I read Insurgent over the past few days, staying up until all hours of the morning because I couldn't/wouldn't stop. It was so good, that now, I feel depressed. I want to feel that excitement and suspense and the pure joy of reading a book I love, and I don't know what book to turn to for that experience now.I do have some good books waiting to read and so I press on, but I'm not expecting them to be anything close to the experience I had reading Insurgent.
Wow, I'm really going to have to check this series out now. :) Did you ever read Ender's Game back when your husband did? I see Roth claims it as one of the sources leading to her writing.
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"Roth began writing around the time she got too old to play pretend in the backyard. After reading the entire Animorphs series and Ender's Game a number of times, she knew exactly what genre she was headed for, and what age group. 'I never had the same enthusiasm for an adult book that I do for young adult literature,' she explains. 'I have a deep respect and love for this genre and these readers.'"
Maybe you should check it out if you haven't yet.
I did read Ender's Game, and I really liked it. And, you're right. If someone enjoyed reading Ender's Game, I think they will also like reading Divergent. I have to say I like Divergent even more than I liked The Hunger Games, and I was really excited about The Hunger Games.
ReplyDeleteCool... so which do I read first now? I just finished reading Game of Thrones, and the Hunger Games series is sitting on the shelf. Do I continue with the Game of Thrones series, jump to Hunger Games, or head straight for Divergent? Decisions... gah! I guess I have the opposite kind of depression. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's is a really tough decision! At least no matter which you pick, I think you'll be happy.
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