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“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.