Author: Lauren Oliver
Genre: Dystopian
Published February 2011
Hardcover 480 pages
Summary from goodreads.com
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.
A girl named Lena lives in a society where LOVE has been considered a disease and everyone has to go through a special treatment on their eighteenth birthday to be cured of the illness. She and her bestfriend Hana are having the time of their lives, following what the others are telling them to do and not-to-do. Little did Lena know that her friend escapes at night in order to attend parties or listen to music that was not approved by their state.
During their initial evaluation, something peculiar happened in the lab. Then she met Alex, the boy who would make her fall in love and ignore everything else that she had believed in. Together they created a world full of emotion and delirium. Lena's life was never the same again.
I thought Hunger Games was the best dystopian novel I have ever read.. Apparently, Lauren Oliver's Delirium takes the second spot on my Best Dystopian list. I honestly couldn't bring myself to stop scanning the pages after knowing about this dreaded disease - Amor Deliria Nervosa. (wow, that's quite a mouthful!) And as crazy as it is, people condemn those who fall and fell in love because it is dreaded and can lead to your demise.
OMG... If falling in love causes death, I've died a million times already!!
Delirium takes my breath away. With every scene.. with every spectacle.. Every page was as intense as the previous page, keeping me on my seat. I applaud Lauren Oliver for creating a world that felt so real and surreal. SHe's a brilliant writer and a fantastic storyteller. I'm glad I have read your book, Lauren :)
THEY SAY that the cure for Love will make me happy and safe forever. And I've always believe 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
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Title: Hana (Delirium book 1.5)
Published December 2011
Ebook 144 pages
In the world of Delirium, love is a disease. And like all eighteen-year-olds, Lena and Hana must take the cure.
At the start of their last summer of freedom, they were the closest of friends. Until Hana made a decision that tore them apart... In Delirium, we heard from Lena. Now, Hana gets to tell her side of the story. And nothing is what we first thought.
Hana is a powerful, moving and beautifully told original eBook short story, with a shocking twist that will leave you with your heart in your mouth.To sum this one up; here's what I have to say:
Hana is the One who told the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ about _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _!!
How could you?! How could you?!
Here are the symptoms of Deliria:
“Symptoms of Amor Deliria Nervosa
PHASE ONE:
-preoccupation; difficulty focusing
-dry mouth
-perspiration, sweaty palms
-fits of dizziness and disorientation
-reduced mental awareness; racing thoughts; impaired reasoning skills
PHASE TWO:
-periods of euphoria; hysterical laughter and heightened energy
-periods of despair; lethargy
-changes in appetite; rapid weight loss or weight gain
-fixation; loss of other interests
-compromised reasoning skills; distortion of reality
-disruption of sleep patterns; insomnia or constant fatigue
-obsessive thoughts and actions
-paranoia; insecurity
PHASE THREE (CRITICAL):
-difficulty breathing
-pain in the chest, throat or stomach
-complete breakdown of rational faculties; erratic behavior; violent thoughts and fantasies; hallucinations and delusions
PHASE FOUR (FATAL):
-emotional or physical paralysis (partial or total)
-death
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