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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

158 reviews

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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a fun and twisty read with nice characters and very readable language. however it's also a little bit confusing and slightly boring—even, or especially, after having re-read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Medical content, Grief

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Racism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

bee2006's review against another edition

1.0

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Minor: Drug use

hleary's review against another edition

3.5

emotional mysterious fast-paced

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury

stephanieluxton's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book subverted my expectations. It's written kind of weirdly but I liked it. I ended up getting sucked into the mystery of it all pretty quickly. I guessed the ending fairly early on but it would be pretty shocking if you weren't expecting it. This book is best read not knowing much about it.

Things I Liked:

• I love how the characters and story are revealed slowly to allow tension and mystery to build!
• I love how hints to the ending are scattered throughout the story.
• I loved the setting. I wanted more. I could have read about every summer on the island and would have loved it.

Things I Didn't Like:

• The whole amnesia aspect felt like a weird plot device. I didn't hate it because it definitely let the tension build but I'm not sure it really makes a lot of sense.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

laura_berger's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Minor: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury

g4bby's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

lucialockleymorante's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It follows the character of Cadence Sinclair Eastman and how her family has affected her as a person. It's very hard to explain in simple terms what this book is about without spoiling anything because it's kind of all over the place. The characters aren't loveable and I don't really connect with any of them, to me Cady was just a girl who didn't understand her privilege and whilst I get that just because you have money doesn't mean you have a good life, I still don't think that's an excuse for the way she acts in this book. I thought Gat was quite an interesting character but there wasn't much too him and I think that could have been explored a bit more. I sort of guessed the ending in the middle of the book which kind of made it a bit boring to read towards the end. I did quite like the style that the book was written in, as it was fast-paced for me but I could still understand what was happening. There is character development to an extent, as the reasons why characters are the way they are, are sort of explained towards the end. I don't think I'd recommend this book to anyone but if you've got it on your TBR list then I think you should give it a go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Classism

It talks about physical pain as a metaphor for mental pain which can be quite graffic and triggering

jil_m's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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review with no spoilers.

I absolutely slandered this book. I did not have high hopes at all since I didn't really know what to expect from it. However, I enjoyed it with my whole heart and some of my tears. Some people called it predictable, though I found it to be hard wrenching when I heard what had actually happened. 
I loved the characters of this book as well as the plot. Though I feel as though the people in this book really made the rich kid stereotype quite clear. Something that is a false stereotype, I think. Eitherway I did really felt a connection with me (the reader) and the characters. I especially loved Johnny with his witty expressions. 
The writing style of this novel is great! Especially when you are new to English books and the language. though, I must admit, sometimes I had the feeling that the writer wanted it to be literary and poetic a bit too much. so much unnecessary sentences that didn't make any sense. 
but even with that, it was a lovely book with a great turn of events. 
a solid 4,75 stars from me!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

rosage's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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actually… what the fuck did i just read?! i’ve never had a book leave me so speechless. i’ve had this book for MONTHS and never read it and now i regret not having read it sooner! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm