![]() ![]() Lauren Oliver Fantasy 2011 Save Rate book Parents say age 13+ Based on 5 reviews Kids say age 13+ Based on 52 reviews Read or buy Common Sense is a nonprofit organization. Delirium by Lauren Oliver Interactive trailer. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy. What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love?ĭelirium received starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal, and was named a Best Book of the Year by USA Today, Kirkus,, YALSA, and the Chicago Public Library and was selected as one of NPR's Top 100 Best Ever Teen Novels. Wheadon, Common Sense Media Common Sense says age 14+ Mix of forbidden romance, drama, and danger OK for teens. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. ![]() She watched love destroy her mother and isn't about to make the same mistakes.īut with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena meets enigmatic Alex, a boy from the Wilds who lives under the government's radar. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Lauren Oliver's powerful New York Times bestselling novel Delirium-the first in a dystopian trilogy-presents a world as terrifying as George Orwell's 1984 and a romance as true as Romeo & Juliet. Strong characters, a vivid portrait of the lives of teens in a repressive society, and nagging questions that can be applied to our world today make this book. ![]()
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