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    Four: A Divergent Collection

    Written by Veronica Roth

    Narrated by Aaron Stanford

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    Fans of the Divergent series by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be thrilled by Four: A Divergent Collection, a companion volume that includes four pre-Divergent stories told from Tobias Eaton’s point of view.

    DIVERGENT, INSURGENT and ALLEGIANT were major blockbuster movies in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

    Readers first encountered Tobias Eaton as "Four" in Divergent. His voice is an integral part of Allegiant. Readers will find more of this charismatic character's backstory told from his own perspective in Four: A Divergent Collection. When read together, these long narrative pieces illuminate the defining moments in Tobias Eaton's life.

    The first three pieces in this volume – "The Transfer," "The Initiate," and "The Son" – follow Tobias's transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless, his Dauntless initiation, and the first clues that a foul plan is brewing in the leadership of two factions.

    The fourth story, "The Traitor," runs parallel with the events of Divergent, giving readers a glimpse into the decisions of loyalty – and love – that Tobias makes in the weeks after he meets Tris Prior.

    Exclusive scenes included!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJul 8, 2014
    ISBN9780007596997
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    Four: A Divergent Collection
    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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    • 4/5
      A comfortable visit to a familiar world. This compilation adds a little perspective to what is going on in the first book of the Divergent series. It's comforting to be reminded about little details as we get a second look at how the story unfolded.
    • 4/5
      Four is a collection of short stories and scene snippets set in the world of Divergent. They are all told from Tobias "Four" Eaton's point of view. The first story, The Transfer, tells us about Tobias' Choosing day and how he came to be a member of Dauntless. The second story, The Initiate, gives us the background on how Four choose his name and, like the title says, his initiation period into Dauntless. The third story, The Son, is about Four's first few weeks as a Dauntless member as he learns his place in their hierarchy and shows the beginning of events that unfold in Divergent. The fourth story, The Traitor, is set after Triss has become an initiate and further sets up events in Divergent. At the end there are three scene snippets of events that happen in Divergent told instead from Four's perspective.Each story was interesting. I enjoyed Four's point of view and it was nice to go back to the Divergent world. This is a great read for fans of the series and anyone who wanted more insight into the character of Four.
    • 2/5
      This book isn't exceptional. It's another book that seems to scream that the author is trying to squeeze more money out of a popular series. I didn't hate it. At least it did what the other three books in the series couldn't; it made me care about Four/Tobias. I still don't think he's right for Tris (especially the Tris in the first book,) but at least hearing about Marcus and Evelyn from his point of view made me sympathize with him, rather than just pitying him (while still disliking him) like I did in the other books. Seriously though, why didn't he tell Tris's parents that Abnegation was going to be attacked? They would have believed him. Instead he just slunk back to Dauntless without making sure that someone who would believe him was aware of the danger. Why even bother having him know if he wasn't even going to meet with Tris's parents or otherwise do something useful?
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed seeing everything from Four's perspective! I felt like it gave me a better edge or view of the situation.
    • 5/5
      I love seeing things from Four's POV more so than from Tris's.
      What is it about a guys POV that makes everything seem more special? *sigh* Wish it could be so easy in real life.

      Great book, gives more depth to the character from 2 years prior to where Divergent starts and goes over some favorite Four Tris scenes from Divergent.

      highly recommend.
    • 4/5
      This novella is actually a collection of short stories centered on Four. I enjoyed not only seeing the Divergent world from his point of view, but also getting his back story. The stories had the great character development and world building I love from this author. I can’t say much about the stories in the collection because I do not want to spoil anything for those that have not read the series. I do recommend reading the series first, or at least the first book, then reading this novella since it is a nice addition to the series.
    • 4/5
      I really liked Four's POV. I like the book version of him better.
      Wasn't aware he was supposed to be 18, and not 30-ish, the way he seems in the movie... I somehow managed to miss this fact in the first book, and in my mind the actor's version of him was superimposed over every description of him I found.
    • 4/5
      Great quick read, with the same intensity and flow as the series. Nice character development.
    • 2/5
      Reads sort of like so-so fanfiction. Four's POV exposes the weaknesses of the worldbuilding in the main Divergent series.
    • 3/5
      I really enjoyed learning about Four from his perspective. He's a great character with many different layers which i enjoyed learning about in this book.
    • 4/5
      After a major disappointment in Allegiant, this book came as a pleasant surprise. It was nice to get to know the Tobias in Four just a bit more, something which I thought we missed in the end of the official trilogy.

