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Veronica Roth is the New York Times best-selling author of When Among Crows, Arch-Conspirator, Poster Girl, Chosen Ones, the Carve the Mark series, and the Divergent series. She lives in Chicago, Illinois with her husband and dog.

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	Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 4,376,644 ratings — published 2011 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Insurgent (Divergent, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 1,621,832 ratings — published 2012 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Allegiant (Divergent, #3) 3.60 avg rating — 1,141,071 ratings — published 2013 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four: A Divergent Story Collection (Divergent, #0.1-0.4) 3.93 avg rating — 256,356 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Free Four: Tobias Tells the Divergent Knife-Throwing Scene (Divergent, #1.5) 4.12 avg rating — 97,992 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carve the Mark (Carve the Mark, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 96,835 ratings — published 2017 — 104 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Transfer (Divergent, #0.1) 4.15 avg rating — 57,060 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Divergent Series Complete Box Set (Divergent, #1-3) 4.28 avg rating — 48,371 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inside Divergent: The Initiate's World by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author), Cecilia Bernard 4.36 avg rating — 42,786 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fates Divide (Carve the Mark, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 39,538 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Do I Like It? Reflecting on Divergent After 15 Years

Hello, and welcome to 2026. Divergent turns fifteen years old this year (!) and I have been thinking a lot about it— what it was like back then, what it’s like now, and what I’ve learned from all of it. So let’s dive in.

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Veronica Roth rated a book it was amazing These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Veronica Roth rated a book it was amazing Asunder by Kerstin Hall (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book gave me that good ache deep in your gut-- if you're someone who checks the "hurt/comfort" box on ao3 when you're looking for reading material, you know what I mean. It's that feeling when you read about two people who have been through some ...more
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Veronica Roth rated a book it was amazing Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
All of it stank wholly of deliberate smoke-- the thing humans called incense. [...] Shesheshen never trusted deliberate smoke. Humans were seldom up to anything good when they burned things on purpose. This book sits very nicely in the tradition of th ...more
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Veronica Roth rated a book it was amazing The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Coming at you with another "here's the blurb"/"here are my unvarnished thoughts" review-- I blurbed this book because I really loved The Deep Sky (which I bought simply because it sounded interesting, something that becomes rarer the longer you work i ...more
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I read this book in 2021, but I still find myself thinking about it every so often, and I think that's as good a reason as any to recommend it here. At the time, I described it on Instagram thusly: "a game of cat-and-mouse on a generation spaceship he ...more
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“Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.”
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“I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though.”
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message 72: by Erin (last edited 05 jan. 2014 05:23)

05 jan. 2014 05:22

Just wanted to let you know, I think what you did with the ending of Allegiant was great.(view spoiler) It was perfect. Many people think the ending was awful, but I think it couldn't have been better.

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message 71: by Ivy

04 déc. 2013 02:22

Congratulations on winning the Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction award for Allegiant.

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message 70: by Crowleaf

17 nov. 2013 21:40

I finished Allegiant. I just wanted to let you know how great you ended it. It was one of those where it was just wow.

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message 69: by Rhonda

21 juin 2013 00:29

Hello Veronica. Just pre-purchased Allegiant. Can't wait until October!!

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message 68: by Yousra

08 juin 2013 23:27

I'm super excited for both Allegiant and the Divergent movie! I can't wait!!

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message 67: by Erin

10 nov. 2012 17:52

I just finished Insurgent! It felt like the book was actually happening to me. I felt like I was right there! The way Tris and Tobias kept breaking up and then getting back together kept me on edge the whole time. I can't wait for the next book to come out! Your my all time favorite author.

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message 66: by Bri

28 août 2012 04:20

Thank you for accepting the friend request! I loved Divergent and Insurgent! I've been posting and having friends read it all the time now, and they love it! Can't wait for the next book! Thanks for an amazing series!

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message 65: by Deidre

24 août 2012 07:41

Thanks for accepting my friend request. It was fun to see you at Chicago's Lit Fest!

