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    Insurgent
    Insurgent
    Insurgent
    Audiobook11 hours

    Insurgent

    Written by Veronica Roth

    Narrated by Emma Galvin

    4/5

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    • Betrayal

    • Loyalty

    • Fear

    • Family

    • Survival

    • Chosen One

    • Power of Friendship

    • Power of Love

    • Secret Identity

    • Coming of Age

    • Secret Society

    • Mind Control

    • Dystopian Future

    • Forbidden Love

    • Mentor

    • Identity & Self-Discovery

    • Sacrifice

    • Loyalty & Betrayal

    • Friendship

    • Identity

    About this audiobook

    One choice can destroy you. Veronica Roth's second #1 New York Times bestseller continues the dystopian thrill ride that began in Divergent.

    A hit with both teen and adult readers, Insurgent is the action-packed, emotional adventure that inspired the major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, and Octavia Spencer.

    As war surges in the factions of dystopian Chicago all around her, Tris attempts to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

    And don't miss The Fates Divide, Veronica Roth's powerful sequel to the bestselling Carve the Mark!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKatherine Tegen Books
    Release dateMay 1, 2012
    ISBN9780062132673
    Insurgent
    Author

    Veronica Roth

    VERONICA ROTH is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Divergent series (Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, and Four: A Divergent Collection) and the Carve the Mark duology (Carve the Mark, The Fates Divide). Divergent received the 2011 Goodreads Choice Award for Favorite Book, Publishers Weekly’s Best Book of 2011, and was the winner of the YALSA 2012 Teens’ Top Ten. The trilogy has been adapted into a blockbuster movie series starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James. Carve the Mark published in January 2017, debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and remained on the list for eighteen weeks. The Fates Divide, the second installment of the Carve the Mark series, also debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Though she was born in Mount Kisco, New York, Veronica’s family moved to Hong Kong and Germany before settling in Barrington, Illinois. In elementary school, Veronica read constantly, but it wasn’t until she got a “make your own book!” kit from her mother as a gift that she thought to write anything of her own. From that time on, she knew she would write for the rest of her life, whether she was published or not. She wrote the manuscript that would become Divergent in her free time while attending Northwestern University, where she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in English Literature with Creative Writing in 2010. She is a board member of YALLFest, the biggest YA book festival in the country, and YALLWEST, its sister festival. She currently lives in Chicago with her husband and their dog, Avi, whose adorable existence is well-documented on Instagram.  

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a good book, better than the movie adaptation. They love the characters and how they support each other. Some readers find the book to be laggy in certain parts and the main character's choices frustrating, but overall, they enjoyed the story and are excited to continue reading the series. The narration is also praised as being really good. Overall, readers think this is an amazing book.

