"It is impossible to erase my choices. Especially these."
I couldn’t sleep last night. The final instalment of the
Divergent trilogy was calling me to push back the veil of tiredness and press
on with the final chapters. The shocking dénouement (and I’m trying not to give
anything away here) was not conducive to a much required rest, however it did
make me reflect on the series as a whole.
Buying the triple pack released just in time for the film
was an unexpected bonus, it meant I didn’t have to wait the interminable time
between releases to find out what happened next. This also had its own down
side. There was a lot of drama in a 3 day read – oh yes, gentle reader, I
pretty much finished one novel a day, such was the momentum and build-up of
suspense that I could only relent and snatch odd moments of my day to keep
reading – who am I kidding they were less of the day and more the wee hours of
the night.
My time spent with Tris and Four has been a thrill ride
etched with a sense of gloom and doom. Ultimately, I think Ms Roth has really
delivered an adventure coloured with an exploration of ethics and the potential
for conflict that selective genetic engineering has the potential to invoke.
The fact that it has been insanely popular with both kids and adults alike is a
testament to good writing, strong characters and a somewhat dauntless attitude
to their wellbeing. **SPOILER** People die in this one. Not saying who mind
you.
As the novel floated to the floor after the final word was
read and my eyes grew heavy and my head yearned for the pillow, I was vacillating
between scores, but finally decided, this was moving and fast paced and
surprising – a combination that occurs ever less frequently these days.
5 out of 5 memory serums could erase that walk of shame
permanently.
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