Crossed vs Delirium: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Resistance to Government, Love, Young Adult, Children's fiction, Fiction
Crossed
Seventeen-year-old Cassia sacrifices everything and heads to the Outer Provinces in search of Ky, where she is confronted with shocking revelations about Society and the promise of rebellion.
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Delirium
The first book in Lauren Oliver’s New York Times bestselling trilogy about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose.In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Delirium highest: Delirium 4.0 · Crossed 3.5.
- Delirium has the widest readership — 481991 ratings behind its score.
- Delirium runs the darker storyline; Crossed stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Crossed | Delirium | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (262027) | 4.0 (481991) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (231) | 3.6 (368) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (49) | 4.0 (14) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1513) | 4.5 (1403) |
Reception
| Crossed | Delirium | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 262027 | 481991 |
| Editions | 23 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 109754 | 404274 |
| Reading it now | 5913 | 10405 |
| Written reviews | 16711 | 29733 |
| Wikipedia attention | 624 | 933 |
| Pages | 368 | 428 |