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things100's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, Toxic friendship, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent
neevabeeva510's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Physical abuse and Suicide
Minor: Child abuse and Vomit
nienora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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.
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Vomit
alsoiread's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Genocide
cara_nm's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Suicide, and Death of parent
Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
That being said, I think this is one of the few examples where the movie is better than the book. The plot in the movie is much more cohesive, covering important details without repetition and dragging them out, and characters that are much more consistent in personality. I also wasn’t a big fan of the plot bouncing around.
By cohesiveness I mean that there were just so many moments that could have been combined, altered, or switched around for a more compact story. I think each moment added something but it could have been done differently, like in the movie. There is so much more focus on the goals because of how everything is put together.
The book also has tons of repetition and drawn out arcs without fully delving into them. That applies to the characters as well as plot. I felt like we constantly were hearing how strong Tris is and how much she doesn’t want people to see her as weak, and there were moments that displayed that better in her actions. It could have been left at that, like in moments where she thought about comforting Al or Caleb, and decided not to. If anything it bothered her to see that “weakness” displayed. I like that Tris is a flawed character who feels she has to prove herself, especially given her age, but it became overkill at times. We see that Tris is strong, and that she’s worried about people not seeing her as strong, so it didn’t need to be states so much. There was also just so much of Tris getting through all the challenges and sims to become dauntless, which in retrospect is a subplot to the major plot. I think the movie was better at showing how she was navigating the world as Divergent and finding out what that meant in the midst of her training.
I also liked the personalities for the characters more in the movie, because we see moments of that in books, but it can be a bit inconsistent or less favorable. I think Four and Tori are better portrayed in the movies.
Ultimately I think what is happening here is a big plot that is so dependent on who they are and where they fit in and other aspects that movie or shape the plot get overlooked. It also is not as creative as I remembered. Once more, with the movie outshining in terms of world building.
However, despite all the criticisms, I can still see why it got adapted because there is a lot of potential and you still end up invested in the characters.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death
Homelessness, comment about scalping, near-drowning.maryannsophia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol
dxmy_png's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, and Blood
Minor: Vomit
midnacine's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Genocide, Suicide, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, and War
duchess16's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcohol