Divergent
2011 • 487 pages

Ratings1,498

Average rating3.7

15

Am somewhat surprised that this book was voted Goodreads' favourite book of 2011. Only somewhat, since it serves to confirm my suspicion that the Goodreads community population is heavily skewed towards teenage girls.

The plot is paper-thin, the writing is mediocre, and the romance is... girlish. None of it was boring - I read this book in one day, but no part of it strikes me as being particularly good, either. Therefore, 2 stars.

January 20, 2012