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Divergent (Divergent, #1)

Veronica Roth

Start date: December 7, 2011

Finish date: December 31, 2011

Discussion: Monthly Reads!

Discussion leader: Jon

Why we're reading this: Chosen by you in our Monthly Poll :)
Overall winner of The Goodreads Choice Awards.
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Overall winner of The Goodreads Choice Awards.

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Apr 24, 2012 Michelle Mcroberts rated it it was amazing

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Re-read this with my husband...yes we read it aloud together :) let's hear the collective "AWwwwwww" and nope it is not the first time. We also read the entire Chronicles of Narnia series, The Fountainhead, and Inkheart this way! ...more

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Apr 01, 2012 Vanessa Gao rated it really liked it

on my blog:http://just-sitting-thar.blogspot.com...

4.5 stars

*mild spoilers*

Alright. Deep breaths. Review time. Can't do it. Still too shaky from the last 70 pages of this book. And that ending. Oh gawd.

Okay. Let's get down to business.

First off, I'd like to address all the things I wasn't so crazy about. That way when I talk about how the last 70 pages and some other moments totally redeemed the story, you will know what I'm talking about.

Excuse me for one second. Have to go put on my steel suit ...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Liz rated it it was amazing

Wow, I mean reading this book, from page 1 I was addicted, it was amazing really, and truely. There wasn't one thing about this book I didn't like. Tris, was perfectly described and showed the true nature of a teenager even in the world she was living in, it was truely amazing that's really all I could say about Divergent.

5/5
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Apr 01, 2012 ɯɐɔ rated it it was amazing

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Aug 16, 2012 Jell rated it really liked it

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Dystopian novels weren't really my cup of tea and I haven't read the popular ones like The Hunger Games (and wouldn't want to since I've seen the movie already). But this one is a very great introduction to the genre. Don't get me mistaken, I might have a thing for more serious novels, sometimes satire, but this novel by Veronica Roth made me realize that I still have bits of that giddy teenager I used to be. No, this novel isn't something to take lightly, despite belonging to the YA genre. It's ...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Lola rated it it was amazing

This being the first book in the series grabbed my attention straight away, and then it refused to let go. I did not rest until I had read the whole series. Bravo!!!

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