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Pants on Fire
by
Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)
Katie Ellison is not a liar.
But she can't exactly tell the truth, either--not when she's juggling two boyfriends, secretly hating the high school football team everyone else worships, and trying to have the best summer ever. At least Katie has it all under control (sort of). Her biggest secret, what really happened the night Tommy Sullivan is a freak was spray-painted on...more
But she can't exactly tell the truth, either--not when she's juggling two boyfriends, secretly hating the high school football team everyone else worships, and trying to have the best summer ever. At least Katie has it all under control (sort of). Her biggest secret, what really happened the night Tommy Sullivan is a freak was spray-painted on...more
Hardcover, 260 pages
Published
May 1st 2007
by Harper Teen
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In all honesty I can't give this book more than two stars -- since it was tooth-grindingly awful about 85 percent of the way through. Nevertheless, the ending, where the weak-willed heroine FINALLY tells the town where to get off, really was moving and interesting to read.
There are so many things that sink this book. There's the inane heroine, and the basic setting and premise. The whole "stuck up jocks run the town and beat up anyone they don't like," concept has been a cliche for at least fif...more
There are so many things that sink this book. There's the inane heroine, and the basic setting and premise. The whole "stuck up jocks run the town and beat up anyone they don't like," concept has been a cliche for at least fif...more
I'm new to Meg Cabot, and this was the first book of hers that I had read. I know she's the Queen of teen lit, so I was a little suprised when I read this book. It wasn't what I had expected.
Meg Cabot tries to write like a teen would talk, saying things like "not" or what seems to be her favorite word, "macking," which means kissing or making out, of course. And she says these words - a lot. After about the fifth "macking" I almost gave up. But I stuck with it, and my final verdict is "so-so."
Th...more
Meg Cabot tries to write like a teen would talk, saying things like "not" or what seems to be her favorite word, "macking," which means kissing or making out, of course. And she says these words - a lot. After about the fifth "macking" I almost gave up. But I stuck with it, and my final verdict is "so-so."
Th...more
Can somebody please have the courage to edit Meg Cabot? Every single one of her writing quirks comes out in this story about a girl who is cheating on her hot boyfriend with another hot guy, and then another hot guy comes along, and oh yeah, something really bad happened to him a couple of years back that completely ostrasized him and now he's back to get revenge. Or is it love?
Confused or bored enough yet? I was.
On her blog, Meg Cabot has a tendency to kind of brag about getting her manuscripts...more
Confused or bored enough yet? I was.
On her blog, Meg Cabot has a tendency to kind of brag about getting her manuscripts...more
Another book from Meg Cabot. Her writing is good, but, she needs to widen her range. Her books are all starting to sound the same, and only small twists in the plots are the differenciating point.
This was not (in my opinion) her best book. Even if you hadn't read any of her others, it still isn't the best read. From the beginning I knew who was going to end up with who, and what was going to happen, reactions and such.
Though, I was a little sad that her parents (and the entire town) were so o...more
This was not (in my opinion) her best book. Even if you hadn't read any of her others, it still isn't the best read. From the beginning I knew who was going to end up with who, and what was going to happen, reactions and such.
Though, I was a little sad that her parents (and the entire town) were so o...more
Apr 10, 2008
Liv.
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone looking for a good read.
Recommended to Liv. by:
No one.
