We can’t wait to hear from you in the comments! Be aware, some comments may be held for our review to reduce spam and won’t appear on the site right away, but we’ll do our best to review quickly. Have you read the Divergent Series or any other books by Veronica Roth? How do you think they compare?.Did you read or listen to the book? Which do you prefer? Did you like the narrator?.Do you think Sam will be happy on the Ark or regret her decision to leave?.Were you surprised discovering the new orchid changed Sam’s mind about staying on Earth?.“She wondered if he had learned as much about his wife in her absence as he had in her presence, just as Samantha had with her father.” – Veronica Roth, Ark Ark Discussion Prompts/Questionsįeel free to comment whatever thoughts and questions you have! But if you aren’t sure where to start, consider some of the prompts/questions below: I was also a little disappointed that Sam didn’t bring the orchid with her since it seemed like that was her reason for wanting to live. I do believe that some would stay behind and some might choose to end their lives before the end, while most would probably want to get on the ship but I don’t know how many would choose each option. I would hope that we could all just become humans as she said.

I don’t know if humanity would actually be able to work well together if something was threatening Earth but I hope so. There were some interesting philosophical points made though. The ending just left me wanting to know more. I haven’t read a lot of short stories but this one felt incomplete to me. I feel like this might have been better as an actual book. But not yet.” – Veronica Roth, Ark Brooke’s Thoughtsįor a short story, I thought this started off pretty slow and didn’t grab my attention right away. “Why take a shower when you’re just going to get dirty? Why eat when you’re just going to get hungry? Every flower dies eventually, Sam. I’m not sure Sam will be happy aboard the Ark but hope she continues discovering new things and finds joy, perhaps finally considering herself a scientist.

It would have been cool to see the orchid contain a cure for the cancer that killed Sam’s mother and Hagen’s wife or something like that. Especially since she left the Oncidium Samantha with Hagen to die on Earth. I was expecting a love interest or something to develop and found the discovery of a new orchid a little weak in terms of making Sam want to live. The idea of awaiting the apocalypse is nothing new but I felt was presented well in this short format. It jumped around a little more than I’d like and I wish it was a little longer to develop the story more though. I enjoyed this short book and gave it 4 stars.

Ark by Veronica Roth