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    • 1/5
      Couldn't stick with this one. Quit about a third of the way in. Lots of talk, but not much happening.
    • 3/5
      The audiobook in terms of narration was absolutely perfect!
      The book itself was a bit meh, in comparison to the first one.
      Too many character mood swings which bored me a lot, but there were some moments of action which were good.
    • 5/5
      Excellent! 9 8 1 b s 4 3 2 1
    • 4/5
      Really good book better than the first and the movie
    • 2/5
      Not nearly as interesting as the first book, to my mind. I lost steam in the reading about halfway and am still unresolved as to whether or not I will finish the series.
    • 5/5
      i love it!
    • 2/5
      This was not as engaging for me as the first book was - don't know if it was because I listened to this one and I miss more that way than when I read a book. The narration was good though. Or maybe it was that I found Tris's identity issues and issues with her relationship with Tobias to be kind of repetitive. It definitely was not as interesting as her journey to become a Dauntless. Hoping Book 3 will be more like Book 1.
    • 4/5
      Really good. Probably not as good as the first one, and a little more predictable. But the ending was great. Now on to Allegiant.
    • 5/5
      Good Book, much better than the movie.. So much was left out of the movie..
    • 5/5
      Still an unbelievable concept, very smart and creative idea. Very dramatic ending, can't wait to read what happens next.
    • 3/5
      Our book club selection for February. We pick up exactly where Divergent left off, with Tris, Four, and crew escaping after the simulation attack. I didn't enjoy this one as much as Divergent, but I am curious to see how this saga will end. I would say on a scale of 1 to 10, Tris was an 8 on the annoying / bad decision scale for the majority of the book. The overarching theme of this book seems to be trust--who do you trust, and why? How does this shape your decisions and who you become? How does Tris's inability to trust impact her decisions? How does Four's decision to trust Evelyn over Marcus impact his decisions? And what will the fallout be from the revelations at the end? Looking forward to Divergent #3 this winter.
    • 3/5
      It is an ok book
    • 4/5
      As compelling as the first book, with a fast moving plot and interesting characters and situations, plus a few surprising plot twists!
    • 4/5
      It is quite nice a second part of trilogy.At some point you really get confused whether Beatrice is acting like a teenager or dauntless. It is gripping book and I really liked it.
    • 5/5
      Love Tis and Tobias and how they stand for each other and they fit perfectly in their imperfect way.
    • 2/5
      This felt slower than Divergent and I didn't enjoy it quite as much. I felt the "Big Secret" at the end wasn't really that much of a surprise and a bit of an anti climax. I'll finish the series though.
    • 5/5
      best book
    • 3/5
      Spent most of the book frustrated with the main character and her making choices that seemed frustrating and out of character. However it did hold my interest more towards the end.
    • 5/5
      Loved this one just as much as Divergent! And the ending!!! omg I cannot wait for the final book!
    • 5/5
      Amazing book!!!
    • 5/5
      Inhaltsangabe:Tris/Beatrice und Four/ Tobias kommen zu den Amite, der friedliebenden Fraktion, die die Stadt mit Nahrungsmitteln versorgt. Der Kampf gegen die Ken und Jeanine Matthews steckt ihnen noch in den Knochen, doch sie haben kaum Zeit, wirklich darüber nachzudenken. Die Amite bieten ihnen Zuflucht und Zeit, um die Wunden zu lecken, aber wirklich einmischen in den Konflikt wollen sie sich nicht.Beatrice plagt sich mit Schuldgefühlen, hat sie doch im Kampf ihren besten Freund Will erschossen, der unter dem Einfluss des Serums und der Computer-Simulation stand. Außerdem ist Marcus, Tobias‘ Vater zugegen. Sie hasst ihn, weil er seinem Sohn in der Kindheit soviel angetan. Und sie hat mit der Trauer um ihre im Kampf verstorbenen Eltern zu kämpfen. Viele Gefühle stürmen auf