-from inside flap-
Katie Ellison is not a liar. It's just that telling the truth is so...tricky. She knows she shouldn't be making out with a drama club hottie behind her football-player boyfriend's back. She should probably admit that she can't stand eating quahogs (clams), especially since she's running for Quahog princess in her hometown's annual Quahog Festival. And it would be a relief to finally tell someone what really happened the night Tommy Sullivan is a freak was spray-painted on the n...more
Katie Ellison is not a liar. It's just that telling the truth is so...tricky. She knows she shouldn't be making out with a drama club hottie behind her football-player boyfriend's back. She should probably admit that she can't stand eating quahogs (clams), especially since she's running for Quahog princess in her hometown's annual Quahog Festival. And it would be a relief to finally tell someone what really happened the night Tommy Sullivan is a freak was spray-painted on the n...more
Confession time: I have this horrible Meg Cabot weakness. The moment a book of hers comes out, I rush to the store to buy it (this happened just today and also last week and, dude, she writes so many books). I do this even though there have been some books of hers in the past that I could not finish because I disliked them so much. Apparently the ones I loved work some sort of amnesia on me so that when a new Meg Cabot book comes out I go, "Meg Cabot! I love every book of hers! I must run to the...more
This novel takes me into the mind of a teenage girl who has lied for the most of her life. Whenever Katie gets into trouble, she relies on lies to get her out of it. However, because of this, she can't keep up with all her lies anymore and they come back to haunt her. She is entangled in a web of her own lies and she struggles to find a way out and free herself.
I enjoyed some parts of the novel because it was like a mystery. Four years ago, something happened between Katie and Tommy but the aut...more
I enjoyed some parts of the novel because it was like a mystery. Four years ago, something happened between Katie and Tommy but the aut...more
ENG / PORT-BR
Yes, it's a teenager book, the story itself is kind of silly, and, yes, definitely, it's funny.
Basically, the story shows us Katie Ellison, a girl who curls up in her own lies. Not that she wanted to be a liar, but she just ends up being, by trying to please everyone, she loses her sense of who she really is, and get used to living with her own lies. That is until the arrival of Tommy ...
He used to be her best friend "behind the scenes", since he was a nerd antisocial. Only as the y...more
Yes, it's a teenager book, the story itself is kind of silly, and, yes, definitely, it's funny.
Basically, the story shows us Katie Ellison, a girl who curls up in her own lies. Not that she wanted to be a liar, but she just ends up being, by trying to please everyone, she loses her sense of who she really is, and get used to living with her own lies. That is until the arrival of Tommy ...
He used to be her best friend "behind the scenes", since he was a nerd antisocial. Only as the y...more
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May 26, 2012
Kristin Miranda
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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I've been trying to broaden my horizons a bit recently, reading more contemporary, since before I used to just read stuff more along the totally unbelievable lines because I liked the idea of retreating to a different world and getting caught up in the drama instead of reality-ish stuff. And this book was pretty good and I was really excited to read this book. I think that Ms. Cabot is a great author and that this book was also great.
Katie throughout this thing tells lies and she's just okay wit...more
Katie throughout this thing tells lies and she's just okay wit...more
***ROMANCE***MEG CABOT***
I have to admit that I really enjoyed reading this book. It was ridiculously melodramatic and lovey dovey, and I was glad that I didn't have to feel guilty for reading such border-line nonsense.
This book is about Katie, one of the most popular girls in school, with the perfect boyfriend and the perfect best friend. She also has a second boyfriend, who is as equally as hot as her legitimate boyfriend, and just as good at making out. Her shallow life starts to change when...more
I have to admit that I really enjoyed reading this book. It was ridiculously melodramatic and lovey dovey, and I was glad that I didn't have to feel guilty for reading such border-line nonsense.
This book is about Katie, one of the most popular girls in school, with the perfect boyfriend and the perfect best friend. She also has a second boyfriend, who is as equally as hot as her legitimate boyfriend, and just as good at making out. Her shallow life starts to change when...more
this is one of the first few books i've read by meg cabot-back when meg cabots writing style didn't get on my nerves!
does anyone else notice how she always says 'i mean'?
anyway,i did like this book-i went out and bought it-but there are some things i didn't like about it.like how the girl was cheating on her boyfriend! i abs. hate cheaters.usually it's the guys in a book,so it was weird to read about a girl doing it.
also,and this is something i didn't realize then,but i now realize it after i've...more
does anyone else notice how she always says 'i mean'?
