Delirium vs Delirium: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Fiction
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…
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Delirium
Lirium plays the part of the grim reaper well, with his dark trenchcoat, jackboots, and the black marks on his soul that every debt collector carries. He's just in it for his cut, the ten percent of the life energy he…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Delirium is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Delirium.
- Delirium has the widest readership — 481991 ratings behind its score.
- Delirium runs the darker storyline; Delirium stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Delirium | Delirium | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (481991) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (368) | 3.8 (6) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (14) | 4.0 (14) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1403) | — |
Reception
| Delirium | Delirium | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 481991 | 14 |
| Editions | 13 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 404274 | — |
| Reading it now | 10405 | — |
| Written reviews | 29733 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 933 | 15223 |
| Pages | 428 | 48 |