They say that the cure for Love will make me happy and safe forever. And I've always believed them. Until now. Now everything has changed. Now, I'd rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years smothered by a lie. Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, when she falls in love.

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Overview
They say that the cure for Love will make me happy and safe forever.
And I've always believed them.
Until now.
Now everything has changed.
Now, I'd rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a
hundred years smothered by a lie.

2. Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents
the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-
five days before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, when she falls in
love.
Reviews
I adored Delirium when I first read and reviewed it, which was back in February.
I had limited experience with dystopia, only having read Matched, The Hunger
Games, and Uglies, but Delirium made it one of favourite genres. I’ve come
across many young dystopian novels since then, and having re-read Delirium, I
can safely say that it is still one of my favourites and one of the best books I’ve
read this year.
Although Delirium is a dystopian novel, it is first and foremost a love story; it
doesn’t pretend to be anything else. At eighteen years old, citizens of the USA
legally must undergo a procedure – a “cure” – that will result in the them being
unable to love anyone ever again, whether it may be a partner, friend or family.
When Alex enters her life, Lena must fight for the right to love whomever she
wishes.
One of the things that I didn’t mention in my previous review, that really struck
me about the novel, is the writing. Lauren Oliver has a talent for using the most
beautiful, rich language and imagery to capture a moment perfectly. When I’m
reading novels, I try to picture the scenes in my head and sometimes it becomes
blurry. I try to focus on it but the author hasn’t provided enough detail for me to
do so. Lauren Oliver is the complete opposite. She expertly describes every
single scene so that the image in my head comes out crystal clear, from the
description of the setting to Lena’s emotions:
“The water is an enormous mirror, tipped with and pink and gold from the sky.
In that single, blazing moment as I came around the bend, the sun – curved
over the dip of the horizon like a solid gold archway – lets out its final winking
rays of light, shattering the darkness of the water, turning everything white for a
fraction of a second, and then falls away, sinking, dragging the pink and the red
and the purple out of the sky with it, all the colour bleeding away instantly and
leaving only dark.
Alex was right. It was gorgeous – one of the best I’ve ever seen."

3. Another thing I did not pay enough attention to before (because I was eagerly
rushing trough the story) is the small fragments of society – the quotation of
official documents, rules and regulations, children’s songs, and poetry, which
help the reader to mentally construct and imagine the world that Lauren Oliver
has created. Even though the story mostly focuses on Lena and Alex’s
relationship and the things they discover about each other, we’re constantly
aware that they live in a restrictive and severely controlled society.
Delirium is a wonderfully emotional, heartbreaking love story set in a dystopian
future. It’s both a gritty and mellow experience. If you’ve not yet jumped on to
the dystopian bandwagon, I’d suggest that reading Delirium is a very good start
indeed.
“Love, the deadliest of all deadly things: it kills you both when you have it and
when you don’t.”
There are some books written that touch you deeply. Stories that work their way
stealthily into your heart, and imbeds itself securely there, and refusing to
disperse, leaving you utterly breathless and completely captivated with
wondrous awe. Delirium did this for me. There are not many books that can
speak to you the way Delirium does. Books that tug at your heartstrings, and
make you believe in the impossible. Books that can express what love really is:
an all consuming, brilliantly captivating, wrenchingly heartbreaking power that
takes control over you. Love that turns your world around, shows you things you
never saw before, makes everything brighter and more amazing than you ever
thought they could be.
Delirium takes you on the journey of Lena, a normal girl in a loveless society,
who is soon immersed in the unthinkable, has found herself facing the most
deadly thing ever known to mankind. Love. Lena begins to explore this
completely new and forbidden emotion. An emotion that people shun and fear.
An emotion that could get her killed. And in the end, she is tried more than she
could have possibly imagined. My heart breaks for her, and yet it soars with hers
as she discovers this whole new, enthralling world.
Delirium is such a uniquely, enchanting, astounding story. It was beautifully
written, brilliantly told. And the ending. I don’t know if I’ve read a more

4. heartbreaking, incredible ending. The last several pages I was on the edge. I
couldn’t read fast enough. The story had me captive, refusing to let go until the
very last word. I don’t know how I can possibly wait until 2012 for Pandemonium
to come out! When February 1 rolls around, get your hands on this book, and
don’t let go. Prepare yourself for a wonderful, beautiful love story that hopefully
touches you the way it did me.
Wow. There are few words to describe this book but one of them is that. Wow.
Every word of this story burrowed under my skin and festered there, leaving me
starving for more once the story ended. It's funny because as much as I loved
the story, I want to say it was too long. And I really think it was. For every
lyrical word I read, I felt a good third of them could have been chopped and still
maintained the dignity and integrity of the story in its entirety. If it were shorter,
I don't think I would have missed anything. I would have still found myself as
attached to the story as I am now. But at the end of the day, I didn't mind
reading all of those extra words. They just put more fluffy in the bed of story I
was lying in.
I loved seeing Lena change as the story progressed and watching her become
her own Hana without realizing it until it'd already happened. I'm not a big fan of
playing up the "I'm so normal" schtick that YA female protags have a tendency
of doing but it's what's in the seemingly "normal" that the story lies. There is a
point to it so if you find yourself rolling your eyes as you read about yet another
teen MC finding herself plain next to her gorgeous best friend, just hold it out. It
redeems itself. Although what I found pretty pointless was the constant
mentioning of Lena's height. By the end of the book I couldn't place its relevance
to the overall story. I didn't get why it was mentioned constantly. Can anyone
else help me out here?
What I really liked was how Oliver had a way with such seemingly little lines that
did such an amazing job of portraying Lena's naivety exactly how it was, without
pretenses. My favorites:
"I hate it when my aunt looks at me like that, like she's reading all the bad parts
from my soul." (pg. 71)
"It's [The Telltale Heart] supposed to be a story about guilt and the dangers of
civil disobedience, but when I first read it I thought it seemed kind of lame and

