Hana (Delirium #1.5)

Hana (Delirium #1.5)
Lauren Oliver

Publication Date: February 28, 2012
Finish Date: June 29, 2012
Format: e-book

From Goodreads: The summer before
they’re supposed to be cured of the ability to love, best friends Lena
and Hana begin to drift apart. While Lena shies away from underground
music and parties with boys, Hana jumps at her last chance to experience
the forbidden. For her, the summer is full of wild music, dancing—and
even her first kiss.

But on the surface, Hana must be a model of
perfect behavior. She meets her approved match, Fred Hargrove, and
glimpses the safe, comfortable life she’ll have with him once they
marry. As the date for her cure draws ever closer, Hana desperately
misses Lena, wonders how it feels to truly be in love, and is
simultaneously terrified of rebelling and of falling into line.

In this digital story that will appeal to fans of Delirium and welcome new admirers to its world, readers will come to understand scenes from Delirium through Hana’s perspective. Hana is a touching and revealing look at a life-changing and tumultuous summer.

Hana
is a short story that doens’t feel like a short story. It immediately
drew me into the story. I really wonder why it took me so long to pick
this up. It’s a great read and really makes me looking forward to read
the next book in this series.

This story is about Hana, Lena’s
best friend. Lena and Hana grow apart in delirium and now we see a bit
of what happened to Hana. We now get to see her side of the story and I
really liked it. I still don’t understand hana entirely and think we it
would be nice if we got more explanation about the descision she makes
at the end. But all in all I loved seeing things from her side and
getting another perspective.

Because this takes place during
delirium you actually know a few things that are going to happen. This
makes it a bit sad, because you know it won’t end alright and I am sad
we still don’t understand entirely why. There is still enough room for
interpertation.

Although it was short, this story did convey
enough emotion and depth which made it feel longer. I was really drawn
into Hana’s world. I would like to read more from her perspective.

I
also really love the authors writing style. It’s quite different from
other books, it’s a bit like a poem. Not only is it told what happens,
but we also get a bit of a view on some of the stranger thoughts in
Hana’s head. There are many sentences that are beautifull and confusing
at the same time.

I give most short stories 3 stars, because they
feel rushed and short. I didn’t had that problem with Hana. Hana didn’t
feel like a short story (although ofcourse it is short).

To
conclude: a great short story. I really enjoyed it, but was a bit
disappointed we still didn’t get the whole explantion about Hana’s
behavior.