I've read countless YA novels in this past year, but Wake is by far my favorite. To be perfectly honest, it's not the story that I like so much - it's very interesting and well thought out, but it was the writing that blew me away. In her review, Tatiana called McMann's writing style flawless, and I must admit I was very intrigued by her choice of words at the time. I understand now exactly what she meant. Wake has a steady rhythm that you can almost feel in your bones while reading. It’s very hard to describe, but very easy to notice once you start reading. I adore its simplicity and unpretentiousness.

Lisa McMann's writing is every linguist's dream. Linguists are usually very sensitive when it comes to language economy, and we especially dislike redundancy. There isn't a single part that is redundant in Wake.
In Delirium, the MC leaves the house in the middle of the night to go to an illegal party and warn her best friend about a raid. While she is on her way to perform this very important task, Lauren Oliver takes the time to describe the streets, and even trash cannes she walks by. That’s pretty much where I lost my interest. Writers tend to dilute their stories with descriptions and unnecessary facts. In literary theory, those parts of a text are called catalysts. Wake is only about 200 pages long, but that’s because there are no catalysts in it. There isn’t a single word that dilutes the core. The sentences are clean and short, almost bare. From my (strictly structuralistic) point of view, that makes them almost perfect.

I'm in love with this book. I can't wait to read the rest of the trilogy.