Comments on: “We Were Liars” by E. Lockhart

By: girldetective

girldetective — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 19:49:59 +0000

Elle, I’m not able to write what the twist reminded me of, as it would give it away. I did like it better than the twist in Special Topics, which I thought was an uneven book. I really appreciated how Liars had meditations on class and money, and personal responsibility, which gave Cadence another dimension beyond the thriller.

By: Elle

Elle — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 09:09:02 +0000

Thank you so much for reviewing this. I liked your quotation so much that I downloaded it on my e-reader and “had a look” at the first page last night. Here I am, 15 hours later, having finished the book and feeling strangely empty. As for the ending: about a quarter in, I suspected something similar albeit on a smaller scale. Then I forgot about my first hunch completely, so when the end came it took me by surprise. Thanks again - it’s the first time in ages that I finish a book in almost one go (had a few hours of sleep but dreamt about the plot!). The “twist” reminds me a little of Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Peissl - although these are two very different books of course.

By: girldetective

girldetective — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:44:23 +0000

Sherry, the book was powerful for me even though I didn’t have a connection with it. I can imagine it would be a devastating read if it was close to experience in any way.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 03:23:34 +0000

The ending wasn’t so much a twist as a shock for me–we’ve had a similar incident, not unite so tragic, in our family in the recent past, so this book was “triggering” for me as they say. I wish I could say it was cathartic, but actually it was more emotionally devastating than anything. Anyway, I agree that it’s a very well written novel.