles to figure out who she is and who her real friends are. As if finding herself in a new faction wasn't difficult enough, Tris has a secret that she learned about herself during the aptitude test. A secret that she has been warned to never tell lest it destroy her.
What I love about this story is that it doesn't seem fantastical in the slightest. The characters and the setting all felt very real to me that's all down to Roth's genius. Each character is flawed, some more than others, and this made it easy to relate to them as a reader and I found that I actually cared about what happened to the characters. When they felt sad, I felt sad; when they felt pain, I felt pain and when they felt happy, I felt happy. It is rare that you find a book in which you can truly share your emotions with the characters but Divergent is one of those gems. The book is written in the first person from the perspective of Tris herself. She often finds herself torn between what she thinks she should do and what she actually wants to do and isn't afraid to admit that she is sometimes selfish. I really loved this about her because, let's be honest, very few of us can say that we don't often have selfish thoughts no matter how hard we try to be moral people. Tris isn't afraid to admit it when she's afraid or weak but she's also strong-willed and determined not to be beaten. She is well aware of what her short comings are and that she hasn't been blessed with the best physique for a member of Dauntless, but she tries her hardest and at the end of the day, that's all that matters right?
The character of Four was also really interesting because his emotions were always undercover and you could never really tell what he was thinking. Four isn't a difficult character to love but because he doesn't show his true emotions very often, you're also sort of frightened and unsure of him for a large part of the novel. I guess this is perfect because that's pretty much how Tris feels about him for a large part of the story too so the reader and Tris really are as one on this adventure. I love that Roth didn't make him the stereotypical 'bad boy' (I guess that's what he is) but made him a real character that has much more to him than meets the eye. He does what he wants and he isn't easily influenced by the opinions of others.
Sometimes I felt like the characters seemed a little deadpan but I suppose that's all part of the 'dauntless' act and it made the moments when the characters were happy and laughing all the more special. This certainly isn't a happy story and it isn't one that suddenly retreats in a world filled with fluffy clouds. There is a darkness lining this book that is ever-present, even when the story takes a more positive turn. It is evident that there is more going on in this story than meets the eye but Roth has carefully staged this story so that the reader has absolutely no idea what's going on until it hits you in the face. The reader is on a level with Tris throughout the story - what she knows, we know, what she doesn't know, we don't know. At least, that will be the case if you have been completely unexposed to the spoilers that are just about all over the internet. I knew very little about Divergent prior to reading the story so I found all the twists and turns to be incredibly shocking and exciting.
There's no insta-love in this story! I think this book deserves a big fat hooray just for that. It's hard to find YA books that aren't centred on romance that still get the romance perfect but I think Veronica Roth may have done it. The chemistry between Tris and Four takes a backseat in this story, but it's always there lurking in the background. There aren't any PDAs or sexual scenes, in fact, the romance is rather chaste which I guess can be put down to the factions in which the characters were brought up in and the ones they currently reside in.
The story doesn't exactly end on a cliffhanger so you could almost read Divergent as a standalone novel and be satisfied at the end. That said, this almost certainly won't be the case because you'll want to find out more about this phenomenally interesting world. I did find the ending to be a tad abrupt as I turned the page on my kindle expecting to find more story when, in fact, it was already over. There were no clues whatsoever as to how this story will continue so you really are in the dark and I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of Insurgent! This is, I think, one of the keys to this story's success. This book wasn't predictable in the slightest and never knowing what was coming next made me desperate to keep reading.
All in all, Divergent is a fantastic and captivating read that I would highly recommend to all fans of dystopian novels. The combination of very real characters and an original plot make this an absolute must read and I understand now why there is so much hype surrounding this series. If you're looking for a YA book that stands out from the rest, then this is your book.
150 of 160 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Packs a punch but misses its mark,
Kate (Oxford, Oxon United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Divergent (Divergent, Book 1) (Kindle Edition)
Veronica Roth's Divergent is a difficult book to ignore if you have the YA dystopia bug. The five star reviews number in their hundreds and with its sequel Insurgent imminent and The Hunger Games - the YA dystopia against which all others are currently judged - riding high at the box office and in the book lists, to not read Divergent seems somewhat rude. Therefore, not wishing to be impolite, I took the plunge.
Divergent takes place some time in the future in a city that was once Chicago. Every citizen now lives as a member of one of five factions, each defined by their overriding personality trait: Abnegation (selfless), Amity (kind), Candor (honest), Erudite (seekers of knowledge), Dauntless (brave). Each faction contributes to society in accordance with this trait. For example, members of Abnegation rule, Amity members are peacemakers and farmers and the Dauntless police this world. But there are those who fall outside the Factions, living a life worse than death as the Factionless. They drive the buses.
At the age of 16, the young are assessed to determine which Faction they suit but they must still make the choice of Faction on their own. Most opt for their home Faction but there are some who make a jump, turning their backs on their families. One such girl is our heroine. Known as Beatrice in Abnegation, she picks the name of Tris in her chosen Faction of Dauntless, although her fellow initiates name her `Stiff'. Divergent follows the initiation or training sessions that Tris and her friends (and the not so friendly) must undergo before they are selected to be members of Dauntless or, if they fail, cast out to be Factionless.
Through these trials, during which the initiates are taken to their very limits in physical and mental torture, each inflicting the same on their classmates, Tris learns that there may be an alternative Faction. Those initiates who don't perform as they should in the sessions may well be Divergent and, should that be discovered, they will be dead shortly afterwards. That is because they can beat the system.
Without doubt, this is a pacey novel. It's not a short book but Divergent is very difficult to put down. This is largely because of Tris - she has a habit of manipulating her way into our care. She's 16 but she constantly stresses how young she looks, how small she is. And in describing the truly horrible rituals she undergoes, it's difficult not to feel outrage on her behalf and sympathy for her suffering and admiration for her bravery. This is increased as we watch a girl emerge from self-sacrificing Abjugation rules to being able to express herself with tattoos, colourful clothes, even jumping off a train just for the thrill of it. Throw in a love interest that is delicately dealt with - no Twilight angst here - and you're going to care for young Tris.
