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Delirium

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Title: Delirium (Delirium #1)

Author: Lauren Oliver
Genre: Young Adult Dystopian
Published: February 2012
Medium Read In: Paperback
Pages: 441

Rating: 4

Why I Read It: I was curious to what all the good ratings were about. 

Summary: Ninety-five days, and then I'll be safe. I wonder whether the procedure will hurt. I want to get it over with. It's hard to be patient. It's hard not to be afraid while I'm still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn't touched me yet. Still, I worry. They say that in the old days, love drove people to madness. The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don't.

Review: This book reminded me a lot like Matched by Allie Condie, in which the government systems are slightly alike. The only difference is that love still exists in Matched whereas it does not exist in this book. I found it difficult to relate to Lena in anyway until the end of the novel. Lena's single-minded devotion to the system for most of the book aggravated me to no end and made me wish for a more rebellious heroine. If this story had been about Hana, Lena's best friend, this book would probably have been better. Throughout the book, Hana was trying to get Lena to see that maybe the system is not always a good thing. Lena does not totally understand her friend until she spends time with Alex. Lena then begins to understand what her mother felt after her father died. The book seemed to lead up to some big point at the end, but it still left me hanging due to that evil cliff-hangers. All in all, this was a good starting book to this trilogy and I may be inclined to see how it continues.



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