Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

70 reviews

whynotreadwithalex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Devastating. Honestly, I don't know if I can put into words the feelings this book stirred up within me.
I suppose I should start by saying that I don't read sad books. Like, ever. And when I do, it is by accident and begrudgingly. And NEVER in the "hurt-no-comfort" category. Because I don't like being sad on purpose. Period.
However, a friend of mine gifted me this book when she moved, and after all the hype surrounding it when it came out, and of course the intriguing premise, I knew I was going to have to just power through and give it a chance.
Even though I knew it would be devastating.
And even when I reached the halfway mark and guessed at the truth hidden underneath the lies -- at which point, I knew for certain that I was going to be, you guessed it: devastated -- I wanted to finish it. To feel it and live it with Cady.
Oh, my poor, sweet Cady. How I wish I could just wrap you up in the biggest of hugs.

All in all, this is an excellent book. Devastating, yes. But exquisitely told. Grief is explored in every aspect. And as much as we would all rather avoid this kind of heartache, it comes for each of us. And this book does an amazing job of taking the reader through the process of pain, acceptance, healing, denial, and hope that surfaces even as the wounds turn to scars and the phantom pains set in. I can't say that I loved this book, because it's still so fresh and raw and, well, painful. But I needed it. My soul needed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Classism, Death, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Gaslighting, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol

inkysplodge's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Drug use, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Cursing

angeldevoursliterature's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

 Woah. That was an unexpected twist. I noticed the pacing of the first 3/4 of the story was slow... abt midway I was always like 'when will there be a sudden turn of events or smth' :|
Some parts were kinda tedious but I still managed to read through them. It was a good book though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Cursing

brooks_209's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

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

booknerdz28's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

ariak07's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

OK SO I WAS GOING TO ONLY GIVE THIS BOOK FOUR STARS CAUSE I WASNT FEELING IT REALLY TOWARDS THE END BUT WHEN I GOT TO THE LAST FEW PAGES I WAS IN TEARS SOBBED ON MY PAGES GOD MY BOOK HAS TEARS STAINS IN IT AND MY FACE HURT AFTER SOBBING GOD.

anyway, any book that can make me cry

(mostly cause i felt so attached to these characters and their ending was depressing)

deserves 5 stars imp.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Classism, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts

kkuecker218's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, and Animal death

kaz_brekkerrr's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Grief

Moderate: Medical trauma, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm and Vomit

swiftie4evermore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I got only halfway through the book and it is not appropriate for ages under 14. I heard that the farther you go the more inappropriate it gets.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Cursing, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Vomit, Addiction, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Racism, and Sexual content

skpandher's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This was a truly inspiring novel touching many different backgrounds. My take on the main character Cadence was truly astounding and the author was a wonderful writer. E. Lockhart managed to both enthrall and alienate you with her character's desicions. 

The characters are very human, choosing to burn down the island, but are also soft, especially when Cadence's recovery is shown.

They are very human, and relateable, something that is getting harder and harder to find in novels. I appreciated how the author wrote relationships as well, illustrating them as a two way street rather than focused on one member of them.

Overall, I was absolutely delighted with this novel and it's tantalizing plot of mystery and prejudice, sometimes slightly macabre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Toxic relationship