The Fault in Our Stars

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When I heard that the Divergent book by Veronica Roth was coming out as a movie, I wasn't sure what it was about. I had not read the book because I had seen it numerous times in the store, I never thought I would be interested in it. I would pick it up, read the back, and then put it down. It was the trailer for the movie that intrigued me. Being a stickler for wanting to read the book before watching the movie, I had one week to read it.

I wanted to read the book and I wanted to read it NOW. I do not condone this because I feel that respect is due to the authors that write these books, but I went to Google anyway and found a PDF of Divergent. Although I hate reading books over a screen or Nook or Kindle or anything like that, I was instantly enthralled in the book and wanted to read more and more. I read half of the book in a matter of hours. Deciding that I would read the whole book anyway and feeling bad for reading a PDF of the book, I made a late night trip to Walmart and bought it. I continued reading and finished the book the next day. I was hooked and I needed my next ...

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