Requiem

Lauren Oliver

Book 3 of Delirium trilogy
 Delirium - Book 1
 Pandemonium - Book 3


I had high hopes. Those hopes were dashed. This is one of the worst completions to a trilogy that I have read in quite awhile. Blue Mars wasn't great, but it had some value. This had none. No character development, no real resolution, no novelty. Really cookie cutter dystopian, teen love triangle with a cop-out ending. In the first book, Lena discovered the truth about society, in the second she discovers life outside of society. In the third, she wanders around with angst about which boy she loves. I will say that I continue to appreciate the modified biblical scriptures presented in "The Book of SHHH", as exemplified by the story of Solomon solving the problem of the baby with two mothers claiming it by actually cutting the baby in half. This is a brilliant continuation of the look at propaganda and power. But it doesn't go anywhere beyond what we have already seen. Spend your time reading something better.

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