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This book is very similar to The Hunger Games trilogy and the Divergent series. I would most definitely include this book in my classroom library solely on that similarity. The stories are similar because it's about a post-apocalyptic America where people are segregated into different factions. The Hunger Games had different districts, the Divergent series had different kinds of people divided and in Delirium people are divided by those who are capable of loving and those who are not. Due to the fact that The Hunger Games and the Divergent series were very popular amongst adolescents, I would add this to my collection.
Another attribute to this book is that it is post-apocalyptic, which caters to our guy readers, but it also is about banning love, which is a popular topic for our girl readers. I would say that it would be more relatable for girl readers to experience this novel because the protagonist is a female, however I wouldn't doubt that a guy would pick this book up and read it. There are other qualities about the book that lend itself more to a female readership than male, such as the front cover is of a woman's face. If a guy thought she was hot, he would more than likely pick up the novel to read it. However, I believe the font will throw some of our guys off of it because it's pretty girly, especially the chapter headers. I wish that this book didn't have these qualities so that it could capture both sexes, although I think it has enough appeal that if it was suggested to a male he would give it a gander.
It also reminds me a lot of The Uglies. This is probably because the front cover mirrors that of the covers of that book series. It's of a pretty woman's face and it tackles a pretty "girly" topic: Love.
I really want to finish the book because it is very interesting thus far and I've only tackled the first 12 pages. I would highly recommend this book to any of the Hunger Games, Divergent and The Uglies fans!
You have to have noticed the number of strong female characters in dystopian lit lately--interestingly, this wasn't always the case--sci-fi used to market to adolescent males--now it is a woman's world. The future, that is.
ReplyDeleteThis is a book I may look at reading. I want to find things other than the typical sports reading for adolescent males to read in my class. Check out the book I read--lots of suspense and definitely a page-turner in some regard. I love that you think this book can appeal to both males and females. (BTW, I loved Uglies)
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