Despite my strong feelings for Tris, I found Divergent a frustrating novel. There is no sense of the world at all. This is a big failing for a dystopian novel to my mind. Part of the fun is finding oneself in a familiar world transformed and distorted. We're told it is Chicago but this isn't a recognisable place or even environment. There's little description of Dauntless or any of the other factions. We're briefly told that Dauntless is dark, tall towers are mentioned, canyons frighten and trains travel outside the Factions but there is very little other than that. There is no sense of the state of the place. And what about outside? What about the rest of the world?
The idea that society can be divided into such convenient Factions is not believable. It seems preposterous to me that anyone could be anything other than Divergent. The fact that the novel presents inter-Faction fighting doesn't help the sense that this division could never happen. And where are all the adults? There's barely a sense of them in Dauntless.
Tris might be a fascinating heroine but the repetitive insistence on her small stature and undeveloped, childlike appearance doesn't tally with her increased strength and makes her relationship with Four incongruous and a little uncomfortable. She is also not always likeable - as the novel progresses there are actions that are not necessarily forgiveable. I wonder if they will be remembered in Insurgent or if they are already forgotten.
My main problem with Divergent though is the fact that the vast majority of it comprises the ritual trials that Tris and the others must undergo in order to be accepted as Dauntless. This means hundreds of pages of teenagers being forced to fight each other literally senseless in ugly duels as well as drug-induced confrontations with their greatest fears, facing a multitude of different horrendous ways of meeting a terrifying, painful death. Violence spreads outside the Pit, young people are reduced to the depths of despair while others are tormented by memories of abusive parents. It's all rather... unsavoury. As for the finale, it felt, to me, rushed and surprise-free.
Nevertheless, despite these rather major gripes, I read Divergent quickly and I will read Insurgent when it's released in May. There is a great deal of promise here and I was frustrated that the novel as a whole didn't live up to that potential. Perhaps Insurgent will prove a pleasant surprise.
128 of 140 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant idea - totally gripping!!,
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Divergent is based around a surreal world divided into factions. Each faction is different and it's "members" have unique qualities and personality traits. There are five factions: Candor, Erudite, Abnegation, Dauntless and Amity. At the age of 16 all children must undertake an aptitude test to determine which faction they are most suited to - But they don't have to pick this one. So what is divergent? Well, the main character Beatrice or "Tris" as she is most referred to as is a divergent - this means that instead of suiting only one faction she suits a number of factions. This means she must choose between the faction her family belong to, Abnegation or another faction - but deserting her family would be the ultimate betrayal.
As Tris decides which faction she will choose she undertakes a number of initiation trials which are completely gripping - what a page turner! The relationships between the other initiates are explored and sometimes they are more enemies than friends.
Divergent is a brilliant read, I loved the new ideas and the new world that had been created. Tris is a fun, intelligent character with lots of wit - I thought she was fantastic and really surprising at times. I read this in two sittings it was that good - I'd more than recommend this book to both young adults and adults alike.
If you loved "The Hunger Games" then you'll definitely love this, but if you haven't heard of that either then give them both a go!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Divergent,
Hasan Tariq (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
Simply put, I did not like this book. I tried to like it. I wanted to give up but kept on reading and really I don't think it was worth it. I see from the ratings that a lot of people liked it but I didn't. The beginning of the book starts off like Matched. It is slow, we are presented with a brother and sister the day before some type of choosing ceremony.
I did not get the whole Dauntless thing. What was the point of them? Seems like the only thing they did were stunts and have fun. There were no wars, so why all the fighting? We meet some people guarding a fence (that I am still clueless about), but apparently said guard duty is a job that is kind of like punishment. So what did they do?
There was so much senseless violence! And I am not usually one to complain about it but golly (ha, I said golly), at least in the other book it is very necessary for survival. In this one it is just there because I don't know why.
The Faction world is kind of clear. We don't know a lot of details of the world outside of Chicago. What happened to everything? I still don't have a clear mental picture of that dang Dauntless compound! And like Tris, I too wondered where that train was coming from and going to!
I didn't like Tris in the beginning. I wanted to. I tried to. But she really sounded like a robot! I felt like I was listening to the thoughts of a robot. All she did was tell me her observations in sentence structured like no real human would talk like. I did like the part where she was complimented. And the part where she wasn't sure if she should be jealous or not. I thought her reactions were sweet and it made me grin. She grew on me as the book went on but I did not see us as friends.
Tris was good at everything she did. It got to the point that her being the best just wasn't even surprising. I mean, I didn't even need details anymore since she always came out on top.
The romance between her and that boy with the horrible real name (for the book) was unbelievable and forced. It made me feel awkward. Like I'd overstayed my welcome. Like I was too nice to say goodbye and they'd forgotten I was there. That awkward. Personally, I think the relationship needs to be nixed as slapping and cutting each other is not healthy. And not cool, not cool at all!
There is some good though. There isn't really a boring moment in the book. The action is nonstop. Anywho, you should still read it because everyone else liked it and we can compare notes when you're done!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Pick a faction and don't diverge.,
K. G. A. Alavi (London, England) - See all my reviews
I enjoyed this book so much more than the Hunger Games. It probably not fair to compare the two but they are on a similar subject. There is a good flow to this story and it makes this book an easy read. The descriptions are great the only small critique on that line is I did notice a couple of grammar and spelling mistakes, and if I noticed them there were probably more than a few. However I did really enjoy this book. For the first few chapters I kept thinking that was quick I will just read one more, then by the time I got to the later chapters I did not want to put the book down.
We join Beatrice on her journey of the most important year of her life. In this world society is broken up into 5 factions:
Amity (The Peaceful)
Dauntless (The Brave)
Abnegation (The Selfless)
Erudite (The Intelligent)
Candour (The Honest)
At the age of 16 the people of each faction are tested for their aptitude and must choose a faction that potentially best fits them. Once you join a faction that is it. Told in the quote "faction before family". Beatrice knows she does not fit into her own faction (Abnegation) as selfless acts simply do not occur to her on instinct. On the test day she is given the results of Divergent, and then told to never speak of it again, what does it mean? Why is it so dangerous? However the next day she must choose a faction and should she stay with what she knows as there is not guarantee she will fit in any better in her a new faction.
