Delirium By Lauren Oliver

So I've wanted to read the book Delirium by Lauren Oliver, for a long time. When I finally managed to get my hands on a copy of the book, I was delighted. I got really far into the  book, I managed to reach chapter 24, but I couldn't finish the book. Honestly, after the first few chapters, the book started to fall apart. It seemed like Lauren Oliver was focusing more on the "love" part of the story, than the actually "story" part. After the love interest, Alex, was introduced, the main character, Lena, seemed to become more dependent. Eventually, Lena just stars acting very lovesick, and that stuff really bothered me.

One thing I should probably have mentioned before, is that the main idea in this book is love. In  the book, love is illegal. It's classified  as a disease called amor deliria nervosa, and the people in the society have managed to create a vaccine to make sure people don't catch the love "disease." People are given the vaccine once they turn eighteen. Some people, however, resist the vaccine, and if the government finds people (who are over eighteen) showing symptoms of love, these people are thrown in prison, or given the vaccine until it works on them. Children showing love is okay, but girls and boys are separated. So they almost never see each other. If two people fall in love before they reach eighteen, and the love gets too serious, they are given the vaccine early. However, giving the vaccine before age eighteen has caused problems for the people before, so it is dangerous.
People are assigned a wife or a husband to marry after they are given the vaccine. These two people would get married after both the husband and the wife finish college, and get a a job. The couple is also assigned a number of children that they have to have. This number is chosen by calculating how much money the couple makes, and how healthy they are.
I think this society sucks. I would not want to live there. They outlawed music, there are people who have illegal music partites in abandoned houses, so some people manage to hear music. There are also people who live outside the city, and they aren't allowed inside, they're called Invalids. These people haven't had the vaccine, and are considered dangerous by the government.
One thing I really want to know, is why the government made love illegal. I think if I'd read a little further, I might get an answer. Maybe the book said something about it earlier, and I just skipped over it. Maybe I'll try to finish the book. I guess I knew it was a book that had a lot of love in it, but I just didn't expect this much love in the story. It would be a good book if you really like love stories, and I like love stories, but only when there is a strong plot line. I'm probably never going to finish this book...