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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
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We Were Liars (edition 2014)

by E. Lockhart

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Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer.
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Title:We Were Liars
Authors:E. Lockhart
Info:Delacorte Press (2014), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 240 pages
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My advise: Go into this book completely blind. Think, 'why do people like this so much?'. Be a little underwhelmed. Then it creates the best effect. ;) ( )
  idkwhattodo | Apr 20, 2024 |
I really enjoyed this book. The writing style captured me as did the story. The main character is extremely traumatized and the question is why. I did not suspect the ending, but it made sense. I would definitely read more from this author. ( )
  Woodardja | Jan 30, 2024 |
Quick page turner about a teenaged girl with a traumatic brain injury and some memory loss.

The surprise of the story wasn't a huge surprise to me but I enjoyed the story anyway.

Once again I'm left feeling that as an adult this book is just so-so. If I was part of the YA intended audience I probably would have enjoyed it more.
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  hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |
We were rich kids and there once was a king with three daughters… hum… it’s a depressing story and not much is happy but it’s worth a quick read. The writing is good but I’m just not sure about the story. ( )
  Spiritrider1101 | Jan 18, 2024 |
My jaw dropped and I had tears in my eyes at the ending. Wow. Great book. ( )
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Of course I won't reveal the twists and turns of the cunning plot, but I can say that when the secret at the heart of the book is finally revealed, it turns out to be nastier and more shocking than anything I had imagined. This is a cunning, clever and absolutely gripping novel, full of surprises, which sent me straight back to its first page as soon as I reached the last.
added by souloftherose | editGuardian, Josh Lacey (Jul 5, 2014)
 
What really makes a book of the summer is when we surprise ourselves. It’s not just about being fascinated by a book. It’s about being fascinated by the fact that we’re fascinated.

The odds:4-1
We Were Liars
E. Lockhart
Pros: Rich people on an island; sharp, funny-sad writing; a head-snapping fourth­quarter reveal.
Cons: It’s a YA novel, so some adults might pass.
added by feeling.is.first | editTime.com, Lev Grossman (Jun 25, 2014)
 
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Canonical title
We Were Liars
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Original publication date
2014-05-13
People/Characters
Cadence "Cady" Sinclair Eastman
Jonathan "Johnny" Sinclair Dennis
Mirren Sinclar Sheffield
Gatwick "Gat" Matthew Patil
Taft Sheffield
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Massachusetts, USA
Burlington, Vermont, USA
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For Daniel
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Welcome to the beautiful Sinclair family.
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Green, John
Original language
English
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813.6
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Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer.
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813.6Literature › English (North America) › American fiction › 21st Century

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PZ7.L79757Language and Literature › Fiction and juvenile belles lettres › Fiction and juvenile belles lettres › Juvenile belles lettres

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