anyway,i did like this book-i went out and bought it-but there are some things i didn't like about it.like how the girl was cheating on her boyfriend! i abs. hate cheaters.usually it's the guys in a book,so it was weird to read about a girl doing it.
also,and this is something i didn't realize then,but i now realize it after i've...more
I read this a few years ago, but here's the basic 'tl;dr':
girl is going out with the most popular boy in her entire school, is a waitress at one of the most crowdest restaurants that apparently is loved by all, her brother is the most popular dude for his grade and oh, she likes photography. cliche aint it. but it doesn't stop there. she's cheating on her boyfriend, which i might add the whole town seems to adore because he's the lead football player or whatever sport, on some other guy who is j...more
girl is going out with the most popular boy in her entire school, is a waitress at one of the most crowdest restaurants that apparently is loved by all, her brother is the most popular dude for his grade and oh, she likes photography. cliche aint it. but it doesn't stop there. she's cheating on her boyfriend, which i might add the whole town seems to adore because he's the lead football player or whatever sport, on some other guy who is j...more
Rating: A
Personal comments:
I love this book! I like the character development, and I do enjoy the descriptions. I'm a big fan of how all of Cabot's characters seem to have an actual understandable personality. They are as three dimensional as you or my in my opinion, and the depth helps the storyline.
The reason my rating lacks a + is only because I feel that there were a few things left unraveled after Katie's big confession that Cabot forgot to tie back up again.
I mean, what is up with Liam?...more
Personal comments:
I love this book! I like the character development, and I do enjoy the descriptions. I'm a big fan of how all of Cabot's characters seem to have an actual understandable personality. They are as three dimensional as you or my in my opinion, and the depth helps the storyline.
The reason my rating lacks a + is only because I feel that there were a few things left unraveled after Katie's big confession that Cabot forgot to tie back up again.
I mean, what is up with Liam?...more
wow, kereeenn!!
haha, udah lama gak baca novel yg karakter ceweknya tipe "populer" gitu alias punya kecendrungan selingkuh.. hehe.. biasanya kan tipe anak baik2 gituuu..
nah si Katie Ellison ini, dia salah satu cwek populer di kotanya.. nah kotanya ini kebetulan junjung tinggi banget para tim Quahog (futbol) dan makanan quahog (tipe kerang).. si katie ini punya pacar atlit futbol tim quahog, notabene top gitu laah.. tapi katie jg gak bisa nahan bt gak mesra2an ama aktor drama yg cakep banget-tapi-...more
haha, udah lama gak baca novel yg karakter ceweknya tipe "populer" gitu alias punya kecendrungan selingkuh.. hehe.. biasanya kan tipe anak baik2 gituuu..
nah si Katie Ellison ini, dia salah satu cwek populer di kotanya.. nah kotanya ini kebetulan junjung tinggi banget para tim Quahog (futbol) dan makanan quahog (tipe kerang).. si katie ini punya pacar atlit futbol tim quahog, notabene top gitu laah.. tapi katie jg gak bisa nahan bt gak mesra2an ama aktor drama yg cakep banget-tapi-...more
THE ENDING IS JUST SO SWEET! :DDD
<3 <3 <3
"LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!"
and i thought the title meant that the pants were on fire because they want or kept on doing the S word. BUT I thought wrong :D
SO anyway, as the story goes, this girl, Katie,was a photographer and a smart HOTTIE became all famous between the grades 8 and 9 because of SOMETHING that happened! WHAT COULD THAT SOMETHING BE? I DON'T KNOW (yeah, right.). CARE TO SAY WHAT IT IS? BUT MESSAGE IT TO ME SO THE OTHERS WON'T BE SPOI...more
<3 <3 <3
"LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!"
