Delirium

By: Lauren Oliver

Narrated by: Sarah Drew

Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

"Ninety-five days, and then I'll be safe. I wonder whether the procedure will hurt. I want to get it over with. It's hard to be patient. It's hard not to be afraid while I'm still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn't touched me yet. Still, I worry. They say that in the old days, love drove people to madness. The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don't."

Lauren Oliver astonished readers with her stunning debut, Before I Fall. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called it "raw, emotional, and, at times, beautiful. An end as brave as it is heartbreaking." Her much-awaited second novel fulfills her promise as an exceptionally talented and versatile writer.

Also included is a sneak listen to the first chapter of the next book in the series. Enjoy!

©2011 Laura Schechter (P)2011 HarperCollins Pubilshers

My Favorite Trilogy

Would you listen to Delirium again? Why?

Yes I would love to listen to it again!

Who was your favorite character and why?

The main female character was my favorite. But all the characters were very detailed and easy to care for their well being.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Needs to be a movie! Like now!

I enjoyed it a lot … but

I definitely enjoyed this book and look forward to finishing the entire trilogy. The writing was well done and the performance was great. However, it felt like a 3.5 rating book for me. I love the use of métaphores but they really seemed to go on in detail every single time they were used. Often they described how disoriented and woozy the main character was. She was always so disoriented and unable to speak. I understand where the author is coming from but it just felt like too often and too long of descriptions. My other struggle is that the narrator sounds like Velma from the live action Scooby Doo movies in 2001/2002 so I can’t stop picturing her 😆 It’s not her fault at all and her acting/performance was well done. It just added that extra level for this book to feel closer to a 3 rating rather than 4 for me. Definitely still recommend this for a good dystopian read!

What a ride!

Ok so my friend and I decided to read this book together while waiting for "twice tempted" to come out. I was on the fence about it and had it in my wish list for a while now but since my friend was gonna read it too I thought it would be fun. It was a very good book. No sex in the book and I like that, it was about the 4 letter word LOVE! I'm so glad she chose this book to read. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone. And what a cliffhanger!!!!! Off to read the next book in the series now!

Love Lobotomy

Would you try another book from Lauren Oliver and/or Sarah Drew?

Yes, and I've read other Lauren Oliver books that I liked much better. I just think the concept of this was not well thought out or entirely convincing.

Would you recommend Delirium to your friends? Why or why not?

No. I mean, trying to cut love out of your brain as the concept sounds cool until you think too much about it, and then you're like, "uhhh, what?"

Did Delirium inspire you to do anything?

No :(

Any additional comments?

Not a bad story, just didn't hold my attention. I feel like there was a ton of backstory and history that writer maybe wanted to inlcude, but didn't end up having the space for it. And knowing more of how and why this world came to be would have been really helpful at creating more tension. As readers we all know that love can't be chopped out of your brain, but this world of people believed it was possible...and I just couldn't connect with that.

Overall a good series

Any additional comments?

This series was creative, suspenseful and had some nice twists. Very entertaining listen and I couldn't stop listening till I finished all 3 books. It definitely feels more young adult than other books in the YA category but I still really enjoyed it, even being in my 30's. The story was creative, fun and very entertaining. I only wish the ending of the last book had been more elaborate. It felt rushed and concluded too quickly.

I felt that the narrator was way over the top with her energy level, and was over-acting and overly dramatic/enthusiastic but I think she did a pretty good job other than that. It didn't help that the author was way over descriptive and used analogies for almost everything, which got on my nerves.

Overall, I really enjoyed this series and may read it again in the future.

WOW

Another wonderful book I cant wait for the last one to come out to see what happens at the end of the story.

RE

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would definitely recommend this book! I really enjoyed the entire series. The story was original and interesting. It will keep you on your toes.

Very Original

If you are tired of vampires and just can't relate to the politics of The Hunger Games then try Lauren Oliver's Delirium for a surprising change of pace. I truly enjoyed this story and Sarah Drew's reading of it.

Start the trilogy, the second one is amazing!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, absolutely. Sarah Drew delivers another wonderful performance of Lauren Oliver's work.

What did you like best about this story?

At first I thought the concept was a bit cheesy, but as they developed the story I started to really appreciate the premise. The character development kept me interested, and the ending made me download the second book immediately because I just couldn't wait to find out what happened.

Which character – as performed by Sarah Drew – was your favorite?

Lena and Alex

Any additional comments?

This book is great, but the second in the series is much better. I suggest even if you are iffy on this book that you put in the time to finish it because the story develops into a completely different type of story line for book two.

narrator's voice slight annoying, weak plot

What did you like best about Delirium? What did you like least?

i really disliked the narrators voice, I found it nasally and very irritating. I also didnt care much for the story. The ending was slightly better than anticipated, but just the overall plot was lacking.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

I like dystopians and like to explore their plausibility; however I found this world hard to buy into

What didn’t you like about Sarah Drew’s performance?

I really disliked her nasally sounding voice. She spoke clearly enough, but there was just something very unappealing about the sound of it.

Do you think Delirium needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

It was left on a sort of cliffhanger so yes. I might would listen to it if I ran out of other options,