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elija_20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
As someone who watched the films first and loved them, I can confidently say the books are SO much better. I loved all the little details and plot points that the film missed and just the description of Tris’ emotions that couldn’t be translated to film.
One piece of advice I would give if you are reading this after watching the films is that the characters of Tris and especially Four are (in my opinion) very different to the books compared to the films. I would recommend starting the books with this in mind and you will enjoy it and relate to the characters better.
Even if you haven’t watched the films, oh my goodness I would recommend this book to anyone. Cant wait to read the next one.
Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Confinement, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content, War, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Body shaming
dragonsreadtoo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Because of this many choices that the characters makes feel weird, unnecessary or down right dumb.
As a dystopian it fails to make a debate about the current topics.
But it has a lot of action and if you just want a quick read without much to think about I would say this would work. Just check the trigger warnings.
I do kinda like that the romantic interest thinks of Tris as a strong person and treat her as such. I just wished that the characters felt more real.
Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Classism, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexual harassment, Murder, Child abuse, and Violence
nathaliereading's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Vomit, War, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Suicide, Bullying, and Child abuse
chloe_23's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual content
lorraine19's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Bullying
Moderate: Murder, Suicide, War, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Difficult family relationships, Betrayal, Facing phobiasplanetshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, War, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Body shaming, Genocide, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Police brutality, Vomit, and Child death
Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
onmywaytobefamous's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
So, thank you, V. Thank you for writing the 14-year-old me her favorite book… it is still my favorite book, more than 5 years later.
Graphic: Body shaming, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Bullying, and Child abuse
Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship
macsmith's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Child abuse, Bullying, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts
lilifane's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I thought I would hate it because I'm kind of over YA dystopian trilogies. But to my utter surprise I actually really enjoed it.
The division of society into fractions based on character traits is not the most original idea but I just went with it and I liked the way the plot progressed throughout the book. I liked the evaluation of the characters at the beginning to find out in which fraction they belong, absolutely loooooved the training aspect which made up the majority of the book. Liked the characters and their dynamics. Four is my new all time favourite, protect him at all costs. But I was so surprised that I didn't find Tris annoying, I actually liked her a lot too. Same with the romance plot. That was actually pretty cute and so well done. There were some things that were pretty obvious from the beginning but some of the twists actually surprised me, mostly because I had NO idea where the plot was going....
The weakest part was probably the world building for me so I'm curious if this will be exploed a little more in the next book(s).
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse