![]() The narrator, Sarah Drew, did an excellent job at bringing the characters to life and giving them their own unique voices. I loved listening to “Delirium” on my drive back from my vacation. ![]() I found myself gasping at some parts and not wanting to turn the book off, even when I had to go to work or do other things. Overall, though, the narrative was engaging. His hair was always compared to autumn leaves or fire and his eyes and skin were always glowing. Oliver’s descriptions of Alex got a little repetitive. I can only encourage you to read or listen to the book yourself. ![]() The pair eventually fall in love, and Lena describes the symptoms of “amor deliria nervosa” - love - she experiences. ![]() (Side note: Lena’s back story is pretty interesting, but I’m not going to ruin it for you.) Lena slowly changes her view about the government, and Alex is there to shepherd her into a clearer understanding of the world, eventually taking her into the crypts where she sees the cell where her mother was imprisoned. ![]() Lena also sneaks out at night to meet her friend Hana and go to a forbidden rock concert in an abandoned field. After meeting Alex, Lena witnesses a raid in which government officials beat her neighbors’ dog to death and carry off people who they believe to be “sympathizers” with the uncured people living outside the city. ![]()
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