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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
La verdad tenia muy altas expectativas sobre este libro porque había leído un par de reseñas que me aseguraban que no seria una perdida de tiempo, pero a mi gusto resulto lo contrario, al principio todo me pareció genial la historia, el hecho de que las personas no podían hacer nada que simbolizara algo de afecto o amor, todo ese sistema de emparejamiento, me gusto bastante y me mantuvo muy interesada en la lectura, pero cuando llegue a la pagina 100 o tal vez unas cuantas paginas mas adelante fui perdiendo el interés en cada linea, no se si fue porque posiblemente me resultaran algo predecibles los acontecimientos, o porque simplemente la historia ya no me atrapaba como al principio, sinceramente esperaba mucho mas de este libro, al principio creí que encontraría uno de esos libros que te mantienen con el alma en un hilo todo el tiempo y te absorben en sus paginas, pero me decepciono bastante. Aunque debo admitir que el tema en sí llama bastante la atención y es muy ingenioso.
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
The book was kinda cheesy. I loved the idea of love being seen as a disease, but it was very predictable and cliched. Of course, in a world where love is forbidden the main character is going to fall in love. Had the love interest been of the same gender, it might've been more interesting. It was a rather bland, heteronormative book.
Cute book. Well written. Nice to pass the time. I'm hoping that the story line doesn't let me down. The sequel has a lot of potential.
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
“They say that the cure for Love will make me happy and safe forever. And I’ve always believed them. Until now. Now everything has changed. Now, I’d rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years smothered by a lie.”
Before I started the book, I had no idea what the books was going to be about. I never know what books to read and that’s why I wanted people to recommend me some books that I might enjoy reading – in English, of course. One of my friends recommended me this books, so I got the book and started reading it that night. I finished it the day after to be honest. When a book interests me and the words flow, I will be able to finish it within 48 hours.
When I had read the first chapter, I could easily tell this book was in the genre ‘dystopian’. I personally haven’t read a lot of dystopian books (aside from the Hunger Games, I haven’t read any), but I actually liked the idea behind this book.
In the story, we follow the seventeen-year old, Lena, on the verge to graduate High School and having her own ‘cure’. She is a likable character and an interesting, well developed character. As she is my age and is also small (a little taller than me), it’s easy to relate to her.
Although Delirium is a dystopian book, it definitely is also a love story; it doesn’t pretend to be anything else. At eighteen years old, citizens of the United States legally must undergo a procedure – a “cure” – that will result in them being unable to love anyone ever again, whether it may be a partner, a friend or family. When Alex enters Lena’s life, she must fight for the right to love whomever she wishes.
What really struck me about this novel was the writing. Lauren Oliver uses the most wonderful and beautiful words the English language knows. She has a talent to describe what the scenery looks like to capture a moment perfectly. When reading a novel, I like picturing the scene in my mind and sometimes the scenes get blurry or unclear. With Lauren Oliver it’s the complete opposite. She knows how to put the scenes to words and that’s a thing that makes the book so beautiful.
The author is able to set the emotions and that’s why I sobbed during one point in the book. Lena is a strong girl and when she finds Alex, she gets even stronger. She starts to believe in love and doesn’t want to cure anymore. She will do anything to stay with Alex:
“You can build walls all the way to the sky and I will find a way to fly above them. You can try to pin me down with a hundred thousand arms, but I will find a way to resist. And there are many of us out there, more than you think. People who refuse to stop believing. People who refuse to come to earth. People who love in a world without walls, people who love into hate, into refusal, against hope, and without fear. I love you. Remember. They cannot take it.”
I can easily say that this is one of the better books I have read this year. I am really looking forward to read the sequel, Pandemonium, as this book has an open ending. It just isn’t complete, so this forces you to read the next book in the series.
Delirium is a heart-breaking, compelling, dystopian love story. I can definitely recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of futuristic/dystopian novels and to readers who like to read a compelling love story.
Before I started the book, I had no idea what the books was going to be about. I never know what books to read and that’s why I wanted people to recommend me some books that I might enjoy reading – in English, of course. One of my friends recommended me this books, so I got the book and started reading it that night. I finished it the day after to be honest. When a book interests me and the words flow, I will be able to finish it within 48 hours.
When I had read the first chapter, I could easily tell this book was in the genre ‘dystopian’. I personally haven’t read a lot of dystopian books (aside from the Hunger Games, I haven’t read any), but I actually liked the idea behind this book.
In the story, we follow the seventeen-year old, Lena, on the verge to graduate High School and having her own ‘cure’. She is a likable character and an interesting, well developed character. As she is my age and is also small (a little taller than me), it’s easy to relate to her.
Although Delirium is a dystopian book, it definitely is also a love story; it doesn’t pretend to be anything else. At eighteen years old, citizens of the United States legally must undergo a procedure – a “cure” – that will result in them being unable to love anyone ever again, whether it may be a partner, a friend or family. When Alex enters Lena’s life, she must fight for the right to love whomever she wishes.
