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Delirium by Lauren Oliver
5.0

The last paragraph. The last sentence.
It gave so much power to the story line and the book. I can't wait to get out of bed and grab Pandemonium which stares at me while staying on my bookshelf.

So, Delirium, started right away with the evaluations and with that boy who winks at her after she totally failed.
Of course we knew that that boy will become THE boy and so, I couldn't wait for their next meeting which was sooner than I first believes. The way she described him and the way he whispered "Gray" in her ear made it clear for me thar I want this guy to be all time present in the book!
And I could start analyze all the scenes and give some spoilers away but I don't.

Delirium is beautiful, well-written, exciting and truly made me think. A world without love is definetely a world where I would rather kill myself. Especially, the scene where Lena remembers how kind her mother was to her and how people were disgusted by that behavior. Yep. That said everything to me.
Love is not only the passion between to young people - Lena and Alex, for example.
It's also love between friends - as Lena's friendship to Hana develops into something deeper
Love, however, is also the feeling, the kindness, the joy a mother - or any family member - gives to you.
You also can not only love people, but the nature and animals and smell and different kind of feelings. Love is so much more.
And Lena gets it.
I love how Lena's fear from the amor deliria nervosa turned into real passion for living in a world full of love. It's a topic which IS really important and I like the way Lauren Oliver described everything and how she puts the feeling of Love in different, beautiful words.