The Fault In Our Stars

After finishing the Divergent series I have been shopping around for the next book to read. So after a

couple visits to the bookshelf I decided to start the must read book of the summer, The Fault In Our Stars. It has been hyped up so much and everyone I've talked to has said that they absolutely loved it. John Green is an award receiving author, who has also written many other popular books. And because I am a teenage girl I will probably end up going to see the movie in the next couple weeks, so I want to make sure I have read the book before I see the movie version. I mean I have to know what I'm bawling my eyes out for! Right? On top of the never-ending reasons to read this book, Shailene Woodley( who I absolutely love!) is starring in the movie, so why not? I will update you all on how this will go and hopefully I can finish it by the premier on June 6th. Below is the trailer for the soon-to-be-released movie

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Which Was Better: The Book or Movie?

       So if you couldn't already tell I have been reading the Divergent series the past couple of weeks. And today we are going to continue traveling on that train. As of right now I'm about halfway through the final book Allegiant, and honestly there isn't really anything I could tell you and not completely ruin the book, or to be dramatic, the series. So today we're throwing it back to the book that started it all, Divergent.
       As most of you know the movie just came out about a month and a half ago and like the other 99.9% of the teenage population I went to see it. The movie was great! The characters were very well played, the storyline followed very closely to the book and the setting of the city was just as I imagined it while reading the book. You could see the connection between Shailene Woodley and Theo James and you wouldn't have guessed they weren't in love in real life. If you want to see the trailer the link is below.

The Best Line

       Although Allegiant is a very good book with many great lines there was one that stood out to me. "'If genetically pure people caused war and total devastation in the past at the same magnitude that genetically damaged people supposedly do now, then what's the basis for thinking that we need to spend so many resources and so much time working to correct genetic damage? What's the use of the experiments at all, except to convince the right people that the government is doing something to make all our lives better, even though it's not?'" -Nita
       I feel as if this quote outlines the main problem in the society that these people live in. It's almost as if history has repeated itself and people are again being judged for things they can't control, such as race, religion, or  in this case, genetics. But, instead of actually trying to fix the problems that society faces, the government is putting so much time into convincing people that they're trying to fix the problems. This creates a distinct divide in society because one group believes they are better than the other and tension is created.
       This quote shows how the plot progresses because eventually the tension led to war and conflict, like the Purity War (a war between the genetically damaged and the genetically pure that eventually led to the creation the the experiment cities.) But because nothing has been done to create more equality in society, the only result can be more rebellion from the genetically damaged and eventually more war and pain. You can see this in the quote because people who are genetically damaged, such as Nita, are obviously upset with the way that the leaders handled the situation and plan to do something about it.

Allegiant

       So, if you couldn't tell from my last blog posts I have been reading the Divergent series, and this week I started the third and final book, Allegiant. I know I've repeated myself a lot when I say this, but honestly the series is great. All the books are very well written and keep you on your toes with the never-ending plot twists.
       As of right now, I am about halfway through the book and writing this post has been very hard already, I'm trying my best to avoid any of the major spoilers in the series but if you have read any of her books you know they take many turns. So if you haven't read the second book I don't recommend reading this post.
       The book begins with a group, including Tris and Tobias, going outside the fence and to carry along with the theme of the rest of the series, drama comes included. When they finally escape, they find the people responsible for the Edith Prior video, and a new discovery about the city that they had called home for so many years. It is just an experiment, many years ago scientist tried to change people's genetics, trying to make people "perfect,"but the experiment ultimately caused a much greater problem. The "bad" qualities that people possessed also served a positive purpose, and with these gone the population split into two groups the genetically pure and the genetically damaged. Now there is a new problem, leading to the creation of the cities for the genetically damaged to try and fix the problem. This is where Tris and Tobias came from. Now if you want to know any more about the book you have to read it yourself!