Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Title: Delirium
Author: Lauren Oliver
Series: Delirium Book 1
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: August 2, 2011
Pages: 401
Age: YA - Dystopian
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                   Synopsis:

Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn't understand that one 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 governments demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holway has always looked forward to the day when she'll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy.

But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: 

she falls in love.

My Thoughts:
I loved this book! I had heard so many great things about it that I have been wanting to read it for months now. I finally got some time and read it recently. The book is captivating! It's about a world where love is considered a disease instead of something wonderful! Can you imagine that??
The main character, Lena, in is pretty interesting. Watching her transformation is awesome. She goes from a girl counting down the days until her surgery to a girl who realizes & embraces another way to live. A life where love & freedom is something to be celebrated, not feared. This transformation happens because of a guy she meets named Alex, a guy from The Wilds. He comes along and gives Lena the best summer of her life & shows her a world beyond the fence she's used to. Reading this book makes you think about how precious love & freedom are. Two of the most important things in the world. I can't wait to read book 2, Pandemonium!


Recommend:
I'd recommend this book to anybody that likes dystopian books. It would actually even turn people onto the genre so I'd recommend it to anybody looking for a great read.

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Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl ----- Purchased used from Amazon

 

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare ----- Purchased on Amazon for Kindle


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Novel Utopia no more

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Review: Anthem by Ayn Rand

Title: Anthem
Author: Ayn Rand
Series: standalone
Pages: 90
Genre: Adult Classic
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                   Synopsis:

Rand examines a frightening future in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values. Equality 7-2521 lives in the dark ages of the future where all decisions are made by a committee, all people live in collectives, and all traces of individualism have been wiped out. Despite such a restrictive environment, the spark of individual thought and freedom still burns in him-- a passion which he has been taught to call sinful. In a purely egalitarian world, Equality 7-2521 dares to stand apart from the herd-- to think and choose for himself, to discover electricity, and to love the woman of his choice. Now he has been marked for death for committing the ultimate sin. In a world where the great "we" reign supreme, he has rediscovered the lost & holy word--"I".

My thoughts:
Anthem is a book I had read back in high school but didn't quite remember. Reading it again was fun. It's a book that makes you think about how our world is. The freedoms & luxuries that we have as humans. The fact that individual thoughts & love aren't considered sins. This is the case for the characters in this book. You see what it's like to live in a world where everything is decided for you & there's no such thing as family. Children are born and never know their parents & mothers never get a single look at their child. You're taught that your only purpose in life is to do the will of your brothers. Anthem is a very thought provoking book.

Recommend:
I personally think that every human on the planet needs to read this book at some point in their life. It would make us all appreciate our freedom more.

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