The whole book is written from her perspective, so we tend to get information and interpretations from her, which is ok. The book is well thought out and with great characters and character development. The only thing I could find wrong with the book were the fights. The book is quite action packed and exciting but there are few hand to hand fights so making slight mistakes in them is not such a problem. The problem with writing fights is it is not just which strike is thrown but you have to think very carefully about the positioning of each character when they throw and after they are hit counter. This was a minor detail in the book. The action in to book is more frequent short but brutal.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A great YA dystopian.,
This review is from: Divergent: 1/3 (Divergent Trilogy) (Paperback)
I'd seen many favourable reviews for this book before reading it myself, which is always a dangerous thing. Hype and hoopla surrounding a book can often lead to high expectations not being met. And although this wasn't quite as mind-blowing as I'd hoped it would be, it was still a very good, very well-written read, and has great potential for future plots.
I loved the whole idea of the different factions and how it forces our young characters to examine their own personalities and decide exactly what kind of person they want to be. The system initially seems to work well, although it's odd to our eyes, but soon cracks begin to show and insurrection seems inevitable.
There were a couple of great characters in there, including the main one, Tris, a young girl with unique qualities and a great sense of honour, as well as others that were not quite as well fleshed out as they could have been.
It's quite a violent world for ones so young, but anyone who's read the Hunger Games will be accustomed to reading about those type of things by now. And they are also handle realistically here, which I appreciated.
Unlike the Hunger Games, which gets off to a very quick start and maintains a fast pace throughout, Divergent slowly creeps up on you instead, culminating in a fantastic tension-filled ending. The training section is long (perhaps overly so), but the plot twist at around 3/4 of the way through was thrilling and also slightly terrifying.
The romance was pretty cute. The boy (I shan't say his name for fear of spoilers) is a total sweetie-pie, and admires our heroine despite her own insecurities about being so small/looking so young.
I will definitely be reading the rest of the series, but since I've heard Insurgent has a killer cliffhanger, I've decided to wait until book three comes along, which will be on September 26th 2013.
Recommended to fans of the Hunger Games and other YA dystopians.
4 Stars ★★★★
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Different twist on dystopian genre, high on action and character,
K. J. Noyes "Katy Noyes" (Derbyshire, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1) (Paperback)
4.5 stars
Dystopian society? Check
Female heroine? Check
Violence? Check
Society breaking down? Check
One of the most popular genres right now, it takes a little something extra for a book to stand out from the crowded shelf. Luckily, I think Roth's series has that something. Similar to the Hunger Games and Scott Westerfeld's Uglies/Pretties/Specials trilogies, Divergent starts off another trilogy with the interesting twist: people are divided into factions based on their characters. Different. There are five factions, one for those who are selfless, one for those who crave knowledge and learning, one for those who are brave, etc. At age 16 you choose your faction for life.
Beatrice chooses to change faction from that of her family, a rarity. Has she made the right choice?
Thrilling in its violence (which is hard to bear given that Tris as she now calls herself is short and slight and faces larger opponents in hand-to-hand combat as part of her initiation), it's a visual world from the start, Tris herself likeable if a little naive at times (especially with regards to the obligatory love-interest).
The scenes that take our characters into their own psyches and fears are great - frightening, real, intense. The denouement shocking and brutal, with a wide open finish ready for part two.
Has messages at its core of acceptance and tolerance, knowing who you are, staying true to your ideals, but nothing preachy that detracts from the action. I think this has good gender-crossover potential with strong male and female characters and enough action to appeal to anyone in that frame of mind, as well as a fledgling love story.
Hope this follows Hunger Games into a film, it's ready for the plucking.
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not The Hunger Games By A Long Chalk,
Andrew D Wright "Andrew W." (UK) - See all my reviews
Divergent by Veronica Roth (published by Harper Collins)
This isn't The Hunger Games. Not by a long chalk. It was rapidly put out into the Hunger Games slipstream because it's been pushed out of the same future-dystopia-teenager-saves-the-world mould. But it has three major problems; one, it is not the Hunger Games; two, it treads through the shallows in a creative landscape that offered so very much more; and three, the writing is hackneyed and formulaic in too many places. I listened to the audiobook and it was well-performed but I still found myself looking heavenward or wincing too many times as certain stock phrases and expected plot twists wormed their way out of the story.
But before all of that I need to say that the concept is quite excellent (and this added to my sense of disappointment I think.) We arrive in a dystopia Chicago where people have divided after a devastating war into five factions to keep the peace. These five factions are;
Amity (The Peaceful)
Dauntless (The Brave)
Abnegation (The Selfless)
Erudite (The Intelligent)
Candour (The Honest)
Everyone either sits inside each faction and gains support and their livelihood from this association (Faction before Family!) or they become factionless, the feckless poor who rely on handouts from those in factions to survive. Every teenager chooses a faction to join aged 16. It's such a great idea, there's everything here you'd need in a fast-paced future-dystopia YA novel. There's the choosing ceremony (think Harry Potter choosing hat with a bit more blood, oh and without the hat!) and then there's the initiation process the choosers go through as they join their factions.
Our heroine (the story's told from first person point of view just like the HG) is Beatrice - soon to be christened Tris - who changes factions swapping from selfless Abnegation to the seriously unhinged Dauntless (The Brave or frankly, the Bonkers!) The first quarter of the book really pulled me in. The world is realised well and we have a strong sense that where we're living is in some mutated version of society and that the fences which the Dauntless Faction eventually go on to patrol are in fact not about keeping dangers out, but stopping a different, freer kind of society getting in. We're in an annexed piece of America, a slice of the Land of the Free that has fallen a long way from its ideals. We experience the bleak and frankly ridiculous precepts of this tyrannical world where everyone accepts what is so obviously not going to work. Humans can't be divided neatly into factions, people's personalities don't slice that way, but like all really crazy tyrannies in human history what we're like doesn't necessarily feature in the wild beliefs that underpin this government. All of this worked very well, Tris, having chosen Dauntless after a ambiguous faction test, is actually the regime's worst nightmare - Divergent - which means she has the characteristics of more than one faction.
From the second quarter in my attention began to wane, along with my patience. There are long periods of initiation which, because Dauntless (such a great name don't you think) is all about bravery, are simply various forms of running, jumping, fighting and rolling about. It's kind of football league scores but for fighting, this aspect of the novel is a little like a video game but not as good - no explosions, ka-pows! and fancy graphics.
