I am not a bookwhore or a nerd or something. I am not a wide reader as well. I only read what my friends recommend. I usually go for the tried and tested stuff. So if this post sounds like I know everything, then you're thinking it wrong. This is just my opinion. :)
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Before scientists found the cure, people thought that 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 government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning 18. Lena Haloway has always looked forward to the day when she will be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable and happy. But with 95 days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: she falls inlove.
Before scientists found the cure, people thought that 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 government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning 18. Lena Haloway has always looked forward to the day when she will be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable and happy. But with 95 days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: she falls inlove.
Intrigued by the preface of this novel. A world where love, a.k.a AMOR DELIRIA NERVOSA is coursed as a disease. Before turning 18, every citizen must undergo an operation, to 'CURE' them. I found the concept both unique and captivating.
We meet the protagonist, Lena, a seventeen year old girl that follows all the rules of the dystopian society but bit by bit, all over the book her friend, Hana, starts questioning her future. In this book, Lena becomes a stronger, independent and more self-loving person than we seen in the beginning. To me, it sounds like the fundamental context is that love makes you stronger.
Romance. Romance is one of the main themes of this novel. Lena and Alex couldn't have been more perfect together. The characters are great and well-crafted. Though the book started to be a bit slow, it has kept me in my seat and read non-stop. And I can't wait to see what the author has for them in the next installment.
This book is imaginative and it exhibits quick-wittedness. The writing is lovely and descriptive throughout the novel. The author has a way with words. (I love the passages at the beginning of every chapter.) Delirium left me teary-eyed and emotional. I give 5 amazing stars to Lauren Oliver for her amazing writing. I highly recommend this one.
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