Reviews tagging 'Classism'

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

73 reviews

jordan_noel's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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

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

Minor: Self harm, Racism, and Blood

misty_nightmare's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Child death

Moderate: Classism, Animal death, and Alcohol

warlockdorian's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Medical content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

viselik's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-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

4.25

I did not expect the plot twist at all and really enjoyed it, once I figured out that plot twist I enjoyed the book a lot more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Racism

mightyfrenchbookworm's review against another edition

mysterious 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

1.75

C'est l'histoire d'une riche famille américaine. Toute la famille i.e. grand popa, ses 3 détestables filles et leurs enfants passent leur été sur leur île privée. Cadence, l'aînée des petits enfants, a eu un accident il y a 2 ans. On ne sait pas trop ce qu'il s'est passé et on le découvrira. 

Ça m'a littéralement pris une éternité à lire en dépôt du 168 pages. C'était tellement mauvais. L'écriture était ennuyeuse. Le déroulement est tellement lent. Le plot twist était correct sans plus. Je devrais le relire sachant la fin pour voir les indices.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Classism

Moderate: Racism

hanlov's review

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Child death

ariak07's review

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

natashaleighton_'s review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This was soo good, the mystery and intrigue was *chef’s kiss* fantastic, and the character development (particularly of Cadence) was really well done.

 I definitely hadn’t expected that ending or the twist but will say, if you’re prone to sobbing during books (like me) then definitely have some tissues handy cause it gets pretty emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

kalzeb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal death, Classism, Racism, and Alcohol

apalershadeofwhite's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Animal cruelty, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Classism, Animal death, Dementia, and Blood