{"id":9273,"date":"2015-03-29T22:18:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T22:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teampcheng.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/29\/insurgent-book-review"},"modified":"2015-03-29T22:18:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-29T22:18:00","slug":"insurgent-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/insurgent-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Insurgent Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-NQ3vR0okEws\/VQ7kd71foVI\/AAAAAAAAKVI\/8Nk0_yjDjws\/s640\/blogger-image--519586802.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-NQ3vR0okEws\/VQ7kd71foVI\/AAAAAAAAKVI\/8Nk0_yjDjws\/s640\/blogger-image--519586802.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\">I haven&#8217;t done a book review in a long time <i>because I haven&#8217;t finished a book in a long time too <\/i>and I think that&#8217;s because I&#8217;ve made the mistake of reading &#8220;book turned movies&#8221;\u00a0<i>after <\/i>seeing the movie. I say that it <i>was <\/i>a mistake because after seeing the movie and knowing <i>what will <\/i>happen next, it was hard for me to turn on the next page since I already knew what was going to happen. Case in point <i>Mazerunner <\/i>and <i>The Book Thief<\/i>. Although I had no trouble finishing Nicholas Sparks&#8217; <i>A Walk To Remember<\/i>,bebenta if it was a <i>watch-movie-read-book-afterward <\/i>arrangement.\u00a0I guess there&#8217;s an exception for every rule but one thing is definitely for certain: As much as possible, if you really can; read the book first. Which is why I really made it a point to finish the book before watching Insurgent and I have to say that it was a wise decision indeed.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\">While reading the book, I thought that it was more exciting and interesting than it&#8217;s predecessor <i>Divergent <\/i>and this made me anticipate watching the movie. I still had about 150 pages left to read in the book when I saw the movie. I&#8217;m not the type who goes crazy over tiny details being changed from book to movie. I always look at them as two different works; from a writer and a script writer&#8217;s perspective I understand that not all that is written on paper can be translated on to the screen.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\">Given that I would have to say that it is in my opinion that <i>Insurgent <\/i>is one of those books that is better as a movie. Why is that? Well it&#8217;s because of the many action scenes and sequences in the story. Just like in a manga where big fights can be more appreciated (well at least in my opinion) as an animated episode rather than reading it. The same goes for Insurgent&#8217;s gun blazing, punches flying, action filled scenes. You&#8217;d be disappointed \u00a0if you&#8217;re looking for prose in Insurgent since it is written in a straight forward perspective of a 16 year old in a dystopian \u00a0future. It lacks and and all beautiful words that give you a warm and fuzzy feeling inside. It is straight, concise and to the point.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\">Unlike Divergent which only gives the reader a look into the Abegnation and Dauntless factions, Insurgent gives us a sneak peak into the other factions Amity, Candor and even a benign look at Erudite. Yes, not all Erudite are calculating and cold blooded like Jennine. This is something that they failed to portray in the movie though.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\">I believe that the movie was able to conveniently cut out scenes and put everything together in a fast paced adventure. Admittedly the ending was a big different from the book, which leaves you hanging and you just know that when you pick up book 3 &#8211; <i>Allegiant <\/i>you would know that it picks right up on the action which left you in a big cliff hanger in Insurgent.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\">One thing that the movie failed to show though was why the movie\/book was called Insurgent in the first place &#8211; this was beautifully explained in the book though.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\">You&#8217;re not really missing much if you don&#8217;t read <i>Insurgent<\/i>, it&#8217;s not exactly a literal masterpiece that will be discussed in English Class in future generations but if you&#8217;re a book worm\/movie buff like me then you wouldn&#8217;t be too disappointed with it. 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