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In a world where love, or amor deliria nervosa as it's called, is labelled a disease and banned, people are cured at the age of 18 to prevent any nasty encounters.
The result is a dystopic future where the USA has closed it's borders, forever. This combined with curfews, archaic rules surrounding youths and segregation of the sexes and a world where you're given your 'life partner' list at an evaluation when you're in late high school. In this environment, a young woman, Lena, just a few months a ...more
The result is a dystopic future where the USA has closed it's borders, forever. This combined with curfews, archaic rules surrounding youths and segregation of the sexes and a world where you're given your 'life partner' list at an evaluation when you're in late high school. In this environment, a young woman, Lena, just a few months a ...more
Have you ever sighed over the romance of Romeo and Juliet? If so - you're in danger of being infected, and as Lena will tell you, in the world created within the pages of Delirium, infection is the worst thing that could happen to you.
Lauren Oliver has created a world that is, in some ways, remarkably similar to our own, but in others drastically different. From the excerpts of "accepted literature" at the start of each chapter, to the description of the "cure" procedure, I found it impossible n ...more
Lauren Oliver has created a world that is, in some ways, remarkably similar to our own, but in others drastically different. From the excerpts of "accepted literature" at the start of each chapter, to the description of the "cure" procedure, I found it impossible n ...more
Jan 05, 2013
Nadine in NY Jones
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it was amazing
Shelves:
young-adult,
dystopian-and-post-apocalyptic
from the NPR poll of best young adult fiction
... can't help thinking of the old Roxy Music song when I read this ...
I stayed up late to finish this, and I'm sorry I did that, because now I'm finished. No more book :-(
I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I did. It sounds so contrived. To my surprise, this was the most believable dystopian I've read! (And ...more
Love is the drug, got a hook in me
Oh oh catch that buzz
Love is the drug Im thinking of
Oh oh can't you see
Love is the drug for me
... can't help thinking of the old Roxy Music song when I read this ...
I stayed up late to finish this, and I'm sorry I did that, because now I'm finished. No more book :-(
I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I did. It sounds so contrived. To my surprise, this was the most believable dystopian I've read! (And ...more
since i am currently debating the whole "tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" quandary (seriously, it's a hard one. stupid boys ruining my perfectly independently selfish move-through-the-world-at-will way of living!) i want this book and i want it BADLY. NOW.
if anyone hears of an ARC contest or is willing to share (i'll mail it back, i swear!) please let me know.
YA always gives me the best advice . . . ...more
if anyone hears of an ARC contest or is willing to share (i'll mail it back, i swear!) please let me know.
YA always gives me the best advice . . . ...more
One of the best books I've read all year. A great storyline, interesting characters, and writing that never feels bogged down. Can't wait to read the sequel!
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This was an enjoyable twist on the dystopian genre. The story isnt spectacular but there is a lyricism in Oliver's writing that I believe saves the story somewhat. The concept of a future world in which love is considered a disease to be avoided and emotions are meant to be subdued sounds just crazy enough to keep you interested and wondering what this means for the world at large.
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May 08, 2011
Christina, Join Me on Storygraph!
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I enjoyed this book a good deal, though I don't know if it was the best book I've read this summer. It took awhile for the story to get going and get exciting, but it ended up that way. It was on the predictable side, maybe because I've read a lot of YA dystopic books lately. I look forward to reading the second installment.
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Mar 21, 2013
taeli
marked it as to-read
Apr 10, 2013
Beth
marked it as to-read
Jan 09, 2014
Tara
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Feb 09, 2014
Katy
marked it as to-read
