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Divergent by Veronica Roth

74 reviews

marygraceb13'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault and War

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, and Grief

lolasbooks12'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism, and Deportation

jayden_chancery's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

4.0

I honestly didn’t have very high hopes but it surprised me and I genuinely enjoyed it a lot! Obviously it’s a middle grade dystopian from the 2010s, but definitely one of the best of said genre that I’ve read. (As a scale: not as good as the Hunger Games but wayyy better than Rot and Ruin) I even enjoyed the romance!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

natfoster's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

melist6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Physical abuse

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Alcohol

azileotulp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

This book is a very strange one for me. I really feel like I shouldn't have enjoyed it as much as I did. It completely fails as a dystopian for me. I find it very hard to believe that so many people actually fit into exactly one faction and only a few people are Divergent. I'm hoping that will be discussed in the other books, because I can't accept the premise that almost everyone in this world has one personality trait. I also feel like I don't know anything about why the world is the way it is, and that's so important in dystopians.

Even with those issues though, I actually really loved this book. It truly baffles me. I found the plot really engaging, as nonsensical as it was at times.

I feel like the ending with the sleepwalking was a little strange, but I'll let it slide.

The book does struggle a bit in the characters department. Throughout the book, the only characters I found myself loving were Four,

Al, and Will. Of course, Will (my actual favorite character) and Al (the traitor) are dead, so less to look forward to now. I will say, that betrayal absolutely wrecked me. I haven't felt this betrayed by a book since a certain popular fantasy that I won't name in order to avoid spoilers for it.

I did like some other characters like Uriah and Tris' mom, but they weren't present often enough in this book.

I feel like one of the characters really holding this book back is Tris herself. She's just so... mean?? Not outwardly, but so many of her thoughts are unpleasant. It was realistic, I suppose, but so hard to read. I'm also not a fan of Christina, but I feel like she's going to be a main character throughout the series, so I'll just put up with her. Maybe she'll get more interesting.

Overall, I really liked this book even though everything was working against it. The story was just wild enough to make it interesting and fun to read. I've heard that the common opinion is that the books in this series only get worse after this one. I'll try to keep an open mind, but based on the ending of this book, I have a feeling I'll end up agreeing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, and War

lilsisbooklist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

I’m a dystopian sucker so naturally I enjoyed Divergent. 

I enjoy the concept of the different factions. I also enjoyed Tris and Tobias’s relationship growth throughout the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

justcallme_blondie's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Sexual assault