Where the concept runs into the sand for me is around where the author choses to take it. There's a lot of unrequited lovie stuff with a leader of the Dauntless whose name is Four (weird name, want tell you why he's called that as it will spoil the plot). The scenes between Tris and Four are agonisingly twee, the writing is clunky and repetitive and whereas HG did nuance and trauma through subtly and what it didn't say as much as it did, Divergent smashes you over the head with the plot moves as they come. It was very disappointed by the final quarter and listening to it on Audiobook up the speed to times two so they actress reading it sounded a bit like Pinky or Perky on speed just because I felt I knew exactly what was going to happen. By the end Tris was less a three-dimensional character, traumatised by what she'd been through, more a low-res avatar in some not particularly well-made computer game. I'm not sure why this is, perhaps the general overall lack of skill in the writing, or the youth of the writer means that the true trauma and horror the character suffers isn't drawing deeply enough from a well of real-world experience. Imagined trauma isn't the same as living through trauma and whilst of course I'm not suggesting that you need to be shot at, fall from a building or jump from a moving train to write about those things when dabbling in deep affairs of the heart and visceral emotions like loss, fear and abject terror, unless you've had a conjugate experience - some of the traumas life can throw at you - your ability to evoke them on the page is, well, muted. And that sums up for how this great concept was systematically eviscerated on the page, becoming less and less interesting, in the end I really couldn't care less about Tris and her emotional response to what happens to her parents suggested she'd lost the emotional plot too.
And that was it for me, not HG which was passionate, frightening and about what tyranny does to the human spirit and how that spirit responds. Divergent was about how difficult it is to establish a relationship when you're running, rolling, jumping and fighting. It lacked emotional resonance, probably needed to say less about more in terms of its themes and would have been so very much better, in my very humble opinion, if written by the author - who is clearly very talented - when she'd had a bit more trauma or life experience to draw on.
Sorry Veronica, just not for me, but I'm sure that doesn't really matter as it's done (doing) so well.
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4.0 out of 5 stars You'll immediately want to continue reading the sequel,
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'Divergent' written by Veronica Roth is another dystopian saga, one among many that have recently ruled the literary scene, being particularly popular with younger readers.
'Divergent' is the debut novel from Veronica Roth who on the pages of her novel brought the future similar to ones seen in the Hunger Games - after the great war that took place on Earth, the only way to restore peace and encourage population prosperity was to divide people into 5 factions that are named and dedicated to the particular virtue: those honest go to the Candor, those altruistic go to the Abnegation, the brave are destined to the Dauntless, peaceful for the Amity, while Erudite is for those intelligent.
On one special day every year, all young people that are sixteen year old must select one of the factions to which they will devote the rest of their lives. A reader will meet Beatrice Prior who lives in future Chicago, and when she will be put before this choice Beatrice will have to choose between what she feels is right and staying with her beloved ones. With the help of the test all young participants decide if they want to stay with the faction where they were born or transfer to another faction and because her test results are puzzling, and given that she cannot choose both things, Beatrice will decide to abandon her family faction Abnegation and enter another - Dauntless.
It's not easy to change factions, the initiation trials are strenuous and while going through the novel pages reader will accompany Beatrice, a divergent girl, while she is trying to become a Dauntless, both physically and emotionally, while her heritage and her past are standing on her way…
After the overwhelming success of Hunger Games that first won the literary, and afterwards the movie market, on the scene appeared a multitude of authors who with smaller or larger variations try to offer similar successful formula of individuals which lives in dystopian world and want to change themselves and the world. It could be said that dystopian genre evolved further more into several sub-streams and thus appeared some dystopian novels that they were leaning more toward romance such as Delirium, those that want to provoke audience such as Wither or Red Rising and those full of action such as Divergent that offer plenty of thrilling events on its pages.
Veronica Roth is not a bad writer, just the opposite; she is skilled and imaginative storyteller with a special talent for delivering scenes full of adrenaline, great fighting scenes that would look great on big screen. So it was no surprise to find out how this novel will soon be released in cinemas and certainly great success can be expected while mostly young adults will enjoy the Beatrice's thrilling adventures. Particularly it's great to see how innovative is the author while picturing various tests through which the main characters are going on the road to discovering what they are and what fate awaits them in their lives.
On the other hand, when the novel is stripped away from all the action scenes and all the excitement that the author generously offers on her pages, the reader will realize that in fact there is not much story in the novel that it only starts in the last quarter. In that way 'Divergent' just actually made a good preparation for the saga continuation.
But this novel should not be considered in such a way, dissolving it into the ingredients but instead should look at it as a product that offers plenty of fun and excitement for younger readers and those looking for a good time that will not be able to stop reading it until the last page, what is proven with its success worldwide.
Therefore, 'Divergent' is exciting title that brings lot of action and provides good entertainment. Veronica Roth manages to engage reader in the story, entertain her/him, make reader fear for the main character, asking what will happen to her, but most importantly manages to compel you after reading its last page to immediately want to continue reading the sequel.
And that is the quality for which the author should be congratulated.
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2.0 out of 5 stars 2 stars for a 2D world,
This novel has some of the worst world-building I have ever seen. In a dystopian version of Chicago, the population is split into five factions, reminiscent of the houses in Harry Potter or the districts of The Hunger Games. The factions sort people into different qualities of their personality and are as follows: the Dauntless are brave, the Erudite are smart, the Abnegation are selfless, the Candor are truthful and the Amity are peaceful.
It is utterly ridiculous to reduce people's personalities to one quality and suggest that they completely adhere to this. For example, even the most honest person is still capable of lying and even intelligent people can make mistakes. Not only that, people have very complex, individual personalities and to ignore this and suggest this reductionist view is completely genetic (although in all fairness the book remains very vague on why this happens so I could be misinterpreting) is baffling and interrupts the flow of the story because I'm just not capable of suspending disbelief that far.
The concept of the Divergent falls flat because of this. The Divergent are people that possess more than one of these personality traits, which, let's face it, in the real world everyone would be "Divergent" but in this story only a few are given the title. By creating a world like this, Roth has pretty much guaranteed some 2D characters and the novel certainly lives up to this.
