When we read we are searching. We are seeking a book that is influential and compelling; that makes us question our entire existence: who we are, why we're here and what we want to do with our lives. People who don't read are pursuing the same thing, but they have given up. And people who do read, do so because they have discovered a dominant and influential revelation before – and are craving another.
This is it. Requiem by Lauren Oliver will suck you into its magnetic grasp and return you with a racing heart and an exploding mind.
In the electrifying conclusion to the Delirium trilogy, Lena is encasing herself in a fort of stone. Everyone and everything that she loves is being taken from her – and the only way she knows to save herself is to become fearless, and to distance herself from the people she loves. But who can survive if they care about nothing? What is there to live for?
This reckless, romantic, and heart-breaking finale leaves Lena and the reader side by side in discovery of what love (amor deliria nervosa) is capable of: "It will kill you and save you, both".
This is probably the most beautiful book I have ever read. It drifted easily into every crevice and corner of my mind. Delirium is more than just a book, it is an electrifying collection of surprises, emotions, and imperative thoughts that will change your perspective on a lot more than Lauren Oliver's writing... Read it: please.
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