and i thought the title meant that the pants were on fire because they want or kept on doing the S word. BUT I thought wrong :D
SO anyway, as the story goes, this girl, Katie,was a photographer and a smart HOTTIE became all famous between the grades 8 and 9 because of SOMETHING that happened! WHAT COULD THAT SOMETHING BE? I DON'T KNOW (yeah, right.). CARE TO SAY WHAT IT IS? BUT MESSAGE IT TO ME SO THE OTHERS WON'T BE SPOI...more
Pants on Fire was a really quick read. I finished it in a couple of hours. It was a fairly amusing book, but I found some of the characters hard to like and the plot to be a little cliche. The writing was excellent. The mystery of what happened four years ago unfolded at just the right pace to keep me interested throughout the entire book.
I found Katie incredibly difficult to like, or even tolerate. For one thing, she was a horrible liar, and she had a serious problem when it came to guys (which...more
I found Katie incredibly difficult to like, or even tolerate. For one thing, she was a horrible liar, and she had a serious problem when it came to guys (which...more
Rating C-
Review This book was my first foray into the wet and wild world of Meg Cabot books and I enjoyed this light, fun summer read. Katie Ellison is a relatively self-aware 17-year-old girl who thinks about people and things for herself, rather than always just going along with the crowd. Not a bad character. Unfortunately, Meg Cabot might be a little too good at getting in the mind of teenage girls because Katie got on my nerves after a while. If she said that she was a liar one time, she sa...more
Review This book was my first foray into the wet and wild world of Meg Cabot books and I enjoyed this light, fun summer read. Katie Ellison is a relatively self-aware 17-year-old girl who thinks about people and things for herself, rather than always just going along with the crowd. Not a bad character. Unfortunately, Meg Cabot might be a little too good at getting in the mind of teenage girls because Katie got on my nerves after a while. If she said that she was a liar one time, she sa...more
Book Review: Pants on Fire
By: Meg Cabot
ISBN: 9780060880156
This book is pretty much about a girl named Katie who has a great life. She has a perfect boyfriend that all the girls want, she has friends with the 'in' crowd at her school and she is competing in the "Quahog Princess Pageant". On the other hand, Katie lies about almost everything and she just can't help it because it's her habit. She lies about cheating on her boyfriends when in fact, she is cheating on her boyfriend with the drama hot...more
By: Meg Cabot
ISBN: 9780060880156
This book is pretty much about a girl named Katie who has a great life. She has a perfect boyfriend that all the girls want, she has friends with the 'in' crowd at her school and she is competing in the "Quahog Princess Pageant". On the other hand, Katie lies about almost everything and she just can't help it because it's her habit. She lies about cheating on her boyfriends when in fact, she is cheating on her boyfriend with the drama hot...more
This is the first Meg Cabot book that I read and it gave me so much fun. Meg was well-known for her sense of humor and this story was definitely a great proof. I was really surprised how she cracked me up simply with some words.
Katie's character was really interesting. I disliked her at first; she seemed too pretentious, boy-crazed and silly to me. Besides, the fact that Katie was a two-timer was sort of shocking (maybe because it came right after very few first chapters). She also hid a secret...more
Katie's character was really interesting. I disliked her at first; she seemed too pretentious, boy-crazed and silly to me. Besides, the fact that Katie was a two-timer was sort of shocking (maybe because it came right after very few first chapters). She also hid a secret...more
Der erste Satz
"Oh mein Gott, was macht die denn bitte hier?", zischte Sidney Van der Hoff, als ich mich gerade mit einem Stapel Speisekarten in der Hand dem Tisch näherte, an dem sie mit ein paar anderen aus unserer Clique saß.
Meine Meinung
Ich bin wirklich ein bekennender Meg Cabot Fan, was die meisten von euch wahrscheinlich schon mitbekommen haben, als ich tatsächlich jedes einzelne Susannah Buch einzeln rezensiert habe, weil ich fand, dass die Bücher es einfach verdient haben eigenständige Re...more
"Oh mein Gott, was macht die denn bitte hier?", zischte Sidney Van der Hoff, als ich mich gerade mit einem Stapel Speisekarten in der Hand dem Tisch näherte, an dem sie mit ein paar anderen aus unserer Clique saß.