The main character, Tris, perhaps the only character with some depth and agency in the book, is a girl from the selfless faction who constantly beats herself up for not being selfless enough and feels she doesn't deserve to stay there. She is tested (although I'm not sure why when she gets to choose her faction anyway) and qualifies for Abnegation, Dauntless and Erudite. To get the story moving, she chooses Dauntless and begins an initiation into a new faction of people of very questionable sanity.
The Dauntless jump from trains, hand untrained children lethal weapons and live in underground caverns (in Chicago?) where they could easily slip and fall to their death. What they do isn't "brave"; it's reckless and stupid and makes it impossible to care about these characters. I really didn't care whether they lived or died because they seemed incapable of making rational, thought out decisions.
When I mentioned 2D characters the worst offenders are the bad guys who are blandly evil. The whole anti-intellectual theme, which I don't think was intentional, frankly made me uncomfortable. I'm not sure if Roth realised this but when Tris discovered one of the "bad" characters had secretly been reading books - le gasp - she actually insults her own readership by treating this like some kind of act of treason.
Perhaps I'm judging the novel to harshly, it certainly has some good points. The pace rattles along nicely and there is plenty of action. Tris forms a friendship with Christina and most of the other female characters are portrayed positively. The romance between Tris and Four is lukewarm and stilted but thankfully there is no love triangle. Suprisingly, the theme of suicide is tackled fairly well and there are some good messages that the novel tries very hard to show but really just tells us about.
If you want a mindless action novel about a girl who gets to choose her own destiny then this is for you. Just try not to think too hard or feel too insulted by it.
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the hulk would win the fight in the long run i support this with the fact that superman got his ass handed to him when fighting doomsday and doomsday's strength stays at a constant rate when hulk just gets stronger the more mad he gets and the longer the fight drags on , if u read supermans comic the battle between superman and doomsday ends in a draw more so superman winning because doomsday dies but they both work them self to such a tier that superman goes into a coma and doomsday of course dies, so seeing as hulk does not get tiered in the heat of battle and hulk haveing the same body immunity but better then doomsday the hulk would win over time. superman is in one way human he gets tiered and hungry, hulk would out last superman.
the she-hulk vs wonderwomen is different wonderwomen is skilled in hand to hand combat and she hulk is different from the hulk because of all the control she has so she doesnt get as mad or strong, so pretty much wonderwomen.
but if its a team fight if wonderwomen has to pick up from where superman left off to finish the fight hulk would crush little lady, because she would be tiered and hulk would already be at a level of streagth that she cant match
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morals off- supes and WW win in a matter of seconds
morals on- superman fights stupidly, trading blows with hulk, until an eventual Sentry like stalemate
ww still beats she hulk, then helps supes defeat hulk
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Team 2 as explained above.
I a a big fan of hulk but erm i dont see them wining, specially because none of the can fly as oppose to 2 other powerhouses who can fly and superman has a variety of attacks. I kinda feel if u want someone to oppose superman, u would need sentry, or gladiator or perhaps silver surfer from marvel, at least a powerhouse who can fly and hopefully have few energy projection attacks.
u cant compare sentry to superman because their powers r different The Sentry's abilities derive from an experimental serum that creates a phase-shift in his molecules, causing each atom to step an instant ahead of the current timeline. The serum induces a photosynthetic reaction, resulting in a hyperstate of consciousness. In effect, the Sentry's powers are limitless. limitless like the hulk but supermans powers are not limitless so i disagree
hulk has survived way more powerful attacks then supermans heat vision like when he fights sentry or when he fights rulk, they both create huge heat signatures when in battle but sentry when moving creats so much heat because of the way his molecules move through time that the heat can create a atom like explosion, so their goes heat vision, then the super breathe dont make me laugh compared to Black bolts voice superman is nothing and what did hulk do to black bolt the man who can destroy a city with a whisper he beat him, and flying.......really have you seen the hulk move his super jump and hulk has a distance attack the seismic clap and alot of people dont know this but when the hulk hits a huge level of anger and energy he explodes like his energy expands and creats an explosion check it out in Hulk vs Rulk.
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team 2 without a problem.
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7 out of 10 Superman beats Hulk.
10 out of 10 WW beats She-Hulk.
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@justknowit: The Hulks power is not limitless. he has been killed before and recently got his butt beat by zeus in pure H2H. His biggest power feat is catching a mountain or destroying a planet maybe. Nothing that Team 2 has not matched. Nevertheless She Hulk is far outclassed here. After WW finishes her( pretty quickly i assume) she helps supes put down Hulk.if we assume this is the 'stronger than 100 athlete wonder woman' then she hulk has a chance otherwise
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team 2 without a problem.@dccomicsrule2011 said:
Superman solos WonderWomen solos.this
actaully doomsday gets stronger the more he fights like the dragon ball sayans
I get so annoyed by all the people who say supes and ww "stomp" or "win in a matter of seconds". it's one thing to think they'll win, but to let your bias get so much in the way of your knowledge (if any) of the hulk just ain't fair. NOBODY short of a celestial being could beat the hulk in a matter of seconds. I really wonder how you guys picture superman beating him in "seconds". well with that said, I know next to nothing about wonderwoman, and not much about she-hulk. I do know however that this would be a very brutal fight, which no one would get out of without getting badly hurt. like that doomsday comparison, if superman beat hulk he'd probably have to go into a coma afterwards lol. remember wwh hulk is ridiculously strong. in fact, if it wasn't for the weaker she-hulk I'd say team 1 takes it but I don't know enough about the women heroes to make that judgment.
@justknowit: The Hulks power is not limitless. he has been killed before and recently got his butt beat by zeus in pure H2H. His biggest power feat is catching a mountain or destroying a planet maybe. Nothing that Team 2 has not matched. Nevertheless She Hulk is far outclassed here. After WW finishes her( pretty quickly i assume) she helps supes put down Hulk.
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7 out of 10 Superman beats Hulk. 10 out of 10 WW beats She-Hulk. Team 2.
Overall I agree with the reasoning here.