sie ein und sie findet nur schwer Ruhe.Als schließlich die abtrünnigen Ferox zu den Amite kommen, um nach den Unbestimmten zu suchen, müssen sie wieder fliehen und finden Zuflucht bei den Fraktionslosen. Erstaunt stellen sie fest, das diese sich recht gut organisiert haben. Außerdem erscheint ihnen ein Geist: Evelyn – Tobias Mutter. Eigentlich sollte sie doch tot sein. Doch Evelyn hat scheinbar Pläne – die bisherige Gesellschaftsstruktur der Stadt aufzulösen. Nur wie sie es schaffen will, weiß niemand. Außerdem hat Marcus was von wichtigen Informationen gesagt, die die Ken um jeden Preis schützen.Beatrice und Tobias beschließen, zu den Candor zu gehen, die sich der Wahrheit verpflichtet fühlen. Nach einer aufwühlenden Befragung mittels des Wahrheitsserums sind sie in der Gemeinschaft aufgenommen, doch auch dort bleibt kaum Zeit, um zur Ruhe zu kommen. Denn plötzlich werden die Candor von den Ferox angegriffen. Sie suchen die Unbestimmten und nur mit Mühe kann sich Beatrice aus der Situation retten.Schnell wird ihr klar, das der Krieg um die Stadt Opfer bringt. Und dann ist da noch der Gedanke, was Marcus gesagt hat – die wichtige Information, die auf jeden Fall erhalten werden müsse. Beatrice muss folgenschwere Entscheidungen treffen und setzt nicht nur ihr Leben aufs Spiel, sondern auch noch ihre Liebe zu Tobias.Mein Fazit:Nach dem ersten Teil musste ich unbedingt weiterlesen, wie es um Beatrice, Tobias und um die fünf Fraktionen weitergeht. Es ist ein großer Pluspunkt dieser Geschichte, das die fünf Fraktionen durch wesentliche Merkmale klar unterschieden werden und man in diesem Band auch noch die übrigen kennen lernt. Im ersten Teil lernte man ja die Altruan und die Ferox kennen, in diesem Band die übrigen drei.Doch so spannend wie den ersten Teil fand ich diesen nun nicht unbedingt. Als geneigte Leserin musste ich doch schon etwas aufpassen, was gerade los war. Auch Beatrice‘ Gedankengänge waren nicht unbedingt immer nachvollziehbar. Ich empfand sie als sehr sprunghaft und unstet. Ebenso das hin und her mit Tobias, der eine ganz klar Linie ging, während sie scheinbar immer mal wieder die Seiten wechselte. Allerdings halte ich ihr Alter dagegen, in der Pubertät (und das ist sie ja mit 16 Jahren) kann man schon mal sprunghaft werden. Außerdem war sie des Lebens müde, durch die Trauer und Schuldgefühle, die immer wieder auch ihre Entscheidungen beeinflussten.Die Autorin hat eine düstere Stimmung eingefangen. Es herrscht Krieg, Mißtrauen und Angst. Auf der anderen Seite sind die, die gegen das Böse (die Ken) kämpfen. Die Fraktionslosen, die Amite und einige Teile der Ferox. Die nach dem Massaker übrig gebliebenen Altruan suchten Unterschlupf bei den übrigen Fraktionen. Ein ziemliches Durcheinander, was aber angesichts der Situation völlig ok war. Nach den Beschreibungen der Stadt konnte man sich selbst ein gutes Bild machen – ebenfalls düster und auch trostlos.Ich hoffe, das der dritte Teil – das Finale – wieder deutlich spannender wird. Der Band wird nicht lange warten müssen, schließlich bin ich schon sehr neugierig, was hinter dem Zaun ist und wer nun die Kontrolle über Chicago einnimmt. Und letzt endlich möchte ich auch wissen, ob Beatrice und Tobias auch nach dem Krieg noch eine Chance haben.Anmerkung: Ich habe es als eBook gelesen.Veröffentlicht am 03.02.15!
    • 4/5
      Great book. Narration is really good.
      The story is as good as the first one.
    • 5/5
      awesome book
    • 4/5
      4
    • 3/5
      by the end of the book i was glad it was over. don't know if i will read the third book or not. it was good but it seems like it's just the same thing happening over and over!!!!!
    • 4/5
      The book was okay, the ending made up for the rest of it. I don't believe this was as good as Divergent, but I look forward to the next book. This book mostly contained a lot of running around, hiding and fighting, and the plot development was slow. Tobias, was also a bit of a distraction and I found that he didn't have much of a purpose in the book. With that said, I did like the construction, or deconstruction of each faction as we learn more about their role and how different combinations of them can work together.

