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Divergent by Veronica Roth

77 reviews

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

justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

3.25

 “I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest.”

The final series that is part of the OG Big Three Dystopian books. It's Divergent. And ironically, this series has a mixture of the other two series in here. This book has aspects from the Hunger Games, and aspects from The Maze Runner. But, I enjoyed it more than the Maze Runner, although the ending was a bit abrupt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Death

Moderate: Child abuse

musicalchikaan's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse

dragonsreadtoo's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

I think the books biggest flaw is that the world just doesn't make sense. 
Because of this many choices that the characters makes feel weird, unnecessary or down right dumb. 
As a dystopian it fails to make a debate about the current topics. 
But it has a lot of action and if you just want a quick read without much to think about I would say this would work. Just check the trigger warnings. 
I do kinda like that the romantic interest thinks of Tris as a strong person and treat her as such. I just wished that the characters felt more real.

I don't know why the romantic interest falls for Tris.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Classism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual harassment, Murder, Child abuse, and Violence

booksawyer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty and Gun violence

kaelyn_a's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, Genocide, and Gun violence

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 against another edition

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

pagewanderer_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Gore, and Gun violence

sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Misogyny, Murder, Bullying, Slavery, Kidnapping, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Gore, and Death