What really struck me about this novel was the writing. Lauren Oliver uses the most wonderful and beautiful words the English language knows. She has a talent to describe what the scenery looks like to capture a moment perfectly. When reading a novel, I like picturing the scene in my mind and sometimes the scenes get blurry or unclear. With Lauren Oliver it’s the complete opposite. She knows how to put the scenes to words and that’s a thing that makes the book so beautiful.
The author is able to set the emotions and that’s why I sobbed during one point in the book. Lena is a strong girl and when she finds Alex, she gets even stronger. She starts to believe in love and doesn’t want to cure anymore. She will do anything to stay with Alex:
“You can build walls all the way to the sky and I will find a way to fly above them. You can try to pin me down with a hundred thousand arms, but I will find a way to resist. And there are many of us out there, more than you think. People who refuse to stop believing. People who refuse to come to earth. People who love in a world without walls, people who love into hate, into refusal, against hope, and without fear. I love you. Remember. They cannot take it.”
I can easily say that this is one of the better books I have read this year. I am really looking forward to read the sequel, Pandemonium, as this book has an open ending. It just isn’t complete, so this forces you to read the next book in the series.
Delirium is a heart-breaking, compelling, dystopian love story. I can definitely recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of futuristic/dystopian novels and to readers who like to read a compelling love story.
Loved this. Once I actually opened the book, I read it in less than a day.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is try two in reading this book. I tried it once a few years ago and got about as far as the cows stampeding through the lab. This time, I got a bit farther, but I still can't manage to get all the way through this book. I like Lauren Oliver's writing and that still is fairly good; it's honestly the world-building and the love interest that's getting to me.
The concept of this world could be interesting: love is considered a disease that someone is "cured" of when they turn eighteen. But it already fails as a concept when it has a bunch of people living outside the society rejecting that idea-- and them being a fairly well-known group who constantly protest the "cure". It fails at the idea of a curfew since teens apparently break it all the time to have co-ed parties without any consequences; this also makes the concept of being spied on by the government a fail, since the teens do get away with this AND everyone knows the government is spying on them, so they are always cautious about what they say and look around for cameras or listening devices. There's a scene early on where Lena is going over answers to questions she'll get during her evaluation. When asked about children, she says she "really likes" them, which I thought was a perfect answer for a society that thinks love is a disease. Yet she corrects herself and says she "loves" them. It makes no sense and just adds another fail in holding up the concept.
But even all that I was okay to roll with because I like Lauren's writing style. It was only when the love interest had a conversation with Lena at a party that I gave up. Bad enough their first conversation involved him lying about seeing her at the lab, but the very first thing he says to her when seeing her at the party is demanding if she's going to apologize for standing him up. Fuck you, guy, you aren't entitled to her apology. Lena is giving off "leave me alone" vibes but he keeps pressing her saying he just wants to talk to her, accusing her of flirting with him, and it's just so gross and entitled I wanted to punch him in the face. Not to mention the YA romance cliche of feeling electricity when touching the love interest. I don't even get why she is interested in him. She sees him once and is instantly captivated, because he's the first boy her age she's seen I guess and she's just that horny?
I did find Lena to be an interesting character. All of her fears and anxiety were described well. If there had been no love interest I think I would've stuck with this book just to see her character grow. There are different types of love, after all, and exploring that would've made for a good book.
The concept of this world could be interesting: love is considered a disease that someone is "cured" of when they turn eighteen. But it already fails as a concept when it has a bunch of people living outside the society rejecting that idea-- and them being a fairly well-known group who constantly protest the "cure". It fails at the idea of a curfew since teens apparently break it all the time to have co-ed parties without any consequences; this also makes the concept of being spied on by the government a fail, since the teens do get away with this AND everyone knows the government is spying on them, so they are always cautious about what they say and look around for cameras or listening devices. There's a scene early on where Lena is going over answers to questions she'll get during her evaluation. When asked about children, she says she "really likes" them, which I thought was a perfect answer for a society that thinks love is a disease. Yet she corrects herself and says she "loves" them. It makes no sense and just adds another fail in holding up the concept.
But even all that I was okay to roll with because I like Lauren's writing style. It was only when the love interest had a conversation with Lena at a party that I gave up. Bad enough their first conversation involved him lying about seeing her at the lab, but the very first thing he says to her when seeing her at the party is demanding if she's going to apologize for standing him up. Fuck you, guy, you aren't entitled to her apology. Lena is giving off "leave me alone" vibes but he keeps pressing her saying he just wants to talk to her, accusing her of flirting with him, and it's just so gross and entitled I wanted to punch him in the face. Not to mention the YA romance cliche of feeling electricity when touching the love interest. I don't even get why she is interested in him. She sees him once and is instantly captivated, because he's the first boy her age she's seen I guess and she's just that horny?
I did find Lena to be an interesting character. All of her fears and anxiety were described well. If there had been no love interest I think I would've stuck with this book just to see her character grow. There are different types of love, after all, and exploring that would've made for a good book.
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This is a young adult dystopian book recommended to me by my teen daughter. Still enjoyable for adults, I found.