The Divided

The book was great. I was easily drawn within the first few pages. In this book action speaks louder than words. There is always something happen to keep my interest afloat. Sekme the main character was a no hold bars female character who can hold her own. When I read this book I sensed that Katie Waitman must have gotten her ideas and influence from the middle-east. The sun, desert, bloodshed and a never-ending war I thought would be a little redundant like other sci-fi military fiction but the way Ms. Waiteman carry the story into the unknown was outstanding. This book wasn't predictable at all and Katie Waitman is a wonderful story teller.

The Divided was a special read for me. In 1996, by accident or by twist of fate, I met Katie Waitman on a trip to Egypt/Jordan and spent two weeks rooming with her. (The trip was months before her first book, The Merro Tree, had been published.) During this trip she was always writing, taking photographs, drawing; taking in what was around her and putting it into words and pictures. I was unaware that she was working on The Divided at the time. Two years later, when I was reading The Divided I was amazed by scope of her talent. Her ablity to absorb what is around her and weave it into perfect word is somthing that only a few people posess. Seeing how she interpreted the terrain, environment, what she saw on this trip, and how she incorporated it into The Divided is truly remarkable. Katie Waitman shows us that creative inspiration can come from anywhere at anytime. For those who were also on this trip; The Divided isn't just a good read with a wonderful heroine, it's a visual reminder of a wonderful trip. BRAVO Katie, keep them coming!

I discovered Katie Waitman through her first novel, THE MERRO TREE, a year or two ago. THE MERRO TREE quickly became one of my favorite novels, because of the intriguing story, the exploration of the dramatic arts, and the very well written characters- and this was the author's first book. When I found out that the she had a new book out, I bought it immediately. I was impressed that Waitman was able to write another excellent book, that was very different from her first, yet retaining the same elegant and interesting style. Many authors are stuck writing the same exact type of book over and over again (e.g. McCaffrey), while Waitman's first two books are better than many seasoned writer's later books. I have to admit that I did not like THE DIVIDED quite as much as THE MERRO TREE, but it was still an excellent book, and I am eagerly awaiting her next book.

I really enjoyed this book the characters were so normal you wouldn't think this book was a sci-fi.Although like most book there were a few parts that got the story off track, but when they got back into it it was inpossible to put it down.On a scale of 1-10, I would have to rate it a 10.If you are in the mood for a dramatic love story you should pick up a copie of The Divided.