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January 10, 2021
Amazing book set in dystopian future!
Divergent is about 16 year old Tris living in a dystopian future. I read this book in high school and really liked it! When my 10 year old daughter asked to read, I said I would read it first. I didn’t remember anything too bad, I just wanted to make sure. But there was much more than I expected. I decided to wait a few years before letting my daughter read this book. Here’s my review:
Violence: Initiation of Dauntless includes jumping off trains and one girl is holding on to the edge screaming for help so she doesn’t fall to her death (a little disturbing, not really a concern). There are also many fights for initiation. Peter and Tris fight, and it goes down pretty ugly, but not really described. Guys hang Tris over a railing assault her. Tris is forced to face her worst fears in a mental test. And towards the end, an important character is killed. As is Natalie.
Language: Damn, hell, piss, ass, and sh*t are used.
Drinking, drugs, and smoking: Tobias gets drunk.
Consumerism: none.
Sex: This is my main concern. It starts out okay, but the end is a little iffy. Tris and Tobias hold hands and kiss. A lot. One of Tris’s fears is about Tobias’s expectations for sex (pretty described). She has a panic attack about it. Other characters kiss.
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