The author of Delirium is Lauren Oliver. Oliver grew up in Queens, New York City. Both her parents are literature professors, and she grew up surrounded by imagination and creativity. Oliver found that she loved to read when she was young, and started writing as a way of extending her love of reading. She pursued literature and philosophy at the University of Chicago. Oliver's first book published was Before I fall. She has also published 10 books including delirium, rooms, replica, and panic.
I think that Oliver wrote Delirium because she wanted to show how important love was. She shows in Delirium that Lena is ready to do anything to get love. Lena could easily die if she was caught with Alex, but still doesn't seem to care. I think that Oliver was fascinated with the thought that love couldn't ever be held back, because love is what some people see to be holding society together. I think that the idea of love being a disease was a great idea of how a new love story could be told and still grab the attention of a reader and continue to entertain them.
I agree with you! I think that this is probably the theme of the book, which means that is why she wrote it. Plus, she did find a way to still entertain the reader while saying this, like you said!
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely!I am so interested to learn what it would feel like to live in a place where love is a disease.Your post is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you! I think that Lauren Oliver does a great job of showing us how important love really is. I like how you pointed out the fact that it grabs your attention, that's why I chose this book! Great post! :)
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