      "Sometimes I feel like I am collecting the lessons each faction has to teach me, and storing them in my mind like a guidebook for moving through the world. There is always something to learn, always something that is important to understand." (269)

      I also like how Tris is becoming more independent and is making her own decisions, and taking her own risks. Despite the stupidity, rashness and ill-calculated moves of others, Tris' curiosity and natural instincts help discover the truth behind Jeanine's attack, which brings a revelation.

      First Line:"I wake with his name in my mouth." (1)

      Last Line: "Then the shouting begins." (525)
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      Quotes

      "'Died' was just a fact to me then, detached from emotion. But 'dead,' mingling with the churning and bubbling noises in this room, strikes a blow like a hammer to my chest, and the monster of grief awakens, clawing at my eyes and throat." (44)

      "The Candor sing the praises of the truth, but they never tell you how much it costs." (155)

      "We both have war inside of us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us." (242)

      "I wonder how I seem to them. They must see someone I don't see. Someone capable and strong. Someone I can't be; someone I can be. " (265)

      "'Tris. Don't do anything stupid.' I force a smile. 'Why do people keep saying that to me?'" (317)

      "Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind." (418)

      "'Insurgent,' he says. 'Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent.'" (458)
    • 5/5
      Loves it
    • 5/5
      I can't wait until the third installment comes out later in 2013. The strong story and engaging characters continue in this one as well.
    • 4/5
      Loved, loved, loved the first book in this series. In fact, I loved it so much, I read it a second time before returning it to the library.

      That said, Insurgent was a great return to Tris's world. I loved revisiting her and Four and their friends. It was really interesting to learn more about the other factions and the factionless. Was initially a little worried that Tris would end up Katniss-ing her way around this book like Mockingjay, but she turned out to be ok and brave again by the middle. Hooray!

      Not crazy about the "twist" ending, which I had suspected part of through both books, but I imagine we will find much more about this in the next (final?) book of the series, which I assume is to be released in 2013. At least I hope so, I don't particularly want to wait much longer than that!
    • 3/5
      I have very mixed feelings about this book. I like the series plot, as near as I can tell. I like the world and the imagery. I like many of the characters. But there were many bits about this particular book that drove me a little crazy. (And talking about them will mean there are spoilers. Be warned.)

      First: Tris. I understand that she has been through a lot of stuff that most people won’t ever have to go through. I realize that she is only 16. But she spent way too much time in this book getting hung up on issues that I had a hard time believing. The biggest and most annoying one was the gun thing. I found it really hard to believe that she would have that much trouble even touching a gun when she was IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR. Sure, freak out about it when you have the time to think about it. Sure, have trouble actually firing the thing. But to have trouble touching one when she seemed otherwise perfectly rational? And when she had no problem nearly killing someone with a knife? I didn’t buy that.

      I also have an issue with her relationship with Tobias. I can accept that they love each other. I can’t accept that she would have been raised by such a loving (if not demonstrative) couple as her parents seemed to be, and not know how to talk to a boy she liked about important things. Maybe it’s been too long since I’ve been a teenager with a crush on a guy. But up until the end of the book (when things seemed to resolve better) it seemed that her boy-troubles were merely a good way to move the plot along and not character-realistic.

      And I think my biggest issue with this book was the writing quality. I enjoy the story. But not all of the actual writing seems necessary. And my arm hurts right now from holding INSURGENT too long while I was reading the last of it. Have you seen the print on the hardbacks? (Which I got because they were a boxed set… I didn’t see a boxed set of the paperbacks.) TOO BIG, in my opinion. Not large-print big, but paper-wasting big. If you’re not going to cut some of the text through edits, at least use a smaller font so that your readers aren’t lugging around a five-pound book. (Yes, that’s an exaggeration, but still. And yes, I know that Harry Potter books had the same length issue. My same complaint stands about those books, with the possible difference that the font needed to be a little bigger on the Potter books because the readers were – marketed as – younger.)

      Anyway. Did I like INSURGENT? Yes, mostly. There were moments in the middle of the books that I wondered why I bought them instead of getting them from the library, but I mostly like the book. (You can tell that the author was young, though, I feel. It feels like an early book and not a more polished book by a more experienced writer.) As I’ve said, I like the story a lot. I’m hoping that more polishing time was spent on ALLEGIANT, because I’m planning to finish the series and want to end the books on a positive note. We’ll see.

      (Oh – and I stil haven’t seen the movie. I’m curious to see how that changes my take on the books. Kinda want to finish reading the whole trilogy first, though.)