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blakelyschmidt'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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Alcohol
Do not let how gory it is stop you! You will have to push through a lot of blood and abuse, but I promise it is worth the read!tylan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I think with this one the writing is better than in Divergent in terms of sentence structure. Though like with the first it drags on at times. The story is entertaining, but the overall plot could have been tweaked a bit more. Also, in comparison to the movies, it hardly feels like they are the same stories with the same characters.
However, unlike with Divergent where I felt the movie did better with most changes, there is a little bit from the book for Insurgent that outshines the movie. Like having more side characters with more important roles. Still, most of it was entirely different and I do think the movie outshined the book in terms of plot and character arcs.
Tris destroys the sim harddrive from the first book, escaping Amity was different in that they first tried to be disguised before taking off, the encounter with factionless was not a big fight, Tris stabbing Eric to kill him before Dauntless elects new leaders and decide to execute him which Four does, Four being bullied by the Dauntless for confession about father and proceeding to best him up to gain back respect and strive for leadership, Four having his fear sim change, Marlene being the one to fall and not Christina (Tris saves Hector), them being in Abnegation at some points and going back to the Dauntless compound, Tris working sith Marcus and going against Four for the recording info and the lady being a Prior, Tori killing Jeanine, and Lynn dying and hinting at her being in love with Marlene. Instead of getting Tris to open the boxes with similations, they were experimenting on her to see how the Divergent brain works. To see if they can create something to control the Divergents.
Even though the plot is okay, it is far less exciting and compact than the movies. It was also a lot to deal with Four and Tris being hot and cold, especially when it seems like Four ~gets~ Tris but suddently doesn’t. When she’s so immersed in grief. It’s a far different Four than in the movies I remember. I think that is why I forgot so much of the books, because it pales in comparison.
I am being quite critical but I also don’t think the book is awful. I wasn’t as invested with Divergent, but as I said about that book, you can’t help but to be invested in the characters and care about them and their lives. Which for someone like me, who can love a story that is otherwise bad but has great characters, is a major plus. I’d rather read that than a fantastic plot with characters you don’t care about at all.
Overall, not the best book I’ve ever read but still oddly nostalgic and appealing despite all criticisms.
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Vomit, and Death of parent
lorraine19's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Abandonment
phillyhufflepunk'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Mental illness
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual content
theespressoedition's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
On the one hand, I loved being surprised by some of the elements of the story. There was a lot to the plot that was a total blank in my mind and it was fun to read the action scenes and learn more about the characters again.
I also mostly agreed with "past Stephanie" on the rating. I gave it 3 stars when I first read it and that makes sense. This time around, I raised it a .5 star, but the feelings are pretty much the same: Tris and Four's lack of communication is enough to make me want to tear my hair out, the back-and-forth with betrayals was super confusing, and the amount of triggering content made me slightly queasy. Overall, it just wasn't the most wonderful experience.
That being said, I still really enjoy this series as a whole and it was interesting to dive back into a story that meant so much to me so many years ago!
Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
paperback_moon'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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Suicide
Minor: Drug abuse