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Divergent by Veronica Roth

31 reviews

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: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

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: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

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

maryannsophia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

tmrlover's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

I somehow loved this book. It was easy to get through and i literally couldn’t stop reading it. Wasn’t always so happy with the writing style but still enjoyed it. I found the plot interesting but sometimes a bit confusing. Still an amazing book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, and Sexism

dxmy_png'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, and Blood

Minor: Vomit

carolineporterfield's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming and Xenophobia

ravenclaw_percabeth's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Blood

Minor: Body shaming, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

jonathancreekwannabe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Read for the first time when I was 13, an edit came up on my fyp and I thought I would re read again, even though now I mostly don't gravitate towards YA fiction. I regret nothing. 13 year old me had good taste. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

planetshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

The Divergent series was built on such an interesting concept and was written well. Veronica Roth is a talented author and has published some of my favorite stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment