Dork Diaries vs How to Be Popular: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Popularity, Schools, Friendship, Fiction

Cover of Dork Diaries

Dork Diaries Rachel Renée Russell · 2009 ★★★★☆ 4.5 282 pages · ≈ 5 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of How to Be Popular

How to Be Popular Meg Cabot · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.6 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Dork Diaries higher: 4.5 vs 3.6 from 1929 votes.
How to Be Popular is the easier read (Light), Dork Diaries more demanding (Moderate).

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