Summer Reads, 2011

As the lazy days of summer came to end, I realized that my summer reading excursions were not really up to par.  I did what I like to call a lot of "picking up and putting down," as well as quite a bit of re-reading.  Nevertheless, here is one of the stand-outs.

 Delirium by Lauren Oliver. HarperCollins

 We all know that love is patient, and love is kind.  And according to Pat Benatar, love is a battlefield.  But in the world in which Lena lives, love is a disease, clinically called "deliria."  Lena is looking forward to the day that she will receive "the cure"  -- the medical procedure that will allow her to live a "normal" life free of the horrible symptoms of love.  However, the summer that she turns 18, the unthinkable happens, and Lena's world changes forever.  She soon finds herself in a world-wind of self discovery. 


If you can handle the lack of resolution, then I definitely recommend this emotionally captivating read.  Oliver takes Love to an entirely new level.  http://www.laurenoliverbooks.com/