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I believe I would have to say that Superman and Wonder Woman have the advantage of both speed and flight in this fight. There is also the fact that Superman can attack both opponents from a distance with his heat vision, or ice breath. Wonder Woman is also a very skilled fighter, and Superman has had some training from Batman in the past. Wonder Woman and Superman also work well together as a team, and I believe would be more organised than the other two.
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Superman solos WonderWomen solos.If they are current yes. But this Superman is featless.
Superman's distant attack will have almost no effect on hulk because he has gone through way worse.
heat vision hulk has survived a planet exploding and sentry's atomic punches which if i quote from world war hulk the heat and energy that sentry get when he moves is the same as a million exploding suns and that's during the whole fight each punch a sun to the face and the hulk did fine.
Then his ice breath would almost do nothing when hulk get angry enough because gamma radiation starts to come of his body which is very hot he would melt his way through supermen breathe
then superman's super breathe when he blow would be nothing compared to black bolts voice which if i quote correctly he can destroy a city with a whisper, yeah I'd like to see superman whisper a city to oblivion but black bolt can and when he yells can destroy a plant yet hulk if i recall beat his ass.
And superman isn't the only one with distant attacks hulk has his seismic clap and his gamma explosion
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and plus everyone that is saying team 2 isn't even giving cold hard facts this is called the sups mentality when everyone thinks superman can win any fight I've seen people say he can beat goku that's just dumb, and also people think he can beat sentry no no he can reason why and fact why is sentry can control light and energy he can turn the sky black by blocking the sun's rays taking away superman's power and then ripping him apart so this is to u superman , super fans facts r facts and superman is not the strongest ever was and the hulk vs. superman comic was done on popular vote so it wasn't even run through a think process on who is actually stronger. so i think if u cant explian why he could win then i feel ur comments dont count because ur makeing ur answer like my 7 year little sister "just cuz" isnt an answer
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Superman is (as you would agree I hope) thousands of times faster than Hulk and his strength (as you would also agree I hope) is far far stronger than Hulk's base strength , coupld with his far superior reactions means he can deliver hundreds of punches stronger than Hulk's (base) most powerful before Hulk can even react , if Superman were to take it slow and build Hulk's aner up he could be in trouble but at the end of the day Superman is just too fast and too strong for Hulk to handle.
As for She-Hulk same applies but on a greater scale due to her being inferior to Hulk.
Same applies if WW were to do this but on a lesser scale due to being inferior to Supes.
If we take out the aspect of a solo , and let's say it goes guy vs guy,girl vs girl.
It would be the same concept but quicker , with WW finishing first then Hulk having to face two opponents who are both stronger and faster than him.
Supes will be stronger and faster than any opponent Hulk has ever faced , to say Hulk has the ability to not only survive the first ten seconds where theoretically he could recieve thousands of the strongest punches he's ever recieved but to go above and beyon that and win the fight is wishful thinking.
I myself prefer Marvel to DC , and prefer the Hulk fam to the Superfam , but to stay on the side of logic I have to yield that there just too fast and too strong.
what r u talking about i can quote book that say so go to ur closes barns and nobles and pick up a marvel
the hulks power i pretty much limitless , and superman's isnt , and if he wants to get stronger he would have to get closer to the sun but in the comic and movie superman got to close to the sun killing him because his cells turned into energy destroying superman so superman has a limit hulk knows no limit, and their is a few things that superman cant do which is hulk can contain the level of energy that superman would die at, supermans cell aren't as strong as hulk its a fact supermans cell die at a certain level of to much energy hulks cells dont he can harness the high levels of energy into a explosion superman just die wow real super and if ur wonder when this happened when superman dies from an over does it the movie "all-star superman"
so any other questions about what hulk can do and superman cant :)
the hulk has fought foes that have had super speed before and has won because when in a state of superspeed the person takes alot of energy to stop and redirect his momentum this is that classic move when the guy super hero or villain put out his hand and catches the speedster in his fist, also seen in doomsday vs JL the flash is as fast if not fatser then superman all doomsday had to do is put out his hand thats why superman doesnt speed someone to death cuz its to risky like when superman fought darkside and superman did his tornado laser beam attack fucking up darkside but the darkside put out his hand and then beat the shit out of superman and supergirl had to save him and take over, the hulk has used his earthquake attack to stop super speed on land and his clap to knock people out of the air so speed isnt the winning factor.
also the hulk might not start off as strong as superman but he cant kill the hulk in second because the durability of hulks body, so to think superman would win in secounds and hulk not put up a fight is in fact wishful thinking.
this mans power is to move particles through space that means he can also seperate atoms, hulks body is so dense that his beam thats can destroy a plant with ease cant break down hulk. this comic also rules out heat vision
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@god_spawn said:True, it will turn more into a slug fest with morals on.Supes and WW in seconds via speedblitz and superior strength, deal with it Hulk fanboys.Morals off, yes. Morals on, they still win, but take a comic book or two to do it.
what r u talking about its not canon not law its something that was put out thier by dc which makes it canon
superman 1milliion are apart of the same story line here read superman is revied and thats how he is in the 853 century
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like i put before speed would make him slow faster and morals off if so starts off hulk stronger superman moral off or on can't kill the hulk
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team 2 cause wonder women would beat she-hulk and then she would help s-man
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@god_spawn: like i put before speed would make him slow faster and morals off if so starts off hulk stronger superman moral off or on can't kill the hulk
I wanna point something really important out. please read all fans of team 2.
theoretically superman moves fast as hell, and could punch the hulk a thousand times the hardest hulk's ever been hit, and fly around him fighting, doing a whole comic book's worth of fighting in a few blinks of an eye. in theory yes, as you guys haven't failed to mention. but when does superman actually do this? comic book writers just don't write him that way. they simply talk about it or demonstrate it once in a while in some random impressive feat. but not in fights. substitute doomsday for the hulk. soops didn't use his speed. was he being moral? i doubt it. so assume he would fight the hulk like that. or even better, assume he would fight him the way he did in marvel vs dc. just ignore the actual fight. it was lame, misrepresentative of the hulk, and obviously a result of superman's reputation and fan expectations.
