Lauren Oliver
Auteur van Delirium amoris
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Lauren Oliver (born Laura Schechter) was born in New York City in 1982. She received degrees in philosophy and literature from the University of Chicago in 2004. She graduated the MFA program at NYU in 2008. She worked briefly as an editorial assistant and an assistant editor at Razorbill, a toon meer division of Penguin Books. She left to become a full-time writer in 2009. Her first novel, Before I Fall, was published in 2010. Her other works include Delirium, Liesl and Po, and Pandemonium. Her title's Panic, Vanishing Girls and The Shrunken Head made The New York Times Best Seller List. She made the Hollywood Reporter's '25 Most Powerful Authors' 2016 list, entering at number 23. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Author Lauren Oliver at the 2016 Texas Book Fair By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53295423
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Werken van Lauren Oliver
Delirium Series The Complete 4 Books Collection Box Set by Lauren Oliver (Delirium, Pandemonium, Requiem & Delirium… (2014) 35 exemplaren
Panic Origin Story 8 exemplaren
Replica. Lyra ;Replica.Gemma 1 exemplaar
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (Jan 28 2013) 1 exemplaar
Liesl & Po (Hardback) - Common 1 exemplaar
Ringer. Gemma ; Ringer. Lyra 1 exemplaar
FA180 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Schechter, Laura Suzanne
- Geboortedatum
- 1982-11-08
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA (birth)
- Woonplaatsen
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Opleiding
- University of Chicago (BA|2004)
New York University (MFA|Creative Writing) - Beroepen
- editorial assistant
- Agent
- Stephen Barbara
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Best Dystopias (2)
Absolute Power (3)
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- 23,784
- Populariteit
- #882
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- 3.8
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Trigger warnings: Death of a friend, blood, grief and loss depiction, physical illness, military violence and war themes, explosions, fire
Score: Six points out of ten.
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Two years ago, I read the first instalment of the Delirium trilogy, Delirium, which I initially enjoyed but I later thought it as only okay after picking out the flaws. Two years later, I couldn't delay any longer. It was time to read the next part of the series: Pandemonium. The ratings were high, but in the end, Pandemonium underwhelmed me.
It starts (more like continues) with a character that needs no introduction, Lena, picking up after the events of Delirium, living in a new society away from the dystopia that is America. Speaking of, the worldbuilding is baffling to comprehend. All the government did is ban love. What for? The government allows everything else except love. It doesn't sound like a plausible dystopian world to me. Nothing happens in the first 300 pages save for Lena residing in her new residence. However, the last 40 pages quicken the pace as the government attacks the Wilds, but that begs the question: how did the government not know about the Wilds until the events of Pandemonium happened? I don't understand. It's not clear. The conclusion is shocking and finishes on a cliffhanger, but I'm undecided on whether I should read the final part, Requiem.… (meer)