Reviews with content warning for Classism - משפחה של שקרנים

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משפחה של שקרנים by E. Lockhart, א' לוקהארט

19 reviews

infjkiki's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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pau_line's review against another edition

3.75

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

Es war spannend, nach Beechwood zurückzukehren und in die Vergangenheit der Schwestern einzutauchen, mehr über die Familie und ihre Geheimnisse zu erfahren.

Ich hab das Buch super schnell durchgelesen, mochte den Schreibstil, das Setting und das Sommergefühl. Die Perspektive von Carrie war super interessant, obwohl ich fälschlicherweise vorher dachte, wie bekommen die Perspektive von Penny, aber nvm

Ich muss sagen, es war nicht so gut wie der erste Teil und ich hatte irgendwie mehr erwartet, weil der erste Teil schon deutlich krasser war. Ich hatte andere Vorstellungen, wie das Buch sein und was der Fokus werden würde. Das soll aber nicht heißen, dass das Buch schlecht war, das auf gar keinen Fall.

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bkwrmtime2516's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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: Yes

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jeanettesreadingcorner's review against another edition

5.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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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pinkiereads's review against another edition

3.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lollllll this book was bad. but it’s ok bc it was entertaining enough and i will say i did not expect that twist at the end. so there’s that! but yeesh it was lacking in subtlety… it felt like it was whacking me over the head with a board (so to speak) of the points it was trying to make about money and privilege and race and all that. like… oof. lowkey the woke mob got to this one. but not terrible bc hey i was entertained

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oldemort's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

This is my third time reading this book, and my rating is still 4 ⭐️.

I love the way that E. Lockhart writes. 🤩 Specifically how she describes characters. 🥰 If I could pick one author to describe me, I’d pick her. 🙃 I also really like the way that her characters aren’t perfect, and the way the characters sometimes call out the other characters. 😅

Like when Penny is being kind of rude to Carrie, but what she’s saying is true. 🥲

Obviously, I’d hate for that to happen to me in real life though, I’d probably cry for hours. 😂

Despite the fact that I’ve read this book three times now,

every time I forget that Harris isn’t Carrie’s real father. 😱

I really like that aspect to the story though. 😌

The only specific thing that I don’t like about this book is how

Carrie explains how she helped her sisters cover up the murder of Pfeff, and says that it was Bess who killed him. 😑 I understand that the author wanted another, bigger plot twist when it was revealed that it was actually Carrie who killed Pfeff, but I feel like it was just unnecessary. 🤦🏼‍♀️ I think I would’ve preferred it if it was just revealed straight away that Carrie was the one who killed him. 🫣

But overall, I really like this book and it’s made me really excited for summer! ☀️ (Despite the fact that it’s February. 🥶)

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jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wow. Just WOW. I loved it much more than I thought. Maybe more than the 1st one. An eye for an eye. A son for a son.

Carrie killed Pfeff, causing his mother and father to lose their first born. And years later, she suffered from the same fate.

I didn’t expect the twist but I spoiled it for myself anyway, it was surprisingly not shocking. She did say she was a liar. Bro and Penny. Ugh, forcing herself to be straight. Wow. The book was heartbreaking, especially considering the people they become. Which isn’t too great, but it makes sense now why they are the way they are.

BRO THE DAD HELPED THEM COVER UP THE MURDER. HE TOOK THE BOARD. Ugh Carrie is also an unreliable narrator just like Candace was. Fuck bro.

And don’t get me started on Rosemary.

She saw her for 5 summers. Her baby sister that drowned.

Ugh. I wish penny could be out. I just want people to be happy in this book, but literally no one is ever.

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