Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Divergent by Veronica Roth

9 reviews

betanine's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

The story and the fast pace of the writing kept me into this book. I wanted to know what happened in the end. 

I am torn when it comes to the characters. While I say I didn’t love the characters, I didn’t dislike them, either. The teenage drama is something that does not appeal to me, though I do like when characters have internal struggles and grow from them. There is some of this here. I imagine that Tris’ growth will happen across the trilogy and not solely in one book. 

I liked the story, but I haven’t decided yet whether to read the next book. I think what goes cross grain for me in this book is that everyone is a threat to the main character throughout most of the book. I find this kind of fear uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Violence

nathaliereading's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

cara_nm's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, War, Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, and Bullying

Minor: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

maryannsophia's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Violence, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Vomit, Sexual content, and Alcohol

nirellis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-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

5.0

So cool

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, and Sexual harassment

tmrlover's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I somehow loved this book. It was easy to get through and i literally couldn’t stop reading it. Wasn’t always so happy with the writing style but still enjoyed it. I found the plot interesting but sometimes a bit confusing. Still an amazing book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, War, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Sexism, and Bullying

duchess16's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! I read 427 pages in ONE day and finished the book, that's how much I loved it. Would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Death, Confinement, Sexual content, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol

megan_j's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I’m a bit late to the train on this one, but I really enjoyed it. I was a massive hunger games fan back in the day, and my boyfriend convinced me to watch maze runner and then divergent, and I enjoyed divergent so much I started reading it the same night. Some of the dialogue was a bit weird at times but overall I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed Tris as a character, she’s like the ‘I’m not like other girls’ but at the same time she’s not. I loved her strength. I loved that four admitted that she wasn’t pretty, and that wasn’t the reason he likes her anyway. Gonna keep reading this series, and if the films were anything to go by the 3rd book is probably going to fry my brain but I’ll try my best anyway.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War

Moderate: Confinement

rayne_1906's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.25

At an immediate, surface level, this is an enjoyable read. The plot is just engaging enough, the characters just likeable enough. However, it contains a lot of inconsistencies and things that just don't make sense. So much time is spent on the very first stage of training, that the fear stages, which would be infinitely more interesting to read about, seem rushed, and when the climax of the book happens, the attack, it seems to have sprung out of nowhere, and therefore feels a bit forced. Speaking of forced, the relationship between between Tris and Four is at best rushed and convenient, and at worst predatory. On the other hand, without delving too deep into the problems of this book, it really isn't too bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Bullying, Suicide, and Gun violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit