She transforms from a shy and self conscious wallpaper like girl, into a brave and somewhat reckless leader by the end of the series. The protagonist is a female, Lena, as is the case in many of the popular dystopian novels today. One of its messages is to love hard and feel deeply and fearlessly. I also believe that it encourages readers to ask questions, feel, and experience but most importantly to challenge the norms. By all means the necessity of love is a driving point of the novel. Olivier’s dystopian society is centered around a society that follows a “biblical science” where religion and science are combined and love is considered a disease that must be cured lest the society fall into utter chaos. (From “Prayer and Study,” The Book of Shhh) ” Keeps oceans from turning to dust and dust from turning to water

However the use of religion mixed with science to drive this point across is completely ignored.Īs the gravity of your will keeps star and star from Collapsing The original book review that I will be using as a jump off point brings up a number of things that the series does push, love being a key point. So I found myself cuddled in a hotel room avoiding the blazing sun but absorbing the words of Lauren Olivier. I had heard mixed reviews about the book but I couldn’t resist purchasing it when Barnes and Noble sent me an email about a sale on book series. The books in question are the Delirium Series by Lauren Oliver. I spent my spring break in Tallahassee, Florida.

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