5. melodramatic. Now I get it, though. Poe must have snuck out a lot when he was
young." (pg. 117)
I'm a fan of Romeo & Juliet and I really liked the way Oliver bled that theme
over into Delirium. In reality, it's a pretty commonly-used trope, especially in
YA, but I really liked it here. Alex is the type of YA guy that needs to be
permeated throughout YA fiction. He's not a dick, he's not a stalker, he treats
Lena how she should be treated. Shock! So I was really pushing for the two to
end up together because I found him such a redeeming and valuable character
to the story.
I thought the world Oliver developed was absolutely amazing. More than once I
found myself getting audibly revolted with how that society functioned.
Lobotomizing the population as a means to control them? How terrifying is that?
It's the nineteenth century redux. I also liked how the vantage point rose up off
of Lena's shoulders every once in a while so the reader got a better view of the
world. How it's all fenced in and electrified and the crazy that lies behind its
borders (and within it). I also liked how the illusion broke down as the story
went on, shattering the safe indoctrination Lena got as she was growing up.
Really I liked how Delirium can be viewed as what can happen when the
government takes protecting us from ourselves a little too far. It's scary and
who's to say it couldn't happen? Really?
I haven't read Before I Fall but if the writing is anything like Delirium, I'm going
to swallow the thing whole. This book induces some serious writer envy in me.
It's a level that I would strive to reach and can only dream of achieving. I have
no doubt Delirium will prevail as one of the defining novels of dystopian
literature for years to come. It doesn't always have to be about society totally
breaking down. This one's all about society winding itself far too tight. If you're
looking for a dystopian book that doesn't involve society functioning at its basest
animal instincts for survival, Delirium is it. And the writing and plot and
characters are all fantastic enough to suck you in and hold you strong as well. I
wouldn't want to forget mentioning that.
Lauren Oliver’s Before I Fall was my favorite book of 2010 and I was eagerly
anticipating her new dystopian follow up. Since I’m such a fan of both Lauren
Oliver and dystopian books I had high expectations Delirium. I’m happy to say
Delirium did not disappoint, and impressed me just as much as her first book. I
read this book originally several months ago and was pondering it for a while
deciding what to say in a review. I was emotionally wrecked after reading it the
first time. I decided to re-read it after publication to pull my thoughts together. I
ended up listening to the audiobook format this time.

6. Delirium is takes place in Portland Maine in a future world where love is
considered a disease. The disease is identified as amor deliria nervosa and
scientists perform brain surgery on all citizens when they turn eighteen to cure
them of the disease. Just before the procedure the candidates must submit to an
interview before they can be matched to their ideal husband/wife. The main
character Lena is just about to turn eighteen, and is looking forward to her
procedure. Both of her parents have died, and the cure for deliria did not work
on her mother after 3 attempts. Lena’s best friend Hana is starting to rebel
against the strict regulated books, music, and curfews they are expected to
follow. Lena and Hana are at an after-curfew party when Lena meets up with
Alex. They fall hard for each other but of course need to keep their relationship a
secret. Unfortunately the clock is ticking on Lena’s procedure date.
The writing is incredible in this book. Ms. Oliver has a way with words and the
emotions of the characters leap off the page. The writing is lovely and
descriptive throughout the novel. Another nice touch is the passages at the
beginning of each chapter. There are quotes from different government
approved books, including the “Book of Shhh,” an abbreviation for “The Safety,
Health, and Happiness Handbook.” These quotes provide more of a glimpse of
the dystopian world.
The set up of the book was done well and showed Lena’s life prior to getting
“infected” by Alex. In the beginning, Lena is on board with the government
program to get matched and have the procedure. She did not want to end up
un-cured like her mother, although she misses and remembers her fondly. The
government restricts all kinds of activity that inspires love/deliria or laughter and
bugs phone calls and conducts random raids to look for violations. It is
interesting to see Lena’s opinion change as she becomes more intrigued with the
lives of “resisters.”
This book explores relationships very well, and one of the strongest bonds in the
book is between the friends Lena and Hana. They are best friends and have all
kinds of plans of things they want to do before their procedure is scheduled.
They enjoy going running together particularly. Lena worries that her friendship
with Hana won’t be the same after the procedure.
The relationship between Alex and Lena is one of the most compelling aspects of
the book. Their relationship is smoldering and passionate, and he opens her eyes

7. to a different world. They have the odds stacked against them and it makes you
want them to succeed as a couple that much more.
The book really shines in the final third of the book, when the action leads to a
gut-wrenching cliffhanger. I can’t wait to find out what happens next. The next
book in the series cannot arrive soon enough.
Regarding the audiobook – I enjoyed listening to the book in this format. Actress
Sarah Drew reads the book. Grey’s Anatomy fans will know her as April. Since I
listened to the book after I read it first, I had an opinion on what Lena’s voice
would sound like. At first, the reader did not match up to my expectation of
Lena’s voice. However, as I listened more to the story I felt the reader did a
great job with conveying Lena’s emotions and with the voices of the other
characters. The audiobook is just over 11.5 hours long.
Delirium is the first book in a trilogy. This book sets up the dystopian world well,
but there is room to fill in more details about how the world ended up this way in
future books. The premise seems believable and possible, and I enjoyed the
dystopian elements. I would consider this book to be more about love and
relationships first, but with a dystopian setting. I would recommend Delirium to
fans of Before I Fall, as well as fans of YA and dystopians. The writing is simply
beautiful, with a well-crafted story that will haunt you.
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