Delirium

Delirium by Lauren Oliver                           Audio Book:  11 hours, 45 minutes     Paperback Book:  480 pages                   

This book is part of the Delirium Trilogy (man how many trilogies are there out there?).     The premise is the United States is under a marshall law system, though, the marketing strategy is the patrols are for everyone’s protection.    And emotions are considered dangerous and must be cured.    Anyone found kissing, hugging, crying, or even speaking in poetic ways are treated severely and are often put to death to keep the Deliria out of the gene pool.   Teenagers all have curfews pre-cure and everyone has to carry identity papers at all times.    Once a teenager receives the cure, which boils down to a sort of lobotomy where you go all Stepford after,  they are off curfew but at that point they no longer care about hanging out and fun has no meaning to them any more.    However, as is always the case when there is a dictatorial society – there is an underground resistance not to mention the uncured teenagers are throwing secret RAVES.    Good story although there is so much reason to backhand the main character.   I am interested to find out where this story leads because there is so much more deviousness to this gal than first appears and her way of conniving the others in her life while appearing to be needy, yet, she manipulates each situation to her own purposes.     Good book, glad we aren’t living in that situation, I feel for those she puts in precarious often fatal positions.     Sweet as honey on the outside but she works for her own self-centered agenda on the inside.   If the reader likes futuristic societal stories they will likely enjoy this one.   The book was good, I’m just still angry at the main character.     She plays so innocent when she knows the outcomes.   What a manipulator!   Arghhhh!