The Delirium Trilogy
Since I'm too stressed about GCSE results day to even slep even - which is still SEVEN NIGHTS AWAY - I thought I'd share with you a benevolent trio of books I've recently read: the Delirium trilogy by lauren oliver, which consists of three books: Delirium, Pandemonium and Requiem.
BOOK ONE
- 'Delirium' is a dystopian romance novel set in an alternative present. Bre Benevolent Novel. I think I felt every emotion possible whilst reading this; I was in tears by the book's climax where Oliver left us hanging off dat cliff of waterfall of tears. I would say this was my second favorite book in the trilogy. I found the amount of romance diminished with each successive book in the series. Ultimately, it's quite a good romance novel. Kinda like Romeo and Juliet and Twilight.
I loved this book because, through the theme of grievance, it taught me that its okay to move on after loosing someone who you loved (bc death )irrevocably, and you know no matter what, you'll never feel the extent of emotion for anyone else who is still alive. Invariably, remorse may be felt, but one should be exonerated from this burden because there is no reason to feel guilty. Although I missed the deceased from the first novel, I think I fell in love with this book's character from this book. This may not have been the intended message; embrace interpretation ::::::))
BOOK THREE
- 'Requiem' - OK I'm sorry but I was so disappointed by this book: the climax was more emotionally draining than Mockingjay. At least there was an epilogue to allieviate my fustration in mockingjay, whereas I felt as though in Requiem the author didn't even know how to end it so just spoke in vivid, meaningless metaphors which failed to compensate.
However, Once again I must Commend Oliver's intelligent chapter ideas. Like its predecessor, Requiem, the chapters explore two contradistinctive worlds. However, in Requiem, each chapter follows characters simultaneously rather than contrasting time. Initially, the characters' lives appear to have no correlation, but you'll enjoy seeing the two tales converge.
BOOK ONE
- 'Delirium' is a dystopian romance novel set in an alternative present. Bre Benevolent Novel. I think I felt every emotion possible whilst reading this; I was in tears by the book's climax where Oliver left us hanging off dat cliff of waterfall of tears. I would say this was my second favorite book in the trilogy. I found the amount of romance diminished with each successive book in the series. Ultimately, it's quite a good romance novel. Kinda like Romeo and Juliet and Twilight.
BOOK TWO
- 'Pandemonium' - My favorite one in the trilogy! I found it was very cleverly structured: instead of cardinally numbered chapters, each segment of the book shifts between 'now' and 'then'. The time fluctuation is effective because the 'now' chapters are so captivating; they're so short, thus one has to read the following 'then' chapter (which seems like a completely different novel) before returning to the present day world, situated in Brooklyn, New York and descovering what happens next. It was like reading twilight and the hunger games and switching between the two after each chapter. When the chapters are short, they intensify suspense and tension. It was nice exploring more of this dystopian world's society. Yet in both worlds, the author maintains present tense to sustain and evoke tension. And THE TWOT PLISTS!!!!!!!!! So good. Character development was cute because the protagonist from the first book had grown from oblivious and naïve to one whom educates those like her former self.
- 'Pandemonium' - My favorite one in the trilogy! I found it was very cleverly structured: instead of cardinally numbered chapters, each segment of the book shifts between 'now' and 'then'. The time fluctuation is effective because the 'now' chapters are so captivating; they're so short, thus one has to read the following 'then' chapter (which seems like a completely different novel) before returning to the present day world, situated in Brooklyn, New York and descovering what happens next. It was like reading twilight and the hunger games and switching between the two after each chapter. When the chapters are short, they intensify suspense and tension. It was nice exploring more of this dystopian world's society. Yet in both worlds, the author maintains present tense to sustain and evoke tension. And THE TWOT PLISTS!!!!!!!!! So good. Character development was cute because the protagonist from the first book had grown from oblivious and naïve to one whom educates those like her former self.
I loved this book because, through the theme of grievance, it taught me that its okay to move on after loosing someone who you loved (bc death )irrevocably, and you know no matter what, you'll never feel the extent of emotion for anyone else who is still alive. Invariably, remorse may be felt, but one should be exonerated from this burden because there is no reason to feel guilty. Although I missed the deceased from the first novel, I think I fell in love with this book's character from this book. This may not have been the intended message; embrace interpretation ::::::))
BOOK THREE
- 'Requiem' - OK I'm sorry but I was so disappointed by this book: the climax was more emotionally draining than Mockingjay. At least there was an epilogue to allieviate my fustration in mockingjay, whereas I felt as though in Requiem the author didn't even know how to end it so just spoke in vivid, meaningless metaphors which failed to compensate.
However, Once again I must Commend Oliver's intelligent chapter ideas. Like its predecessor, Requiem, the chapters explore two contradistinctive worlds. However, in Requiem, each chapter follows characters simultaneously rather than contrasting time. Initially, the characters' lives appear to have no correlation, but you'll enjoy seeing the two tales converge.
Porn alert: these novels are unsuitable for humans under 24 - 'kissing' is alluded to multiple times throughout the trilogy. It's grotesque how Superflously rude and explicit it can be, however one still enjoyed reading, albeit a weak love triangle :-)
Ultimately, it's like an interspersion of Twilight and the hunger games, with the ommission of the hunger games by the final book. If you want a good romance trilogy, it's okay, but not explored as in depth as one would have desired. Oftentimes, I found the relationship ambiguity frustrating: I wanted to know so much more!! Soz I'm gluttonous ok
Ultimately, it's like an interspersion of Twilight and the hunger games, with the ommission of the hunger games by the final book. If you want a good romance trilogy, it's okay, but not explored as in depth as one would have desired. Oftentimes, I found the relationship ambiguity frustrating: I wanted to know so much more!! Soz I'm gluttonous ok
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