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Divergent by Veronica Roth

25 reviews

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I'd been enthralled with this in high school but returning to it as an adult is... interesting. I didn't care about Tris the entire book, and found myself only invested when the story involved Four. The writing felt contrived and a lot of the concept was just really cringey, especially with Tris not knowing what the word Divergent meant for two-thirds of the book. World building was nice though.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, Body horror, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Child abuse, and Genocide

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, War, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

duchess16's review against another edition

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

gracemacdonald94's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

Bleugh. While I thought I might like the plot and dystopian setting, I found the teen romance really gross and drawn out and I also found the amount of violence (including sexual violence, abuse, and self-inflicted violence) toooo much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Vomit, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Child abuse, War, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

embla_v's review against another edition

adventurous

4.5

En bra dystopisk ya bok. Jag tyckte den var bra och kommer definitivt fortsätta läsa trilogin. 

Det handlar om Beatrice som precis som alla andra sextonåringar måste välja falang. Ska hon stanna hos de osjälviska eller byta till de tappra, de lärda, de ärliga eller de fridfullt? 

Beatrice får möta många utmaningar i det dystopisk Chicago men är ändå en tjej man kan relatera till. Bra karaktärer, bra handling och bra skriven, en bok jag kan rekommendera alla som vill ha en dystopi för åldern unga vuxna (young adult). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Medical content, Grief, Sexual assault, and Classism

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

ktpickles's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence

cloudyowls's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

elderflower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Likes:

• Tris- such a badass ❤️
• Four (still swooning 😍😍) 
• Very hard to put down and extremely entertaining 
• Makes me feel courageous even though I’m 0% Dauntless

Dislikes: 

• Writing style- it was weird and juvenile 
• Not enough diversity 
• Unfortunate names. Actually, make that name. I’m looking at you Tobias 😝. I hate that name soooooo much!!! I’m not calling him the t word and I’m not (very) sorry. 

Songs: 

• I Think He Knows by Taylor Swift- Tris thinking about Four
• Stand by You by Rachel Platten- Another Tris and Four song 
• Run the World (Girls) by Beyoncé- Badass song for Tris 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Self harm, Gun violence, Suicide, and Torture

greenapplescented250's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Confinement, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

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