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Feb 05, 2018TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Delirium is your standard dystopian romance, the plotline of a young girl who falls in love in a society where love is seen as a disease is very creative and intriguing; however, the book did not live up to its great potential. The characters were unrealistic and unrelatable and frankly Lena Haloway, the girl who narrates the book, is unlikeable. The ending was disappointing and unfulfilling, and it only gets worse in the following books. Personally, I did not enjoy Lauren Olives writing style, her over descriptiveness results in a drawn-out slow-paced story, a chapter can be summed up in a sentence. However if you enjoy a very poetic and flowery writing style you may like Delirium. -@Anonymous of the Teen Review Board at the Hamilton Public Library Ever since The Hunger Games and Divergent, people have been looking for the next big dystopian novel, Delirium is not it. In Lena's world, being in love is illegal, punishable by death. So when Lena falls in love with a boy named Alex she begins to question everything she's ever believed. I found the plot to be very similar to Matched by Ally Condie, in the sense that in both books, there is a type of futuristic society that plans out your whole life for you. Reading Delirium, there were parts in the book where I just couldn't put it down. Despite this, Oliver's excessive details although charming at some points did make the story line drag on for a hundred extra pages. One thing I will say I really enjoyed about the book was the ending. Although some may disagree, I found it refreshing from the more predictable plotline. Worth reading on a lazy Sunday. Rating: 3 stars - @Ruby_Tuesday of the Teen Review Board at the Hamilton Public Library I didn’t expect to like this book, because it seemed all too much like other YA dystopias I’ve read before. Yes, the topic was a tad bit different, but these futuristic universes had failed all too many times for me to approach any new ones with positivity. But Delirium was like a breath of fresh air. Something about the relationships carved between characters made them all likeable and I appreciated the story that was being crafted so expertly. Lena was a good protagonist; some of the decisions she made weren’t the smartest, but it seems to me authors can’t hold back from making their characters do things to infuriate us readers. In a world where love is branded as a disease, can Lena ever find what her heart truly desires? Although a bit typical and predictable, a combination of Ally Condie’s “Matched” and Lois Lowry’s “The Giver”, this book will have you flipping the pages in anticipation! Rating 3/5 - @jewelreader of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library