Pandemonium is definitely grittier than Delirium. The story switches between Lena finding her way to the group and living with them to a future time when she is a member of the resistance. She meets up with a resistance group living in the wilds. On top of that, she is recovering from the abrupt separation from Alex, the boy she loved so much that she ran away from everything she knew. After escaping from the police in Delirium, she is now on the run and fighting for her survival in the ‘wilds,’ as it’s called in the series. Contrary to Delirium, Lena is a little more rough around the edges in Pandemonium. The kind that makes you scream, “WHY DO I HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR FOR THE NEXT ONE?! AHH!” So. It Leaves you on a total cliffhanger too. This was a little jarring to me in the beginning but I eventually got the hang of it. The story, all told from Lena’s perspective, alternates between different times. Pandemonium had a completely different feel than Delirium, the first book in the series. Let me just say that by the end of the book I was (literally) sitting on the edge of my bed, wide-eyed, and by the last words uttered by the narrator, I was cursing out loud because the book was over and I cannot believe that Lauren Oliver expects us to sit and wait until February, 2013 for Requiem to come out so we can find out what happens next!!!!! Just know that Sarah Drew does a wonderful job at expressing the emotion in Lana's voice and that is definitely needed in this book because poor Lana is put to so many tests, emotionally and physically.
There are so many things that I would love to go into about Alex, Julian, and her Lana's mom, but that would be giving away just too many potential spoilers.and it would totally ruin the experience for anyone about to listen to the book. We also see the introduction of an almost entirely new cast of characters. In this follow-up to Delirium, we see Lana's character grow immensely and really come into herself. Once that was figured out (sorry, I'm not giving any spoilers), I did find the story, and the "Now" and "Then" perspectives just a bit confusing to me.but I quickly got with the program. When I first started listening to this audiobook, I was doing so just because I read the first book and I wanted to know what happened to Alex and Lana, and to see if they made it into the Wilds safely. She captures the teenage psyche in a way that in the same instant reminds you why you never want to go back, while making you not want to put the book down. Oh, and before I forget,Sarah Drew is one of my all-time favorite narrators. There’s something really interesting and chilling about this. The characters in this book aren’t just rebelling against this society so they can make out in public – it’s so they have the freedom to love their children as well. Oliver explores other types of love in book two, notably parental love, in a way she hadn’t before. It is more mature and action packed than its predecessor and it appeals to my grown-up brain as well.
Pandemonium breaks the grand tradition of sophomore trilogy slumps. But don’t dismiss this as a teenage first-love sob-fest – though Delirium could be accurately described this way.
Her heroine is perhaps less unique: Lena originally believes in the strict society and all of its rules, but as she falls in love she turns against them. Lauren Oliver has come up with a decidedly compelling dystopian concept: Love is illegal and surgically removed from everyone at the age of 18. I know it’s not for everyone, but it totally worked for me. Not everyone is going to love this book (and series) the way I do. A lot of YA titles work like this – they are so readily consumable and the stories are so fast-paced that you just get swept along and want to experience the story over and over and in different ways.
#PANDEMONIUM LAUREN OLIVER MOVIE#
If there was a movie I’d probably line up with girls half my age and squeal until being let into the theater. I love it so much that I read it (twice) and am now listening to it too.
#PANDEMONIUM LAUREN OLIVER SERIES#
This is one of those series that crosses formats for me. I read this book way before the audio recording was even ready – devouring it over a weekend, ignoring all but the most critical commitments. And sometimes there is a book I’m simply DYING to get my hands on as soon as possible, like Pandemonium. One of the best ones is that occasionally I can get my hands on the pre-pub galley of a book before it hits the shelves of any bookstore. As an editor at Audible there are a couple awesome perks of my job.
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