Divergent vs Four: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Courage, Dystopias, Social classes, Dystopian, Identity, Families

Cover of Divergent

Divergent Veronica Roth · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.5 475 pages · ≈ 8 h 48 m · Easy Find on Amazon

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Cover of Four

Four Veronica Roth · 2001 ★★★★☆ 4.5 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.5 vs 4.5 — either is a safe pick by score.
Four is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Divergent.
Divergent is the easier read (Easy), Four more demanding (Light).

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