Delirium (Lauren Oliver novel)

Delirium
Author(s)	Lauren Oliver
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Delirium trilogy
Genre(s)	Young adult/ Romance/ dystopian
Publication date	January 1, 2011
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	383
Followed by	Pandemonium

Delirium is a young adult novel written by Lauren Oliver.

Plot summary

In Delirium, a cure for amor deliria nervosa (love) had been discovered and was mandatory for citizens 18-year-old or over. Before the procedure, patients had to conduct a test to obtain a score, which would determine their future. Lena looked forward to the procedure as she was convinced by the government that love was a horrible disease that must be destroyed from man kind's system. However, she fell in love with an invalid (people who had not taken the cure), Alex. As an invalid, Alex pretended to be cured to escape imprisonment. In order to pursue love with Lena, he tried to persuade her to run away with him. Although Lena struggled with that, she ultimately decided to go just seven days before the procedure. Their escape did not worked as planned as it was discovered by the government, making it impossible to get away. Lena managed to escape, only to find out that Alex was left behind the fence.

Inspiration

Author, Lauren Oliver, says that the inspiration for Delirium happened one day at the gym. She had heard that the best novels feature suspense and romance and was watching a news report about an epidemic and thought about what would happen if the government convinced everyone love was a disease.

Sequel

Delirium is the first installment of a trilogy. The next two books are titled Pandemonium and Requiem, they are set to be released 2012 and 2013 respectively.

Film Adaptation

Delirium has been optioned by Fox 2000 to be made into a movie.

References

• http://www.amazon.com/Delirium-Lauren-Oliver/dp/885661698X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314133239&sr=1-2
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNgqW3pPqog
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Bs4SWVJ30
• http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2011/02/25/delirium-movie-casting-lena/

External links

• http://www.laurenoliverbooks.com/delirium.html