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message 64: by Eleanor

20 août 2012 11:11

Thank you so much for accepting my friend request! Divergent is my favourite book of all time and I've read it more than six times!!

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message 63: by Jessica

20 août 2012 03:27

Thanks for accepting my friend request, the books that I've read of yours so far were awesome! Your a great author!

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message 62: by Erin (last edited 20 août 2012 01:50)

20 août 2012 01:49

hadn't read a good book in a long time until my friend reccommended Divergant!

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message 61: by Bror (Abrar)

19 août 2012 23:32

Thank you very much for accepting my friend request , i love your books ❀ :)

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message 60: by Kay

19 août 2012 23:30

Veronica, THANK YOU SO MUCH for adding me!!! I am a HUGE fan!!! Thanks again!!!
Sincerely,
Amity's newest initiate :)

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message 59: by Marina

19 août 2012 23:27

By the way, as you can see, my icon is a photo of Divergent haha. Much love!

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message 58: by Marina

19 août 2012 23:26

Thank you SO MUCH for accepting my friend request, you are such an inspiration! Keep writing! xx

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message 57: by Imasha

19 août 2012 20:29

Hi ! Thank you so Much for adding me. I love your books. They are amazing!! I cant wait for the next one!!!!! :)

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message 56: by Lily

09 juil. 2012 06:43

Thank you for adding me! I am a budding author myself and your books (and Harry Potter and strangely a blind girl who can cook amazing food on Masterchef) give me the inspiration to keep writing!

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message 55: by Rina

20 mai 2012 17:19

HI, I love your books so much. You are an amazing writer!!! :)

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message 54: by Savannah

15 mai 2012 00:25

Veronica, thank you for the friendship.
Stay naughty,
Savannah

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message 53: by Kayla

09 mai 2012 03:06

Thank you for accepting my friend request! I absolutely LOVE your books. You are such a talented author and I love the amount of emotion and feelings you put into your characters. i feel like I know and understand them. Thank you for writing such amazing books. I can't wait to read the 3rd one! :-)

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message 52: by Lily

08 mai 2012 04:39

Thank you for accepting my friend request. Both books are amazing can't wait to read third book of the series. Tris is amazing character and so is four.

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message 51: by Dante

05 mai 2012 19:04

YAY NEW FRIEND!!!!!!!!! :D

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message 50: by Cutter100 (last edited 05 mai 2012 17:02)

05 mai 2012 17:01

Thank you for accepting my friend request! Still waiting for Insurgent, but I can't wait to read it.

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message 49: by Marisa

01 mai 2012 03:31

LESS THAN A DAY! I'M SO EXCITED TO READ INSURGENT!!! AHHHHHHHH

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message 48: by Kristen (last edited 26 avr. 2012 01:10)

26 avr. 2012 01:09

Hi Veronica! I was at your book signing on Friday in Houston. It was hosted by the Blue Willow Book Shop. I was the one that bowed to you. Haha. Well I am also reading the advanced copy of Insurgent and it's so good! Well Bye!

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message 47: by Lynette

25 avr. 2012 21:09

That moment when you are reduced to a squealing fit because the UPS guy just delivered your signed copy of Divergent!
Thank you SOO much, Veronica Roth!!!!

P.S. I'm gonna dress up as Tris for Halloween next year. I would do it this year, but I've been planning this year's costume for 4 years, so, yeah...

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message 46: by A.

25 avr. 2012 16:25

Thank you for the add and what a fantastic body of work that you are building. Take care! -A. Marie

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message 45: by Bloody Brilliant Books

11 avr. 2012 22:01

I can't wait for the release of Insurgent, and I'm looking to pre-order it now. When it's released will the green cover be available in the Uk? or will they all be purple. I've got the blue edition of Divergent and I was hoping they'd all match, I'd buy the hard cover if it was green.

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message 44: by Wendy

10 avr. 2012 20:31

Can't wait to buy Insurgent!

