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Delirium (Delirium, #1)

Lauren Oliver

Start date: February 14, 2011

Finish date: March 5, 2011

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Jan 21, 2011 Saniya rated it liked it

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OH MY FREAKING GOSH! :OO
Emma Roberts to Star in Fox Drama 'Delirium'.

My reaction:

My reaction after 10 minutes:

I cannot even- LORD, am I excited to watch the show now! :'D <3

What is a book in which Uglies series and Matched are mixed together...?!
Yup! Its Delirium...
I totally respect Lauren Oliver, as I can't really judge her because this is my very first read and I know its her own idea but I should say that I wasn't that excited to read this book nor impressed by her. I only tried this book bec ...more

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Jun 05, 2011 Naomi rated it liked it

The first half of this book bored me to tears & I was thinking i'd probably end up giving it a one star rating then half way through it started picking up so I then thought hmmmmm maybe a two star rating. By the end of the book (with tears in my eyes may i add) it has been kicked up to three stars. I am now looking forward to reading the next in the series because I refuse to believe Alex won't be in it! I love him!!!! He was by far my favourite character & the sacrifice he made was wonderful bu ...more

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Nov 11, 2010 Savannah (Books With Bite) rated it it was amazing

What would it be like to live in a world without love? Everyone walked around like robots, doing what society told them. I don't know about you, but I would not want to live this way.

From the start Lena wanted to be cured. She did not want to be like her mother, diseased and gone. She wanted to be safe and secure. During the waiting period before her procedure, she meets a boy who is about to shake her world. Lena not only realizes what her mom meant, but now know what loves feels like. Will she ...more

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Nov 14, 2010 Jennifer rated it it was amazing

I have become a huge fan of dystopian books and have been grabbing every one I can find.

I've read Lauren Oliver's first book, Before I fall (and liked it). So I was really looking forward to reading Delirium.

First off the cover. I must be crazy. And maybe this is because I've mostly seen the cover online, but I had the book for days before I noticed the face in the title letters. Boy did I feel dumb!

The book is about a girl named Lena who lives in a futuristic world, where all teens get "cured" ...more

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Jan 26, 2011 Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) rated it it was amazing

In a world where love is not only forbidden it is considered a disease, one that must be cured immediately.
Lauren Oliver creates such an unbelievable world that some how is completely believable.
This book was amazing.
I have heard some hype about this book and normally, that makes me cautious, it seems every time I hear amazing things about a book, I get it all excited to read it and only later to be disappointed, this was NOT one of those books. This books lived up to the hype and more.
I can't ...more

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Dec 21, 2010 Tara-Jayne (♥ I Read, I Love ♥) Bell rated it it was amazing

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This book was amazing, it had allot of detail and i want to thank Lauren Oliver.

Description of the book:
Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love -- the deliria -- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the governments demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be ...more

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Jan 22, 2011 Candy rated it really liked it

“You cant be happy unless you are unhappy sometimes.”

Why oh why oh why did I decide to read this NOW?!?!?! I have to wait almost a year to find out what will happen next! Don't know if I can/want to wait, lol!
From reading 'Before I Fall' and now 'Delirium' I have found that Lauren Oliver is an author that wants her readers to think. And here what she gives us to ponder is the importance of love in our lives. Is it better to live a pain-free, 'happy' existence, or to know REAL love, joy and ...more

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Feb 20, 2011 Realteenreviews rated it it was amazing

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The Gist
Lena Haloway lives in a world where love is a disease. An infection. She lives in a world where love has a cure. On her eighteenth birthday she, like everyone else, will get the Procedure. She will be cured of ever getting the disease. The deadliest of all deadly things. This is something everyone accepts. They believe love should be avoided and are glad for the procedure. Lena never really believed that. Until her mother died for love. Now? She can't wait for her procedure. She counts d ...more

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Jan 04, 2011 Kathy Martin rated it it was amazing

Lena is counting down the days until she is eligible for the cure. Love is a disease. She has seen the ill effects in her family. Her mother committed suicide because she had the disease and the cures didn't work. Her older sister fell in love but, since the cure, she has been fine -- changed but fine. Lena has a great fear of falling in love. Then she meets Alex. Alex should be safe but he faked the scars from the cure. He is part of the Resistance. Gradually, Lena has her eyes opened to the re ...more

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