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Divergent by Veronica Roth

5 reviews

shannonredwine8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

ca_r's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Police brutality, Murder, War, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Grief

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

 The book reads well because the author has a very good writing style. The story was readable, and exciting and plot twists were not exaggerated. The main heroine was sympathetic to me, and I also liked how the book was finished.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Misogyny

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual assault and Cursing

planetshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

The Divergent series was built on such an interesting concept and was written well. Veronica Roth is a talented author and has published some of my favorite stories.

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Content Warnings

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

nyssbomb's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Alcohol, War, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Murder, and Medical content