      The last story was essentially a retelling of Tris' initiation through Four's eyes. It gave very nice explanations to Four's somewhat ambiguous motives in Divergent.
    • 5/5
      I was worried this would be kind of repetitive but I really enjoyed learning about Four from his perspective. He's a great character with many layers that you don't get to see so it was nice to read about him.
    • 5/5
      This book was read a while ago and I’ve liked the point of view from Four, the Divergent character. Each part is taken at different points in Four’s life, explaining his enigmatic upbringing and his thoughts when confronted to difficult situations. His training and meeting with Tris, his thoughts processes are projected well. iI a way, I much prefer this narrative to the initial Divergent novels, somehow, because it’s more difficult to write in a novella/short form than full on novels. For this, I’ll give it 5*.
    • 4/5
      This is one of the few times where I've seen a collection of short stories from a popular series that truly each added a real depth of understanding to the characters and narrative of the original series. While these aren't essential reads in any way for understanding the series, they certainly help in offering more glimpses of some key characters and their motivations. It's definitely worth the effort, for those who enjoyed the Divergent series.
    • 5/5
      I've been wanting to read this book since forever and I'm glad I finally got around to reading it! 


      I finished it in around six hours, because I just did not want to let it go. 


      I'm a sucker for characters with a dark past, and therefore, Tobias had been my favourite character in the Divergent Trilogy. Reading a book from his perspective was therefore wonderful! 


      I loved the fact that the events that took place in this book weren't the same as the Divergent Trilogy. Four gives us an overview of Four's life before the arrival of Tris. We get to see him choose Dauntless as his faction, make friends and enemies. 


      There were a couple of scenes from Divergent too, but they were only a few pages long, and they were a sweet epilogue to the book! 


      Four isn't a full length novel, it's a collection of short stories that span the two years from Four's initiation to Tris' initiation. 


      Four is a must read for every Divergent fan, and I'm so glad my dad got the sudden urge to buy me a book, which was how I ended up with a copy of this utterly good book!
    • 3/5
      I liked Four's perspective, but - if possible - seeing Triss through his eyes makes her even more insufferable. I hated her from the second book on, but from the very beginning of her meeting Four she's just...ugh.
    • 4/5
      Would have liked them much much more if I didn't know how Allegiant ended. Having read these short stories I feel like how Four behaved in behaved in Allegiant is out of character.
    • 5/5
      I absolutely loved this book! I was a little hesitant, which is why it took me so long to get to it. I loved experiencing the story from Four's perspective. If you aren't familiar with the Divergent series, you need to read it IMMEDIATELY.

      It was very cool to experience his emotions during his time with Tris and very hard knowing what happens.
    • 5/5
      Four (A Divergent Collection) by Veronica Roth is a pretty quick read with large font from the perspective of probably my favorite character of the series. I’ll be honest and say I never finished Allegiant and I can’t say I plan to finish it. I just couldn’t get into it. The way Four is written allows the reader to pick up each story as its own separate event which I really enjoyed doing. I didn’t feel as though I needed to read it straight through and, if you’ve read at least Divergent, you can probably jump around this pretty easily. I read the end stories before I read the beginning and I don’t feel as though I really missed or spoiled anything for myself by doing so. If you haven’t fallen in love with Four, like I did which is what caused me to devour Divergent in the first place, you’d definitely be in love with him by the end.

