One of the things I enjoyed about Delirium was the way the author describes love. I assure you there is more to Delirium than what I’ve described. Even as I describe this book I don’t feel like I’m doing it much justice. It’s hard to imagine our society ever banning love but Oliver makes her world is believable and surprisingly realistic. “It kills you both when you have it and when you don’t.” Rebels are imprisoned, killed, and beaten by the enforcers of the law. The argument against love is that it is the cause of many of the worlds problems. Lena, the main character, is almost 18 and is looking forward to the day she is cured. Love, also known as delirium, is considered a disease and all citizens must undergo surgery to cure them for the delirium by the age of 18. In a nutshell, love is illegal in Oliver’s dystopian society.
I seriously think the writing in this novel should be studied.
It’s beautiful and so remarkably well crafted that I can hear English teachers and librarians across the country giving thanks to Lauren Oliver for writing a young adult novel of this caliber. It’s not the quite the story that’s amazing but it’s the writing. I finally caved and had to see for myself what exactly everyone was talking about. It didn’t particularly appeal to me and the description never sounded that interesting. Drew's performance alone might get me to check out the rest of this trilogy.įor I while I’ve wondered about why so many people loved Delirium. She was able to channel all the different nuances of this full cast, and was especially chilling as Lena's already cured sister. Despite these criticisms, I did enjoy the book - and, more importantly, I loved Sarah Drew's performance. And while the pace picked up in the last hour or so, which was exciting, it also accelerated Lena's transition from a young, naive girl to a mature enemy of the government in a forced way.
I was impressed with the concept - that love is a disease that everyone needs to be cured of - but found myself growing a bit impatient with our heroine, Lena, who took a little too long to put together that the government's restrictions were not in her best interest. While I didn't love the book as much as she does, I did find it entertaining. My colleague Emily recommended Delirium to me - it was one of her picks for the Best of 2011, and she raves about the book at every opportunity.
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