Delirium (Delirium, #1) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Dec 23, 2011 Christy (TheReaderBee) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-dystopia, read-in-2012, young-adult-fiction, ya-series, favorites

Imagine living in a world where Love is a disease called Deliria. Imagine having a procedure that will cure before the Deliria take control of you. Imagine not being able to love, at all. That is the world that Lauren Oliver has created in her fascinating book, Delirium.

In the beginning of the book we meet Lena, who is a very headstrong young lady. Life definitely has not been easy for Lena. She has believed all her life that love is something to be terrified of, and that it can kill you if you ...more

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May 02, 2011 Kaitlyn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I think I can pretty much say that I adore Lauren Oliver’s writing. First, Before I Fall and now Delirium. I need to read the sequel like yesterday. To me, Oliver has a very poetic style of writing. I don’t know if that’s the right word, but it flows so well and it is somewhat elegant. Plus, both of her books that I have read were emotionally heavy. They sat with me for a very long time.

I also enjoy that Oliver really tries to have all of her characters have flaws. It can get kind of tiring read ...more

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Mar 20, 2011 Michelle rated it really liked it

So if you would have asked me yesterday what I would rate this book more than half way in, I would have said three stars, but holy cow the last 50 pages bring my rating up to a four. I can't wait to see what future awaits Lena. Will she ever see Alex again? Will she find her mom in the wilds. Should be exciting to find out! ...more

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Mar 08, 2011 Ange (Our Epic TBR List) Schmelzer rated it really liked it

Lena lives in a possible future world of exactly zero love. The entire nation has already done away with the disease of amor deliria nervosa a generation before and now the cure is the standard at 18. An entire existence of people without emtions and in exactly 95 days Lena will be safe from the infection; she can't wait! "The most dangerous sicknesses are those that make us believe we are well.-Proverbs 42, The Book of Shhh."

How can a book be so blah and then EXPLODE into action in the last 1/3 ...more

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Jul 08, 2011 Tristen rated it it was amazing

Delirium was a fascinating story , about the gripping effects of love . Lauren Oliver painted a wonderful picture of how love can truly be viewed as a virus or sickness. There isn't a person in the world that hasn't witnessed the power of love whether it be the touch of love or the lack there of, either way it can be crippling. In the book, Lena learns just what that feeling of love is like , she also learns that perhaps love is the one thing that can't ever truly be taken from her . The choice ...more

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May 09, 2011 Patty rated it really liked it

I'm not sure why it took so long for me to start this story, but I'm glad I was finally able to read it. This book had such a great concept about love and the author did a wonderful job on building a world where love is a disease. Although it was a little slow in the beginning, it started to pick up and I could not stop reading. Towards the end of the book my heart was racing until the very last page. I would definietly recommend this book and I can not wait until the sequel comes out! ...more

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Jan 20, 2012 Eleni rated it liked it

Shelves: 2012-ya-reading-goals

I've heard about Delirium from a good friend who edits my manuscripts for me. She told me about this book and gave it 4 stars. I tried not to read anything she had written about it.

What I did like? I liked that Alex was probably biracial and was hopeful. He liked Lena, despite her distance from him. I liked the futuristic view of Portland, Maine, overall. Sorry this review is so short, I'm bit overloaded at work right now.

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