so switch doomsday back to the hulk. they would do just this: trade blows, over and over again. superman would use his heat vision and icy breath and they would do nothing. trust any hulk fan whey they tell you that stuff like that would just tickle him. the hulk would gradually get madder, hitting superman much harder and causing more widespread havoc. superman would become desperate and try some fancy blows like dropping him from the sky, swinging him into a building, dropping a mountain on him. but stuff like this wouldn't kill wwh. by this time hulk would be much stronger than doomsday and he would knock supes into a coma. by the time hulk has to face wonder woman she probably can't hurt him.
now, even though I'm a hulk fan and I am biased, I'm not saying this is exactly how it would pan out. no one knows what a writer will feel like doing on a given day. in fact, I'll admit that team 2 has the theoretical advantage as I've said, but in a more real comic book fight, I honestly think that a writer would have the fight begin more like the way I described it. then because of fanbase and supie being the flagship character, he's probably win. however in a more fair comic, and one that authentically takes into account the history of the characters, including the reduced way that superman actually fights and the incredible power that world war hulk has, hulk would get smashed up himself, but still beat superman to a pulp. that's how i see it. and that's how a moral future deserves to see it when look back in the annals of comic book history.
Just because a character doesn't fight using all there abilities does not mean they can not as Superman has displayed super human combat speeds many times, it's the same way a character like Thor is only written to use one of his better abilities such a god blast or energy absorption every few years otherwise even in a simple fight like Thor vs Hulk, the hulk would have no chance at all of winning but writers play down characters to make a story. On comic vine we can just ignore this as it's not a comic book fight its how the fight could go down if the characters were fighting to the best of there abilities.
When has Superman not used super speed against Doomsday in a fight as i can recall alot of times he used it such as to vibrate threw Doomsdays attacks and during there first fight Doomsday was mentioned as moving at incredible speeds blitzing everyone so it's safe to say they fought at some form of super speed during there fight. Ice breathe may not do much but he could slow him down for a moment and using it in super breathe will atleast blow hulk flying away if used at the right angle so its not completly useless, and heat vision has worked on the Hulk before though it didn't outright kill him just hurt him such as when a weakened Gladiator was fighting the Hulk it dug straight threw him though hulk eventually overpowered him. But if heat vision was directed at the skull he could atleast knock out the hulk or destroy his brain (though that would have to be a morals of Superman).
The reason Hulk would lose to Superman is mainly because of his sheer versatility though if you took most of Superman's powers away and only left him with his strength and durability the hulk would eventually win. But in a fight with all powers, morals off and no CIS or PIS the hulk cant beat someone who can think and operate inbetween nanoseconds.


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Michael Angel sets you up for a crime-murder-mystery, then turns it on its head when a unicorn from the Morning Land comes to help him solve the crime. I got caught up in his way with words -- painting a full-color picture of LA and of the Morning Land. I could feel the aches and pains as well as surprise at success by Derek. And I could feel his passion for those he cares about most deeply.
And the story is not with out it's humorous moments. I giggled at the antics of Thunderbolt, the Wonder Colt. I smiled when Rachel met Tavia and then Thunderbolt for the first time. As a little girl, I always wished my stuffed ponies would come to life -- and her she is getting to play with a pegasus!!
I didn't want the story to end...I sure hope that there is a sequel!! I want to see more of Derek, Tavia, and the others.
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It's hard to pigeon-hole this book into one narrow category, as The Detective and the Unicorn expertly weaves together the best elements of the crime noir genre and the vivid and playful imagination of the fantasy genre. I was able to relate and sympathize with the main characters from the beginning. Mr. Angel gives all his characters a great sense of humanity, personality, and likability. He has pulled together a terrific ensemble cast for this book, and has paced the book to keep the reader engrossed and entertained. There's a wonderful balance of character development, action, thriller, crime noir, and yes, dare I say, a romance. (To keep this spoiler-free, I won't give specifics.)
While the main characters of Derek Ridder and Tavia are solid and anchor the book nicely, Angel gives the best lines to the supporting cast of characters. I laughed out loud several times, I got misty-eyed at spots, and some characters were so likable I still think about them today. The subtle hints of foreshadowing pay off as the story progresses, and you are truly left guessing until the very end.
Overall, I give this a hearty five stars. I truly believe anyone will find this book to be entertaining, heartfelt, and a change of pace from the ordinary.
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As the title implies, this novel is a different kind of urban fantasy, or perhaps just a fantasy, as the `urban' soon disappears, but who cares? The novel is kick ass fun!
In a world where the Morning Land is now a member of the United Nations, Detective Derek Ridder is thrown into an investigation involving a threat not only to the Morning Land, but also to our entire world. His partner in the investigation is none other than the Warder of Cavilad's daughter - Tavia the unicorn.
Author Michael Angel provides a wonderful, realistic touch to both these complex characters (who knew unicorns were complex). The story combines both the feel of detective stories of old, and the wonder of fantasy in an action-packed story that follows the characters from Derek's to Tavia's world and back again. A VERRRY fun romp, and touching as well. I can hardly wait to read the sequel. Please.
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"THE DETECTIVE & THE UNICORN by Michael Angel will knock your socks off. Not only is the writing masterly but the story is brilliant. This isn't your typical other world fantasy either. No. Mr. Angel has the knack of creating believable characters and situations to the point you find yourself lost in them. I became consumed by THE DETECTIVE & THE UNICORN. An action-packed and suspenseful journey yet one so dear and sensitive that you'll find yourself scrambling for a tissue by the end. Quite a magnificent time I spent reading THE DETECTIVE & THE UNICORN." -Susan Wingate (author of award-winning "Drowning" and the "Bobby's Diner" Series)
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To sleep, perchance to dream – ay, there's the rub,
For in this sleep of death what dreams may come…"
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I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. – Maya Angelou
The photo of a snow-white Pegasus in the company of the President of the United States had made the front page of the Los Angeles Times twice now. Both times this happened, someone close to me has been killed.
Derek Ridder knows about death. About loss, and pain, true. But most of all, he knows about Death. A Los Angeles cop, he sees humanity at it's very worst; it's darkest, cruelest moments. Three years ago, he saw that front page photo only moments before his beloved wife, Beth, died – the victim of a suicide who decided to take many with him when he parked in the path of an oncoming train. And the second time.
The second time nearly drove him mad.
