Divergent - Why Is It Being Rewritten

Episode 184 - Divergent by Veronica RothTwo readers. Two different experiences. And one very important question:Was Divergent actually done dirty by being compared to The Hunger Games?Danielle read Divergent when it originally came out. Sam is reading it for the first time, and together they're digging into one of the biggest YA dystopian series of the 2010s.We talk about why comparing Divergent to The Hunger Games can actually be a disservice to the book, how the movie adaptation helped drag the series down, and (yes) the MANY problems that exist in the book itself.But then things get really interesting.Veronica Roth is revisiting the world of Divergent with an alternate-timeline story, which raises one extremely important question:Which faction will Tris choose this time?And because we couldn't leave well enough alone, we also took the BuzzFeed faction quiz.We had our predictions.We were wrong.Sam: CandorDanielle: EruditeApparently we know ourselves less well than we thought.We discuss:Divergent vs. The Hunger GamesWhy the comparison isn't necessarily fairThe book's strengths AND its problemsHow the movies affected the reputation of the seriesVeronica Roth's alternate-timeline rewriteAnd which faction Tris might choose in the new storyNew episodes every Monday at 8 AM EST ✨Next week: Princess of Thieves by Mari Mancusi⏱️ Time Stamps00:00 Intro01:40 About the Author04:42 Background07:27 Rewrite?10:09 Age Level & Content Warning12:30 Judge a Book by Its Cover13:55 Discussion01:04:04 General Thoughts01:09:39 One Question for the Author01:13:17 Rating01:14:12 Read Again?01:15:40 Outro📖 Follow the Author - Veronica RothWebsite: https://veronicarothbooks.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VeronicaRothBooks?fref=ts#Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veronicaroth/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@veronicaroth🔗 Connect with Us on SocialsFacebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575460276754⁠Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lunar_skulk/⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/lunar_skulk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎧 Listen Wherever You Get Podcasts