I hope you're coming to the Pacific Northwest soon. :)

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message 43: by Ashlyn

02 avr. 2012 22:42

Thank-you for the friendship!
Have a wonderful Day!

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message 42: by Tori

26 mar. 2012 17:23

I'm LOVING the cocept for the Divergent series. I'm on such a high after falling in love with THG I just had to pick up your series. Can't wait for Insurgent this May. I hope I win an advanced copy! haha. BTW, thanks for making a character named Tori. I feel special :) haha. Veronica, you ROCK! <3

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message 41: by Rebecca

22 mar. 2012 21:55

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! i love you! i cried i was so happy!!!!!!! I LOVE you!!

p.s. this is now jamie
okay hi i dont know who you are but becca is telling me now all about you... divergent seems like an awesome book... well i will read it some day.... okay bye bye...

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message 40: by Wendy

22 mar. 2012 02:20

Thanks for accepting the friend request! Looking forward to Insurgent, my library already has an order in!

Hope you have a good day. :)

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message 39: by Kayla

09 mar. 2012 20:13

Hello Veronica! I'm a huge fan of you and your book, Divergent! It is amazing! My friend and I were having a discussion about it, and when she said the name, "Tobias," I had to stop her, because of the way she pronounced it. So if you could please tell me how to pronounce it, that would be great! Thanks so much! Can't wait for Insurgent!

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message 38: by Booknut

09 mar. 2012 06:34

Thanks for accepting my request, it made my day! Re-reading Divergent for the 100th time...can't wait for Insurgent!

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message 37: by Jana

05 mar. 2012 03:57

I'm not sure if you'll see this, or really care, BUT we have the same birthday, you were just born 2 years before me. I found this to be really exciting! Can't wait for Insurgent! =)

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message 36: by Ela

02 mar. 2012 05:43

Thank you so, so much for accepting my request! I am an absolute fan of Divergent and I'm very much looking forward to the next books! :)

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message 35: by Micheline

02 mar. 2012 00:21

Thanks for accepting my friend request. I absolutely loved Divergent and am counting the days till Insurgent!

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message 34: by Cat

01 mar. 2012 23:47

Thanks for being my friend. I LOVE Divergent and cannot wait to read Insurgent and anything else you write. :)

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message 33: by Christine

21 fév. 2012 13:33

thanks for being my friend

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message 32: by Christie

01 fév. 2012 22:51

Hi Veronica,Thank you so much for accepting my friend request. I crazy loved Divergent and keep reading it over and over. I'm counting down the days until Insurgent :) I can't wait!

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message 31: by Robin

22 jan. 2012 21:00

Hi,thanks for the add.I was late to jump on the Divergent train,but I'm so glad I did.I won't be late for Insurgent.You have written an amazing book and I sincerly thank you.

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message 30: by Zafie

18 déc. 2011 05:07

Hi Veronica,

Thanks for the add. I have to say I enjoyed Divergent and can't wait for the second book.

And I'm also glad that when you said there'll be no love triangle cos then we'll be able to see and understand more of the 'World' you've created. Plus I think Tris and Four are awesome together. And looking forward to see their growth.

Cheers!

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message 29: by Daphne

14 déc. 2011 12:47

CONGRATULATIONS! You won two awards, which no other author or book has one twice! And only Divergent, it's not like you wrote multiple books, which is amazing! Congrats, you REALLY deserve it! =D

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message 28: by Hylary

12 déc. 2011 20:02

I chose "Divergent" as the best novel of 2011 on my blog! http://libraryladyhylary.blogspot.com...

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message 27: by Sherbie

08 déc. 2011 18:13

Wow congratulations Veronica! Awesome awards!

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message 26: by Alpha

08 déc. 2011 15:36

I'm fully reading your book now and I love it thus far. I read excerpts before and found them really good. Also congratulations on winning 2011 Favorite Book of the Year. Also, love your new haircut shown in your vid...well it looks new to me compared to your profile pic. (Insert Smiley Face HERE!)

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message 25: by AnnieB

30 nov. 2011 23:06