Now, Derek Ridder's life has been turned upside down, his niece and sister-in-law threatened, and the very fate of our world, The Other World as it is called by those who populate the dimension which has paralleled and overlapped our own, may come down to whether or not Derek, and those who help him, can find the key to destroying a man – a man who is also a Monster.
It is called The Morning Land. A land of pegasi and unicorn, of dryads and wizards and all manner of things that go bump in the night. And in this land, a wizard has gone mad, threatening our world, and his, with total annihilation at the teeth and claws of a demon horde.
He had dead, doll's eyes, like a sharks.
Stuck in the middle of a war, Derek must do all he can to save the worlds, to take out the wizard who will use both technology and magic to become the mighty foot on the throat of our world.
There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater. – Veronica Roth, Allegiant
Much like Hamlet, Derek's life had lost all meaning. But will he reach beyond, into what and who he was before, and use his pain to save his world? And possibly, his own soul?
Much like others of his work, such as Centaur of the Crime or The Deer Prince's Murder, there is a strong fantasy theme throughout, which harkens back to the original Grimm, were fairies weren't cute little winged creatures, and Red Riding Hood's story was filled with blood. Angel's works cross the boundaries of reality and magic, of this world and the next, and for all of their vast readability and notes of humour, there is lying underneath a dark pool of pain – and an immeasurable depth of hope.
If you follow my reviews you will know that Mr. Angel and I have a working relationship, and yes, the author gave the book to me. What must be taken into account is that we have that relationship because I truly enjoy his work. If he were to blow it, well, I would let you know. However, as always, Michael charmed me with his wit and wisdom, his humor and understanding. This book is highly recommended for lovers of Urban Fantasy and Fairy Tales. And anyone else who simply loves a well-crafted tale. Enjoy!
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I love detective novels, and fantasy novels, and urban fantasy as well. This book dishes up a great genre-busting combo of the three. Imagine a mash-up of Jim Butcher and Anne McCaffrey, with a light dusting of S.J. Rozan for seasoning. You get the protagonist with a past, the unexpected appearance of the supernatural, and a satisfying villain, all tucked into the structure of a procedural.
The novel is a quick and entertaining read, with believable and heartening character development. The plot moves the story along at a steady clip (well really, a steady clip-clop).
This is not a book for those who love gritty and realistic hyperbolic violence. But for those of us who like to sleep at night without horrible pictures in our heads, the novel provides enough tension and conflict to satisfy. And if you happen to enjoy a dusting of romance, all the better.
It's a great beach read -- just remember the sunscreen, because you will be on the towel, turning pages, for the whole afternoon.
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Here is the bottom line on buying a used boat....
Be willing to pay a premium for it and it will be the best money you ever spent.. I see people over focus on purchase price way to much when the real focus should be condition. No matter what the boat in the best condition IS ALWAYS the best value even if you pay a large premium for it..
Boats that sit on the market for long periods of time are usually there for one reason POOR CONDITION. Though sometimes owners just list them to satisfy a spouse and the asking price is reflective of that.
Boats that sit are not usually a value and wind up costing multiples more than a boat in tip to condition. Sometimes they sit because they are an odd-ball one off.
Boats maintained in tip top shape, or what I call "2 percenters", (the top 2% of boats) often sell in hours or days for top value but this is still a steal! I know this is tough to grasp but it is the truth. There are always buyers who know boats and only want that pristine well maintained immaculate vessel because they know it is a steal and tremendous value even at a solid premium.
I have a customer with cash trying to buy a boat right now and he has looked at over 60 boats, all JUNK. There is just too much poorly maintained junk on the market. He is willing to pay well over Soldboats.com avg because he knows that when he finds it, this boat it will represent a bargain over the same sister-ship that sells at the bottom or middle of the heap.
Tim R. sold hi beautiful Ericson with one mention of it being for sale on here on Sailnet in a forum post. This beautiful boat never even hit the market, he did not pay a broker and it sold quickly. He disclosed any issues and the boat was a true gem and a great value even if it sold at the high end of the range. Tim's replacement boat, a Caliber 40 LRC, was also purchased without it ever hitting the public market. It too is a 2 percenter.... Good boats move, bad boats sit.... Really good boats often never hit the brokerage market.
One customer went for the least expensive of his preferred model that he could find, a HUGE mistake that I see novice buyers make ALL THE TIME..
The one I tried to talk him into, same model, two years newer and it had a re-built engine, new sails, new canvas, re-wired, brand new electronics (three months old including radar), Espar heat, high output alternator, new interior cushions & foam, recent cockpit cushions, windlass, beautifully shiny gelcoat, new standing rigging and all bright work professionally stripped and re-finished. This done in preparation just for selling it. Boat was owned by a wealthy couple with a fat check book who used one of the best yards in the area. Deck hardware had also been recently re-bedded and it had bone dry decks.. The bottom had been fully stripped and barrier coated three years prior. You could eat out of the bilge. The price "premium" for all this was going to cost him 6K more upfront. Just 6K more..... Doh'......
He opted for the beater "value boat" at an agreed price of 28k and now has approx 75K into a boat that is still worth maybe 32-34k on a good day... Very, very, very poor decision. This is a net loss to him, over the other boat, of nearly 50k. His mistake was that he got caught up in the "purchase price" and refused to acknowledge the "value" the other boat represented and he "felt" the other sellers were just being greedy selling at the top of the market for that boat. They were not greedy at all they just knew what they had.. His boat is still not anywhere as nice as the one he did not buy and I doubt if it ever could or will be.
He kicks himself every day, especially the days I am billing him for to fix everything on his boat that was "deferred maintenance"... I also work for the guy who bought the good one, a seasoned sailor and a very smart buyer. He did not even dicker on price other than about $500.00. He knew what this boat represented and did not want to lose it. This 2 percenter was also a private sale and never hit the open market.. The boat has needed very, very little work. A few hundred dollars, that's it. He saved 6k only to spend an additional 50k +/-...........
My personal opinion is that bottom line price should never, ever be the #1 determining factor when buying a used sailboat though it very, very often is. When it is it almost ALWAYS cost more in the long run..
CONDITION, CONDITION, CONDITION!!!!!! Try to think and project out what will your total cost be three to four years from now. This type of thought process should always be a strong consideration.
Course in my professional opinion, please buy the beaters it keeps me working....
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