So my mom is reading the Divergent series now. I finished the series over winter break, but now I have to wait for her to get into the second book before we can go see the movie.
          Personally, I think this whole "dystopian fiction" thing is getting out of hand. Yes, it's a little fun to imagine how terribly awful our country and world will be in the years to come, and I'm sure there are quite a few ways that could go, but after a while, everything starts to sound the same.
          In Divergent, what bothers me the most is that it's not so different from every other dystopian fiction book. People are separated into organized places, some fighting/dying goes on as part of everyday life, there is political corruption, rebellion/war happens, and in the end people realize how totally pointless it all is.
          And, of course, the mandatory love interest: Four.
          The book to movie thing kind of bugs me, too. Because honestly, Shailene Woodley looks nothing like Tris is supposed to, except for being blonde. (And don't even get me started on Shailene Woodley playing Hazel in "The Fault in Our Stars". The snark is killing me. And the haircut. And the shortness. I'm just really depressed about this because "The Fault in Our Stars" is one of my favorite books, and I thought it would be awesome if they made a movie, and then it goes and turns out like that.)
          So, anyway, we'll probably end up seeing the movie tomorrow or sometime next weekend. I'm also trying to persuade mom to let me go shopping. I need floral prints. And dresses. Because I apparently grew the half-inch more that made three of my favorite dresses look "too low" on the neckline and "too high" on the hem. Sigh.
          Also shoes. Because shoes.
          So I leave you with some pictures of my disappointments for today.