Meine Meinung
Ich bin wirklich ein bekennender Meg Cabot Fan, was die meisten von euch wahrscheinlich schon mitbekommen haben, als ich tatsächlich jedes einzelne Susannah Buch einzeln rezensiert habe, weil ich fand, dass die Bücher es einfach verdient haben eigenständige Re...more
I love Meg Cabot's books. They are fresh, funny and heart-warming, with cute characters, an entertaining plot and sparkly, humorous writing, however, in this book, that was not the case. When I opened the book I instantly expected to be introduced to a loveable, three-dimensional main character, funny, witty remarks and soon after, little twists in the plot, I am very sad to announce that this book was nothing like her previous novels and was amajordisappointment to read.
When we are first introd...more
When we are first introd...more
I'm a big fan of Meg Cabot -frequently referred to as the "queen of teen-lit"-, and has been for a very long time now.
However, I don't think "Pants on Fire" is her best piece of work.
I like her writing style, it's approachable and realistic to teenagers. The plot of this book is also heart-warming and meaningful towards the end.
Nevertheless, I believe that the story line - as how it is in the book - is way too cliche.
We are all familiar to a story line about a teenage girl yearning for a high...more
However, I don't think "Pants on Fire" is her best piece of work.
I like her writing style, it's approachable and realistic to teenagers. The plot of this book is also heart-warming and meaningful towards the end.
Nevertheless, I believe that the story line - as how it is in the book - is way too cliche.
We are all familiar to a story line about a teenage girl yearning for a high...more
Katie Ellison lives in Connecticut in the seaside town of Eastport. Everyone there is crazy about Quahogs. That's both the bivalve and the high school football team. Secretly Katie hates the tast of quahog, and she doesn't think that football is that great either, but because she wants to keep people happy, she never voices this opinion. She's a well practiced liar and just tells people what she thinks they want to hear. Naturally she's very popular. This year she's running for Quohog Princess,...more
I love Meg Cabot's books, but this one was so cliché. Girl cheating on her boyfriend, doesn't like them, girl meets another boy, they fall in love. However, Meg Cabot's quirky writing skills kept me reading throughout the whole story. While the plot wasn't fantastic, she always has ways to make a reader laugh.
The whole book was just predictable, no surprises. I didn't relate to the main character at all. Every boy who shows the slightest interest in her, she has to go up and make out with them....more
The whole book was just predictable, no surprises. I didn't relate to the main character at all. Every boy who shows the slightest interest in her, she has to go up and make out with them....more
Meg Cabot is the only writer of chick-lit that I can stomach. She writes chick-lit with a plot. Pants on Fire, is, like any Meg Cabot book, not a classic but extremely fun to read. Plus, many kissing scenes in this book. Eeexcellent. Perhaps too many descriptions of hotness for some, prompting eye-rolling. However, I prefer to read them, stare out the window for several moments, and sigh dreamily. Meg Cabot certainly knows how to get me with hotness descriptions, although I prefer Cooper Cartwri...more
This is the first Meg Cabot book that I read and it gave me so much fun. Meg was well-known for her sense of humor and this story was definitely a great proof. I was really surprised how she cracked me up simply with some words.
Katie's character was really interesting. I disliked her at first; she seemed too pretentious, boy-crazed and silly to me. Besides, the fact that Katie was a two-timer was sort of shocking (maybe because it came right after very few first chapters). She also hid a secret...more
Katie's character was really interesting. I disliked her at first; she seemed too pretentious, boy-crazed and silly to me. Besides, the fact that Katie was a two-timer was sort of shocking (maybe because it came right after very few first chapters). She also hid a secret...more
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Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).
Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flun...more
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Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flun...more
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