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elocoel's review against another edition
1.0
Back with another unpopular opinion.
I am upset.
Very much.
I kept seeing We Were Liars be recommended all the time, and honestly? I wasn't interested at first. That is until a booktuber whose taste is very similar to mine read it and gave it a five-star review. However, from the beginning to the end, I just did not enjoy it at all.
At first, it was the writing style - it felt very robotic and pretentious. The dialogue did not sound natural at all. It was cringeworthy and didn't make any sense in many scenes.
Then it was the characters. I found all of them very unlikable and cartoonish -especially the adults- and I thought none of the teenagers acted like teenagers most of the time. Sometimes they talked and acted like adults, and sometimes like preteens at most.
Then came the social issues- none of the topics they talked about felt genuine, and it was performative activism at best.
And overall, it was the plot. Since I did not care about the characters the least bit, I did not care about the plot, the mystery, or anything. The finale did not make any sense, and I do not like to use this word when talking about someone's hard work, but I really hated the ending.
Since I am not a liar, I can easily say this is just another story about the very privileged thinking their lives suck and make absolutely the worst decisions about it.
If you like unreliable narrators, simplistically clever writing, amnesia plots, and big twists, you might enjoy this book. But it for sure was not my cup of tea.
I am upset.
Very much.
I kept seeing We Were Liars be recommended all the time, and honestly? I wasn't interested at first. That is until a booktuber whose taste is very similar to mine read it and gave it a five-star review. However, from the beginning to the end, I just did not enjoy it at all.
At first, it was the writing style - it felt very robotic and pretentious. The dialogue did not sound natural at all. It was cringeworthy and didn't make any sense in many scenes.
Then it was the characters. I found all of them very unlikable and cartoonish -especially the adults- and I thought none of the teenagers acted like teenagers most of the time. Sometimes they talked and acted like adults, and sometimes like preteens at most.
Then came the social issues- none of the topics they talked about felt genuine, and it was performative activism at best.
And overall, it was the plot. Since I did not care about the characters the least bit, I did not care about the plot, the mystery, or anything. The finale did not make any sense, and I do not like to use this word when talking about someone's hard work, but I really hated the ending.
Since I am not a liar, I can easily say this is just another story about the very privileged thinking their lives suck and make absolutely the worst decisions about it.
If you like unreliable narrators, simplistically clever writing, amnesia plots, and big twists, you might enjoy this book. But it for sure was not my cup of tea.
elizabethsimpson's review against another edition
5.0
This book BROKE ME!! If only I could go back in time and read it for the first time again
mentalvoid's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
mystinctive's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
pmrichard1's review against another edition
3.0
Rly liked this!! Not higher just bc it was too short for me to completely loved but I did enjoy. I could see how the way it’s written wouldn’t be for everyone but I liked it. Also think it would make a great tv show tbh
savannabraylin's review against another edition
5.0
This book was so well written. It was so easy to imagine the look of the island and to get connected with the characters. My jaw is still on the floor from the ending
sareebeth's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
serenspace's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Self harm
suriel_cloaks_and_tea's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
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