Questions About Delirium (Delirium, #1)

by Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author)

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can someone give me a more detailed summary? please please please

Mer In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure…moreIn an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn't about to make the same mistake.

But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena meets enigmatic Alex, a boy from the Wilds who lives under the government's radar. What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love?
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I found this book a bit cliche in parts but found some of it interesting, should I read the rest of the series, how much better or worse are they?

Émily I agree that it is a little cliche in the first book but the second and third are in my opinion less cliche. It also depends on what you consider clic…moreI agree that it is a little cliche in the first book but the second and third are in my opinion less cliche. It also depends on what you consider cliche.(less)

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should I read go back and read Annabel or would it mess up the rest of the books?