Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Divergent by Veronica Roth

6 reviews

lynny_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

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

shannonredwine8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

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: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

theoceanrose's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

I've read this book for the first time in 2011 and now, once again, 10 years later. The first time, it was a solid 5 stars... now, with a different maturity, I'll give it 4 stars because, despite all the blood and violence, is so young, innocent and pure.

I really like this story: a society divided into factions, young people having to choose where they want to spend the rest of their lives (knowing that if they choose a different faction than the one they born in it means having no more connections with their families and friends)... it is so cruel, such a difficult decision for 16 year olds to make. Even after they choose their faction, there are still the risk of not acing the tests and become Factionless (yikes!).

I really would like to know how different factions treat, and process, their new members. Since Tris chooses the Dauntless we never knows what happens in the other factions (and my curiosity kicks in).

This book is fun and really enjoyable. The characters are interesting and relatable - even the bad ones - and I rediscover my crush on Four (but it feels kinda creepy now, that I'm 30 years old... oh well!).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail