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Divergent Review

Hi everyone. I’m sure quite a few of you have seen the film by now. I actually saw a screening of it.  I teamed up once again with my friends over at The Grand Shuckett to do a podcast review and discussion.  Feel free to listen here: Tris Prior (played by Shailene Woodley) is the central character of this futuristic dystopian society of Chicago. In this word, everyone is divided…

March 30, 2014
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Divergent – A good read if a little familiar…

A little help here, Dystopian fans.  While I haven’t read very many books in this genre aside from the 3 Hunger Games books and now this, I noticed quite a number of similarities that took away from the originality factor for me. In Dystopian novels should I: 1) Expect teens to be ripped away from their families and forced into some Darwinist-based event thanks to some sick tyrannical government power…

February 2, 2012
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