After reading Divergent by Veronica Roth I would have to say that I really enjoyed the story. Initially, I thought it was going to be something along the lines of a worse version of The Hunger Games series, but after reading a few chapters, I slowly got hooked. This book well exceeded my expectations and was a very enjoyable read. Although some of the plot was predictable such as the attack on Abnegation using the simulations, it still threw me for some twists and turns along the way. I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of The Hunger Games  as it has a similar dystopian structure with a strong female main character. Also, the book is full of action and kept me on the edge of my seat wanting more.
In my opinion the film was a disappointment compared to the book. I feel like the whole plot was very rushed and the parts that they did end up focusing on came across as very forced. Some of the similarities between the film and the book were the fact that Jeannine was accurate to the books description as condescending and devious, all while keeping calm and collected Also, I enjoyed how the Dauntless as a faction were portrayed in the movie as it captured their free-spirited attitude and energy throughout the movie. Overall, it was a mediocre film at best because they never went into detail of the initiation process and how it truly pushed them to the limit and couldn't quite capture the character of Tris being strong when she needed to instead of the random bravery she showed in the movie.
I am glad that I was both able to read this book and watch the movie adaptation. I often try to read books before watching their movie counterparts because I feel that if I had watched this movie before reading the book, I would have never read it. I plan to take away the fact that I truly prefer the book over the movie and to never watch that movie again. In my opinion, if anyone wants to know the story of divergent, they shouldn't even bother with the movie and just read the books instead.