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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

131 reviews

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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: Grief and Medical content

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

bee2006's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Minor: Drug use

hleary's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

stephanieluxton's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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, Death, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, and Classism

laura_berger's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

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

g4bby's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

ellelockley's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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

Moderate: Death of parent, Classism, and Racism

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

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? It's complicated

4.75

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, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Racism

rosage's review against another edition

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

5.0

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

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

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Self harm