Jessica Woofter asked this question about We Were Liars:
Why are they called the Liars? Is it just Cadence that refers to them that way? I thought they were known to the whole family as "the liars" and kept waiting for it to be explained...did I miss something?
Meg After the acknowledgments it explains a lot about the book that maybe you didn't understand. It tells you about the backstory and when they were named…moreAfter the acknowledgments it explains a lot about the book that maybe you didn't understand. It tells you about the backstory and when they were named the liars. It was their grandma that named them that after they lied to her about getting mud on the floor.(less)
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by E. Lockhart (Goodreads Author)
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