      So what is it? It’s simply a set of novellas. That’s probably the best description I can think of. I’ve noticed lately that a lot of YA authors love to publish novellas from different perspectives, especially minor characters that readers love. I realize Four is a main character but you get what I’m saying, right? Four chronicles not just how he got his name, spoiler: he has Four fears, but also how he transformed from the timid abused child from Abnegation to the leader we know him as. Each story (chapter?) shows a different part of his life from finding out about being Divergent to meeting and falling for Tris. We learn more about why he is the way he is – which for a long time I wrote off as cold and distant. Also, Theo James. Even picturing him while reading was enough for me.

    • 4/5
      This reminded me how much I love Four. It tells his story before he came to Dauntless. It also shows his trials to get in along with more information on Eric and others. Then it gives Four's point of view when Tris came to Dauntless. Left me wanting more from him.
    • 2/5
      Roth reveals more of Tobias Eaton's history before he became known as Four, chose Dauntless to escape his abusive father, and met Tris. The pre-Tris stories are interesting but the post-Tris stories are dull and self-indulgent. Readers already know what happens in the narrative and Four's thoughts and emotions about the events prove to be exactly what you would expect. An unnecessary entry in the series.
    • 2/5
      This book isn't exceptional. It's another book that seems to scream that the author is trying to squeeze more money out of a popular series. I didn't hate it. At least it did what the other three books in the series couldn't; it made me care about Four/Tobias. I still don't think he's right for Tris (especially the Tris in the first book,) but at least hearing about Marcus and Evelyn from his point of view made me sympathize with him, rather than just pitying him (while still disliking him) like I did in the other books. Seriously though, why didn't he tell Tris's parents that Abnegation was going to be attacked? They would have believed him. Instead he just slunk back to Dauntless without making sure that someone who would believe him was aware of the danger. Why even bother having him know if he wasn't even going to meet with Tris's parents or otherwise do something useful?
    • 5/5
      How could I not love anything that tells me what FOUR was thinking throughout this whole story??? The different perspective, and learning what his transfer was like was very enlightening and I devoured it! I think I would read an entire rewritten version of the series told exclusively from Four's point of view. Well done and thank you Ms. Roth!
    • 5/5
      This collection helps explain where Four came from and why he is the way he is. Very helpful in understanding him.
    • 4/5
      I wasn't a true fan of Four while reading the Divergent trilogy. I think I just didn't understand him since I only knew him by what Tris thought of him. Even though she loved him I saw him as this tortured boy who grew hard because of his father.After reading this I realized him some ways I was right but there was so much more to him. Yes he has his issues (who doesn't) but his biggest drive is that he wants to find someone to love him - to choose him.
    • 4/5
      Written much better than the books from Tris's point of view, this collection shows great insight into how Tobias's mind works, and the problems he faced during and before the original series.
    • 4/5
      If you enjoyed the Divergent trilogy, this is an excellent companion novel. It is the same story (first half of Divergent) as narrated by Tobias, but it's not redundant in any way. A bit is familiar overlap, but most scenes are fresh insights into Tobias's past and activity behind the Tris's scope.
    • 3/5
      This book was a lot of fun and a great filler between other reads. It was great to explore more of Four's character. There isn't much new here, just a chance to get to know Four a bit better. Which isn't a bad thing at all.

      It did seem to take a long time for Four to get his own voice. Maybe it's the first person, present tense that Roth likes to write in, but it took a very long time for him to really develop a personality. Although, I felt the same about Tris when reading Divergent.

      It surprised me a bit to learn that Roth had originally planned for Four to be her protagonist of her trilogy. So I guess this is an exploration (and a bit of a tease) of what if that had been.

      All in all, it was really interesting to learn more about Four's past, amp up the hate for Eric even more, get to know some of the other players in the game (like Max), and to see a lot of what he was up to while Tris was going through initiation. Four is a fun read, and a good addition to the Divergent trilogy.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed getting inside Four's head and understanding him better. This book doesn't cover the whole story, it barely reaches the middle of Divergent chronologically, but you get to see Four's background and understand what made him who he is. It was a quick read and entertaining. If you enjoyed the Divergent series, you will like this, even if you're not a fan of the "same story from a different point of view" book. Recommended.
    • 3/5
      Not bad, but I wanted it to be a bit more in-depth into Four's feelings.