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Divergent
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Start date
February 16, 2014
Finish date
March 31, 2014
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The movie adaptation of this book, the first installment of a trilogy, comes out mid-March -- have you re…more

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Emily
Aug 29, 2013 rated it it was ok
I do not understand the hype around this book. It was ok, but not nearly worth the excitement. The concept in interesting, if somewhat familiar, and I loved that it was set in a sort of post-apocalyptic Chicago, but I didn't think it was well thought-out enough to carry the book, let alone two sequels. I'm intrigued by the throwaway sentence about (view spoiler) and I wanted to know more about what's happening in the rest of ...more
Jill Erin
Nov 28, 2013 rated it liked it
Great concept, but the writing is mediocre and the story doesn't flow...at times it was really disjointed and difficult to follow. Plus there isn't much emotional investment in the characters.

Overall, entertaining. I will finish the series because I genuinely want to know what happens.
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Rachel
Jan 10, 2014 rated it liked it
Young adult novel, very much in the same vein as the Hunger Games
Cindy Handelsman
Aug 26, 2013 rated it really liked it
I am enjoying the books the kids recommend I read :)
Mochaspresso
The recommendations turned out to be right this time. If you liked The Hunger Games, you might like this. Although, I honestly don't think that the two should be compared beyond the fact that they both fall into the dystopian genre. ...more
Becky Dale
Dec 28, 2013 rated it liked it
Not as horrifically engaging as Hunger Games, but more complex.
Anna
May 01, 2011 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: read-2011
Tina
Dec 12, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Lia
Dec 28, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Rebekah
Jan 05, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shira
Jan 24, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Melissa
Jun 03, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Amanda
Jul 01, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Ashley
Mar 19, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Aug 04, 2013 rated it really liked it
Emily Tofte
Aug 10, 2013 marked it as to-read
Jodi
Aug 23, 2013 rated it really liked it
Bryan
Sep 30, 2013 rated it it was ok
Maya
Dec 01, 2013 marked it as to-read
Alice
Dec 05, 2013 rated it it was ok
Chantelle Garber
Jan 13, 2014 rated it it was ok
Michelle Anderson
Feb 04, 2014 rated it really liked it
Ashley Moonshoes
Feb 18, 2014 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction, young-adult
Stephanie McClure
Mar 17, 2014 rated it liked it
Janet Corbin
Apr 02, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Leah
Jul 06, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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