Divergent

   I've been really behind reading books almost a year after people have been raving about them.  I mean The Hunger Games I didn't read until about 6 months ago. The Perks of Being a Wallflower I didn't finish until last week.  The Faults in Our Stars I read over the summer, or at least tried to read. And I have NEVER read Harry Potter.  So now to add to my procrastination collection, I am proud to present, Divergent.

   As soon as I read the first line of the book, "There is one mirror in my house," (1) I was immediately confused.  You later find out that she is 16.  Now I don't know about you, but I don't know a single sixteen year old girl who doesn't have AT LEAST 50 mirrors in her house.  You read more to find out that she really doesn’t have anything that would promote "self-indulging" time. 

   She lives in a place that kinda reminds me of The Hunger Games; it too has a controlling society.  This society knows one thing for sure.  The world they live in was a warring one.  Those who blame selfishness go to Abnegation, those who blame aggression formed Amity, those who blamed lying created Candor, those who blame stupidity formed Erudite, and those who blame cowardness go to Dauntless.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Characters

Charlie-A high school student as well as the protagonist of the novel.  Charlie is an extremely smart student as well as a great writer and is looking for friends.  He spends his life examining people and over analyzing them.  He is really nice and wouldn't hurt a fly.  As well as that it has proven very difficult for him to find friends.

Sam- Well, eventually he does find a friend or two.  He ends up falling for Sam, who is older than Charlie.  Sam has a brother, Patrick, who Charlie also makes good friends with.  Over the course of the book Charlie tries to impress Sam.

Patrick- Patrick is probably Charlie's best friend, although there aren't many friends to begin with.  Patrick is known as "nothing" which I had an immediate connection to because my imaginary friend when I was little was named nothing.  He got this nickname when kids at school started calling him Patty and he angrily announced, "'You can call me Patrick or you can call me nothing,'" to which they started calling him nothing.  Patrick is my favourite character in the book because he reminds me a lot of myself.  Charlie describes him as, "rarely unhappy" which is a lot like me as well.

Mary Elizabeth- Charlie and Mary Elizabeth eventually start dating, which I found quite weird.  Personally I did not think they made a good couple because they are polar opposites to one another.  Mary Elizabeth is an american Buddhist and has a belly button ring.  Charlie tries to totally separate himself from reality.  Charlie is extremely unhappy in the relationship and gets so fed up with all the crap that she is trying to do to him that he kisses Sam in front of everyone at a party, making a very messy break up.

Bill- Bill is Charlie's high school English teacher.  He immediately sees all the potential in Charlie and has Charlie do extra work that Charlie enjoys.  They become good friends as well and Charlie considers him as an idol.