Honestly I really enjoyed this book. We have seen quite a few dystopia novels in the last four or five years and sometimes I think its wrong to compare them. I mean the Hunger Games were amazing and now Divergent is popular but I think Delirium is a great novel in itself. My reasoning is this. In the Hunger Games we were shocked that the contests were doomed to die since they were children, that was what initially hooked us. I know when I read Divergent I was constantly thinking of clicks in high school and which group I would be in. Every book has to have a hook.
I have heard a lot of people say that Delirium is just playing on the popularity of Dystopian novels. I disagree with that. Our ability to love is what separates us from animals. We are driven less by instinct and more by feelings. That is what makes us human. As a mother I cried when I realized what the procedure did. There are no words to describe the love I feel for my son and to think that there was a mandatory surgery to take away my feelings for him is horrible. That horror draws you into the novel.
I have to say I identified with Annabel the most. I would do anything to retain my love for my husband and baby. She was such a strong character to me. Finding out how people loved each other as teens and then didn't care afterwards drove me crazy. To me Annabel was the start of the revolution.
I must say Raven and Blue's endings haunted my sleep for a few weeks after reading about them. The final book was a bit bland in the ending, but perhaps, like a lot of other authors, Oliver will get an impulse to write one more. Never say never.
This is a great series and I hate that it sometimes gets overlooked. It has what I deem necessary for a good series, which is a well thought out plot, few mistakes, and a strong woman in place of the old damsel in distress. So give it a shot and make sure to comment and keep reading.
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