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Remember when you couldn't tell your friends about the plots of the movies "The Usual Suspects" or "The Sixth Sense" (Am I dating myself here?) or you would ruin the whole experience for them? Well...
I will say this about We Were Liars...it is a quick story (I read it in one day) that keeps you guessing. Definitely a good summer read. ...more
I will say this about We Were Liars...it is a quick story (I read it in one day) that keeps you guessing. Definitely a good summer read. ...more
Entertaining. And good that I didn't know anything about it, knew none of the hype, not a bit of it.
I liked the writing fine, especially the dialogue among the Liars.
I read it in a couple of hours.
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I liked the writing fine, especially the dialogue among the Liars.
I read it in a couple of hours.
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Once upon a time there was a story about four teens who meet every summer on their grandfather's private island to run wild and free. Three are cousins and one is not. Three are white and one is not. A relationship develops. Grandfather does not approve. They are called The Liars.
Once upon a time, Cadence is the heir to a wealthy family. She has an image to uphold. She must not let anything bother her. She must be strong. She must stand up for her mother. She must agree to things she doesn't be ...more
Once upon a time, Cadence is the heir to a wealthy family. She has an image to uphold. She must not let anything bother her. She must be strong. She must stand up for her mother. She must agree to things she doesn't be ...more
This is a brillant book; the author's writing style is unique and wonderful. Its not pretentious or, at least, the characters are no more pretentious than anyone who owns a private island near Martha's vineyard would be. Why read if not to enter another world? The main character is actually very humble; that's why the ending is so surprising.
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I can understand some of what Cadence feels when describing to Gat how bad it feels to deal with the pain she experiences. "You have no idea what it feels like to have headaches like this. No idea. It hurts […] It makes it hard to be alive, some days. A lot of times I wish I were dead, I truly do, just to make the pain stop." The pain and migraines of a concussion are real and if one hasn't had a mTBI it might seem like a dramatic exaggeration, but it really can mess with your thinking and creat
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3.5 stars... guilty pleasure, I suspect forgettable, but a very enjoyable experience.
If you liked this, read The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Similar feel, but NOT forgettable.
If you liked this, read The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Similar feel, but NOT forgettable.
May 13, 2014
Cheryl
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O'Rissa
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really liked it
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