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This was a spectacular ending to a spectacular series. However, first of all, let me get my one complaint out of the way. I hate the shifting viewpoints in this book. The book shifts from chapter to chapter from Tobias to Tris. Normally, I have NO PROBLEM with shifting viewpoints whatsoever, however, in this particular series, the first two books were told COMPLETELY from Tris' point of view. Changing that around in the third and final book was very irritating because I wasn't used to it. I'd start reading a chapter and get three or four pages into the chapter and then there would be a line similar to this: "I can't believe I'm looking at the man who tried to kill my girlfriend."
And I would be completely turned around. I'd think, "Wait... Someone tried to kill Tris' girlfriend? Tris had a girlfriend? That makes no sense." And then, of course, I'd realize, "Oh yes. This is another Tobias chapter." I feel like, if the author was going to be flip-flopping viewpoints, she should have found a way to do so throughout the entire series or not at all.
However, despite that irritating inconvenience, I loved the book. It wasn't a shocking revelation like I think the author was going for, but it didn't matter. It was still wonderfully put together and is a wonderful comment on the state of governmental affairs and absolute power.
Also, there are not very many books -- especially YA novels -- that have anything other than a typical, Hollywood happy-ending these days. That is why the ending to this novel -- this series -- was so poignant and perfect. Tris' final sacrifice to save the world -- as well as her brother who betrayed her -- was the perfect ending to this series. There is not a single way this book could have ended that would have been better.
**DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS**
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DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS
This was a spectacular ending to a spectacular series. However, first of all, let me get my one complaint out of the way. I hate the shifting viewpoints in this book. The book shifts from chapter to chapter from Tobias to Tris. Normally, I have NO PROBLEM with shifting viewpoints whatsoever, however, in this particular series, the first two books were told COMPLETELY from Tris' point of view. Changing that around in the third and final book was very irritating because I wasn't used to it. I'd start reading a chapter and get three or four pages into the chapter and then there would be a line similar to this: "I can't believe I'm looking at the man who tried to kill my girlfriend."
And I would be completely turned around. I'd think, "Wait... Someone tried to kill Tris' girlfriend? Tris had a girlfriend? That makes no sense." And then, of course, I'd realize, "Oh yes. This is another Tobias chapter." I feel like, if the author was going to be flip-flopping viewpoints, she should have found a way to do so throughout the entire series or not at all.
However, despite that irritating inconvenience, I loved the book. It wasn't a shocking revelation like I think the author was going for, but it didn't matter. It was still wonderfully put together and is a wonderful comment on the state of governmental affairs and absolute power.
Also, there are not very many books -- especially YA novels -- that have anything other than a typical, Hollywood happy-ending these days. That is why the ending to this novel -- this series -- was so poignant and perfect. Tris' final sacrifice to save the world -- as well as her brother who betrayed her -- was the perfect ending to this series. There is not a single way this book could have ended that would have been better.
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