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Delirium Stories: Hana, Annabel, Raven, and Alex by Lauren Oliver

hellojhbgytfr567yuh's review

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3.0

I found Annabel's chapter pathetic and viewed her as being stronger as that in the original trilogy. I also didn't enjoy Hana's chapter because it was very repetitive from the first Delirium book and made me dislike her slightly. I enjoyed the other two chapters though.

audrey_grace's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.5

hana’s was pretty good. she’s my favourite character in the series. 

annabel’s was okay i don’t remember what happened but i loved the short chapters 

raven’s i don’t remember either except for the end
she’s pregnant?!? but doesn’t she die? damn poor raven


alex’s was boring

sweetrosegirl76's review against another edition

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5.0

The stories were FANTASTIC! Hana's and Raven's were so shocking. Reading Annabel's was so sad but I loved it all. I was very shocked with Raven's story in the end. But I did suspect her and Tack were together based on the arguing in Pan. There's so much tension, I just knew. And reading her POV was fantastic. I hope I get more info in Req. And Hana in the end! I'm a little angry! I'm DYING to know her reasons for her actions and hear from her more!
I like the quiz in the end. I got 3 B's and 2 A's. I'm a little half and half.

books4susie's review against another edition

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5.0

Well worth the read!

sienna727's review

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

brokenchell's review against another edition

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5.0

I absolutely adored these stories. Its always great to get a sneak peek into the personal lives of the characters. Though being as Ive finished the whole series the last story made me tear up at the end. Truly love these characters and this series. One of my top favorites.

dreizehn's review against another edition

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2.0

Individual Ratings: Hana ★★ | Annabel ★★ | Raven ★★★

justicepirate's review against another edition

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2.0

It was cool to get some insight into the minds of 3 characters and their stories outside of the actual books, while still a part of them. Definitely was a fast read, as it was only about 150 pages long!
Hana - We learn about her hard time without Lena being more involve in her life right before Lena goes into the Wilds. She has a guy she's interested in and she thinks she's fallen for him.
Annabel - Lena's mother shares her insight of life in the crypts for 11 years and how she met her husband.
Raven - How she came about meeting Tack and a secret that she is keeping.

nataschalovesreading's review

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5.0

Sie unterhalten sich in einer Sprache aus Geflüster, Gekicher und Geheimnissen; ihre Worte richten sich wie eine Dornenhecke aus dem Märchen zwischen uns auf. - Pos. 791, Hana -

Ich bin ehrlich begeistert - wie könnte ich nicht, jetzt wo ich mich schon als Fan geoutet habe. Aber ich mag es, einige Szenen der Trilogie aus anderen Perspektiven zu sehen. Vor allem Hana ist diesbezüglich aufschlussreich, und äußerst interessant. Auch Annabel ist beeindruckend. Die Gefühlswelt der Protagonistin wird perfekt geschildert.

Das ist es, was die Zeit tut: Wir stehen stur wie Felsen da, während sie um uns herumströmt, und glauben, wir seien unvergänglich - und werden doch unablässig eingekerbt, geformt und abgenutzt. - Pos. 191, Annabel -

Und Raven? Ebenfalls sehr gut gemacht. Man kann über alle Kurzgeschichten sagen, dass sie die Ereignisse sowie die Akteure von einer anderen Seite zeigen. Viele Rezensionen zu diesen Büchern kritisieren, dass es nichts Neues ist. Ich hatte das nicht erwartet, deshalb kann ich diese Kritik auch nicht so ganz verstehen. Meiner Meinung nach eine sehr, sehr gute Ergänzung zur Trilogie.

carolinevaught's review against another edition

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4.0

Day 3 of 5 books, 5 days

Of course I didn't like this book as much as Delirium. Not only was it shorter, but it lacked my two favourite characters. Lena and Alex. I personally think that I would have liked this book more if the stories had been from the point of view of characters that I actually...liked. Out of all three of them, Hana's story might have been my favourite, but I really liked knowing about Annabel in the asylum. Raven's story wasn't all that interesting to me, although I hadn't really liked her in the books to begin with, so I suppose that makes sense.