In the Divergent film adaptation, humanity has isolated itself from the rest of the world via a high-tech barrier known as the Fence. Apparently they’re being protected from the devastation of said world caused by war or the danger of vicious mutants; take your pick. In this walled-off Chicago of the future, every teenager must take…
All right boys and girls, let’s talk about time travel, a mainstay of the genre that our dear website is here to celebrate! Nothing in the realm of sci-fi is as popular or as often used as the concept of time travel. It’s such a cool concept that even fantasy stories tend to use it…
Take these with a grain of salt and/or a pinch of humor, but if you’re looking for a costume unlike any other, read on. Last summer there were a lot of cute, creative, and snazzy ladies (and a few gentlemen) dressed as the Doctor’s TARDIS. Keeping with that theme, I think this should be the…
If I had to choose one word to describe the recently released Divergent movie, it would be “exception,” because that’s exactly what the film represents to me. The rule is that, usually, a book is far superior to its cinematic adaptation. How can we forget the countless works of art that felt so amazing on paper,…
Divergent (published May 3rd, 2011) is the first chapter of Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogy, followed by Insurgent (2012) and Allegiant (2013). The novel takes place in a futuristic Chicago in which the population is divided into 5 factions: Abnegation, meant for the selfless, Amity, for the peaceful, Candor, for those who value the truth above all else, Dauntless, for the…
The book-turned-movie Ender’s Game is what made me first ponder this subject, and thanks to the theater release of dystopian YA series, Divergent, I haven’t stopped thinking about it. Perhaps a change in medium can be enlivening to some books, but it is also true that there are just some beloved stories that we would hate…
