Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Divergent

Divergent is a modern classic for a reason. It showcases a brilliantly unique and throughly developed concept, and keeps the reading engaged from start to finish with a mix of action, romance, and angst. And given the length of this book, that is especially impressive.

I would recommend that everyone even remotely interested in YA Dystopia should pick this book up at some point. Experiencing the book for the first time is a memorable experience, one that a lot of people can get something from.

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alisonfaith426's review against another edition

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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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bethyalot's review against another edition

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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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sup3r_xn0va_maya's review

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adventurous challenging sad tense slow-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

3.0

I wanted to read this book because it's been on my TBR since it released when I was in my early 20s (2010+). This book definitely could have been 150 pages shorter and I wouldn't be been so frustrated with the pacing and how long it was. The story honestly could have been 150 pages shorter and would have been just about the same (This book is 487 pgs.)

I'm not sure if my younger self would have appreciated this book more than my older self. I'm in my early 30s and I still enjoy reading young adult novels, this novel just didn't have enough action or excitement for me.

I wanted to see what the hype was and why this particular series was made into a movie franchise. This really wasn't as exciting or good as I expected it to be and therefore I feel let down and I don't have the desire to finish the series so I don't think I'll find out what happens in the story and I'm not that let down by not finding out all the secrets to this series.

I'm giving this 3 stars out of 5

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imaginaryisobel's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

This is basically the perfect ya I just wish she wouldn't mention how small she is every 3 pages

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r0ry_'s review against another edition

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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

5.0

Cry count: 3 (1 cry, 2 teary eyed)

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jasminn_perez's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

3.0

idk this book explained absolutely nothing and it made no sense but i loved it. it was quick and not boring and fours sexy so

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nienora's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It's not very good. But it could be worse. Tris honestly wasn't that annoying and she had one or two smart thoughts, I'm impressed. I expected to hate her guts.
World building makes no sense. There's no way that kind of divide would work for two weeks let alone years.

I don't understand why and how Tris and Four like each other soo much. They both come from the same faction and they're both repressed and apparently that's enough for them. They were interesting when they're literally 20cm apart with all the classical tropes.

The most important thing to remember is that Tris is short. And she likes to remind us of that fact every 5 minutes. Especially if she's close to Four.
Also what kind of nickname is a number? Ofc he's glad she uses his real name, no one want to be called by a number. But Dauntless are known for their strength not their brain.

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