Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Divergent by Veronica Roth

11 reviews

r0ry_'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

5.0

Cry count: 3 (1 cry, 2 teary eyed) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, War, Child abuse, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Suicide, Murder, Confinement, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol

mermaidmommy19's review against another edition

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

cara_nm's review against another edition

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

hayleyvem's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, Xenophobia, Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Deadnaming, Medical content, Genocide, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

a_casual_walk_through_fire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, War, Violence, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Domestic abuse

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

cassandralarssons's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and War

joan_salder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

It has been a long time since I read a book I would love so much. Fantasy, dystopian, it's all so welcoming. The world created might be dangerous, but the way the author writes, makes me feel like I would have given up everything to be in that place. Not only the world created is stupendous, but the characters are so lovable that I'd do anything to replace someone from the book (not people like Peter though).  The aura, the longing for something romantic, the ecstatic feeling when something goes in Tris's or Four's favor and the emotional hurt when someone good dies out of bravery or because of that Jeanine is just so overwhelming that I could not just keep it down and read for hours not thinking about anything, but the book. This book was just PERFECT!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicide, Physical abuse, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexism, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, Misogyny, Hate crime, Death of parent, Death, Body shaming, Gun violence, Cursing, Bullying, and Blood

megan_j's review against another edition

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

bexi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The plot was weak and most of the characters were unlikeable, but I enjoyed this despite myself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Body shaming, Death, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Animal death