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Divergent by Veronica Roth

156 reviews

chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

I’ve read this book multiple times, but this is the first time I’ve read it in about 10 years and I had a lot of fun revisiting the world!

When she turns sixteen, Beatrice Prior must choose where she belongs. Growing up in Abnegation, she has spent her entire life trying to be selfless. With five factions to choose from, Tris must decide her fate and live with her decision. 

I loved this book when I was in my early teens, and while I definitely didn’t think it was as good as I thought back then, I really enjoyed revisiting the world again. 

It’s not the most complex book in the world, and the writing does reflect the time it was written but it was a fun and easy read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

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

anwenpullenxx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Omg this book is amazing…. Great for drama and action loving people!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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

stindex's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

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

tbwhite23's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and War

jessicabearbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

“Fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up”

Wow. This world and these characters are so real and easy to connect with. I loved the relationship dynamics between characters - especially Tris and Four. Each character was believable and it was clear that each was an individual with a backstory and reasons for actions - all the secondary character arcs were in depth and well executed without being the focus of the story.

The plot was well paced and set up well for the next book. I'm really excited to start Insurgent because the world building and plot just from this first book is crazy! I've wanted to get into this series for a while and I'm so glad I've finally started because it really lives up to the hype. So far there's been a great balance of romance/tension, action, and world building.

And GIRL . The characters are so fuckable. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Blood

bri_morgan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail