Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

170 reviews

jordan_noel's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I thought the plot twist in this book was good, and there were a lot of interesting points to think about (e.g., Cast’s grief process and her understand of her own grief, the way the teens think about the Sinclair family wealth, and the family dynamics). 

However, I didn’t feel that I really knew the characters. I knew what Cady felt, but I didn’t know any of their interests and true motivations beyond their love for each other. This made it difficult for me to be engaged in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Self harm, Blood

fcksnotfound's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Dementia

Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Gaslighting

doriandelioncourt's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious medium-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 abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Classism

cristine's review against another edition

1.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Just no! The writing in this novel is terrible. Up until 80% of the book nothing meaningful happens. The author’s horrendous use of metaphors to describe migraines is beyond ridiculously annoying and drawn out. The “plot twist” was pretty obvious once the forgotten event is revealed. Summary- obnoxious rich teens are bored and do something beyond stupid. Once suffers migraines and amnesia and spends her 17th summer suddenly remembering things. Bla bla bla - she’s a horrible person as are all of the adults and ps spoiler alert - the dogs die so don’t read this if it pisses you off as much as it does me when authors need to make this part of a novel. Like just stick to people if you must. My eyes are bleeding from reading this - kinda like the unnecessary, exaggerations of how many times Cady was “bleeding”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Dementia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

aidareads's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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i read this in two sittings and felt like i was on crack the whole time. i kinda guessed the plot twist, but just because i knew there was one. still, i liked how the author makes use of an unreliable narrator. a solid 4 stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Alcohol

amaramorgenstern's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Die Art und Weise, wie das Buch geschrieben wurde, gefällt mir sehr. Allgemein habe ich das Gefühl bekommen, dass dieses Buch für mich alleine geschrieben wurde. Die Teile des Buchs haben mich alle auf ganz unterschiedlicher Art und Weise berührt. Selbst den großen Twist konnte ich nicht vorhersehen. Die Leserin war fantastisch. Im Endeffekt ist das Buch doch sehr traurig - es hat mich zum weinen gebracht. Den zweiten Teil würde ich aber nicht lesen wollen. Ebenso wenig kann ich mir vorstellen, das Buch noch einmal zu lesen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Dementia

brooks_209's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Mental illness, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

jaymeelhurst13's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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What the heck!? This book has been on my TBR since last year and truth be told, I didn’t think I’d like it! Instead I DID NOT want to put the book down. The plot, the writing and the characters made for a story that was attractive and entertaining!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Rape, Dementia

thatbookbitch's review against another edition

2.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood, Dementia

hermione_gilmore's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The plot at the end was crazaiii, didn’t expect that, but overall not one of the best mysteries I‘ve read. Until the end nothing „really“ happened, like it did kind off when you read the end but it didn’t while reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Dementia