Ninety-five days, and
then I'll be safe. I wonder whether the procedure will hurt. I want to
get it over with. It's hard to be patient. It's hard not to be afraid
while I'm still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn't touched me
yet. Still, I worry. They say that in the old days, love drove people to
madness. The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you
have it and when you don't.
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My Review
I just want to let everyone know that this is a reread for
me. But keep in mind that I first read
this when it originally came out which was like 3 or 4 years ago.
I find that there’s something so beautiful and morbid about
Delirium. People being so intimidated by
something so simple as love. Going
through something so horrid, completely losing yourself just so you don’t have
to feel. But it’s so wonderful to read
about someone realizing that it’s worth it.
Loving someone. And not just in a
romantic way but friendships and family as well.
Lena is our main character and I felt like I could relate to
her so well. An average girl just trying
to make it in life. Living day to day,
just waiting for a big moment to change her life forever.
Alex is Lena’s love interest and I have to say, I really
loved him. He’s so adventurous and
carefree but very protective of Lena as well.
I feel like he’s the kind of guy that would be friends with anyone and
everyone. Always talking to somebody or
making that loner feel like a part of the group. But, I’m sorry, if I had to read one more
time about how his hair was like ‘a crown of autumn leaves’ then I was going to
chuck the book out my window.
The whole story was a tad unbelievable, but that’s kind of
what you get when you read a dystopian.
A bit unbelievable with an inkling of truth to it. Can I see this happening right now? People freaking out over love and labeling it
as a disease? Not really. At least not to this extreme. Could it ever happen way off in the
future? I don’t know. But that’s what’s so great about fiction, it doesn't have to be completely believable, just entertaining. And Delirium was just that, entertaining.
Now, of course, Oliver leaves us on a cliffhanger. I mean if you didn’t see one coming at all
then you must be completely blind. It
was just surprising as to what actually happened and then trying to figure out
how Oliver is going to handle it in Pandemonium. Really can’t wait to read that next!
I would say if you’re a fan of dystopians, especially
Divergent, then definitely check out Delirium!
Inside Outside
Characters 4/5 Cover 4/5
Plot 3.75/5
Feels 4.5/5
Writing 3.75/5
Overall 4/5
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