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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
I absolutely loved this book. Most young adult novels stick to the same basic story line. However this book takes the young adult novel to a whole new level. Delirium not only looks at how Love is a disease but the true struggles of someone who completely believes that it truly is, but slowly realizes the true horror to what her government has hidden from them. This book had me at the edge of my seat the entire time. The way they take the technology of surgery to get rid of love I find very interesting. Even today we do not have that technology present and immediately within our reach. I found this to be interesting how Oliver looked at this. Not only was the writing beautifully done but it was a true piece of work. I recommend everyone to at least give the book a try.
“I love you. Remember. They cannot take it”
This was a brilliant read, despite having a slow start. I can't wait to get my hands on the next one in the series.
This was a brilliant read, despite having a slow start. I can't wait to get my hands on the next one in the series.
Holy cow! I love this book! It is so fast and intense. It is a story about love when love is being taken.
3.75 stars
This book started off strong, very reminiscent of the Handmaid's Tale (a YA version set in Portland); which I loved.
Sadly by the midpoint, it became a muddled mix of the Crossed series (which I mostly enjoyed), the Legend series (the first book was great, stop there), and Divergent (thumbs down).
If you've read a lot of YA (esp YA dystopia) and don't mind that all the stories are pretty similar, and are looking for your next trilogy, this is a great choice for you. I'd rank it pretty high in the genre (after Maze Runner, 5th Wave, and the Selection (1-4 only)).
If you haven't read a lot of trilogies in the genre, but like soft/realistic dystopia (not heavy sci-fi), I think you'll really like this story. It's engaging and the main character is likable although I definitely wanted to shake her a few times and tell her to get some self-confidence and stop putting herself down.
If you'retired of the same story lines, this is a pass. The writing is also... I'm not sure how to describe it. The author repeats the same information over and over and over, which becomes exhausting. For example, she mentions that this book takes place in Portland at least 100 times. I wanted to yell out "yes! PORTLAND I KNOW!"
Unsure if I'll read book 2 or not. Initially I was certain I'd plow all the way through, then I started thinking I definitely wouldn't, then by the end I was curious but not enough to not pick up other books on my desk/iphone. Hm.
This book started off strong, very reminiscent of the Handmaid's Tale (a YA version set in Portland); which I loved.
Sadly by the midpoint, it became a muddled mix of the Crossed series (which I mostly enjoyed), the Legend series (the first book was great, stop there), and Divergent (thumbs down).
If you've read a lot of YA (esp YA dystopia) and don't mind that all the stories are pretty similar, and are looking for your next trilogy, this is a great choice for you. I'd rank it pretty high in the genre (after Maze Runner, 5th Wave, and the Selection (1-4 only)).
If you haven't read a lot of trilogies in the genre, but like soft/realistic dystopia (not heavy sci-fi), I think you'll really like this story. It's engaging and the main character is likable although I definitely wanted to shake her a few times and tell her to get some self-confidence and stop putting herself down.
If you'retired of the same story lines, this is a pass. The writing is also... I'm not sure how to describe it. The author repeats the same information over and over and over, which becomes exhausting. For example, she mentions that this book takes place in Portland at least 100 times. I wanted to yell out "yes! PORTLAND I KNOW!"
Unsure if I'll read book 2 or not. Initially I was certain I'd plow all the way through, then I started thinking I definitely wouldn't, then by the end I was curious but not enough to not pick up other books on my desk/iphone. Hm.
Hay historias que envejecen bien y otras que no, Delirium es de las segundas. El típico libro juvenil que movía masas al principio de los 2010s: escritura básica, romance prohibido y un mensaje sobre la fuerza del amor — que sea una distopía le da un plus.
Esto era lo que gustaba antes, y está bien. Ahora ya conocemos los clichés, los eventos y los personajes. Y cuando no hay novedad, ni un una nota de melancolía, lo que queda es aburrimiento.
Total, absoluto y rotundo aburrimiento.
Esto era lo que gustaba antes, y está bien. Ahora ya conocemos los clichés, los eventos y los personajes. Y cuando no hay novedad, ni un una nota de melancolía, lo que queda es aburrimiento.
Total, absoluto y rotundo aburrimiento.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've read a lot of dystopian YA fiction lately, and it seems like every other book has ended in a way that keeps the protagonist from losing it all. Lena lost her mother, her sister (to the cure), Hana, Alex, and everyone else she knew and cared about. Delirium was refreshingly different, and I found it to be so much more realistic than anything else i've read lately. Obviously the world is not about to outlaw Love and have everyone's brains chopped up, but if they did, this is exactly what it would be like. I went through a series of emotions from this book, which rarely happens without a great suspension of disbelief, which Lauren Oliver captured excellently with her writing.
Lena's story captured my heart and would not let go. I was there with her when she experienced her first raid in which she was targeted, when she first kissed Alex, when they snuck through the fence and forest into the Wilds, when they visited the horribly depressing Crypts and found out her mother had escaped, and finally when Alex sacrificed himself to give her time to make it over the fence. I've never been moved to tears by a book before, but when I realized that Alex wouldn't be following Lena over the fence to the Wilds, that was it, it was so incredibly heart-breaking. I kept hoping that somehow he would make it, but then I realized that Delirium wasn't like all the books i've read lately.
I know that Lena will go on and become a part of the resistance, and i'm excited to read about that in the next 2 books. Definitely recommend this book!
Lena's story captured my heart and would not let go. I was there with her when she experienced her first raid in which she was targeted, when she first kissed Alex, when they snuck through the fence and forest into the Wilds, when they visited the horribly depressing Crypts and found out her mother had escaped, and finally when Alex sacrificed himself to give her time to make it over the fence. I've never been moved to tears by a book before, but when I realized that Alex wouldn't be following Lena over the fence to the Wilds, that was it, it was so incredibly heart-breaking. I kept hoping that somehow he would make it, but then I realized that Delirium wasn't like all the books i've read lately.
I know that Lena will go on and become a part of the resistance, and i'm excited to read about that in the next 2 books. Definitely recommend this book!
This book lacked the action scenes that make Divergent and Hunger Games so fun to read. But what it did have was an interesting concept and a really believable main character in Lena. I will definitely continue the series. Most likely when the weather warms up and I need something to read quickly by the pool!