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Divergent by Veronica Roth

24 reviews

lem_katt's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Death, and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Body shaming, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Sexual harassment, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Bullying, and Animal death

abbycasey's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, and Body shaming

Minor: Alcohol

elija_20's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Literally could not put this book down. 

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. 

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Content Warnings

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

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, War, Physical abuse, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

bethyalot's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

Loved this book as a younger adult when it first came out and thought I'd revisit.
I still enjoy the main plot of the factions, Divergence, mystery of rumours of overthrowing the government, and Four/Tris' relationship.
The writing is ok with a fairly fast pace, but can be repetitive, especially around Tris' thoughts and feelings.
It's a great third part, fast paced, exciting and emotional.
The main thing that annoys me is despite Tris

finding out that she is Divergent and being EXPLICITLY told to stay in the middle of the group, rather than drawing attention to herself by being at the top of the rankings, she does nothing to pretend that she is not aware that she is in a simulation in the second round of initiation. So she does come top of the rankings, again with the results of the third round, and this appears to have no impact. She doesn't acknowledge the danger she's in and it is hardly mentioned by anyone else later.

Overall a decent dystopian, YA novel and leaves you intrigued for the next in the series.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Body shaming, and Suicide

mermaidmommy19's review

5.0

Stellar. I haven't read it since high school, but I think I loved it even more this time around.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Suicide

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

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

dxmy_png's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Blood, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit

carolineporterfield's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming and Xenophobia