Reviews

Tell Me If You're Lying by Sarah Sweeney

kfrancais's review against another edition

5.0

This book is so wonderful--it reads as a memoir but each essay also stands on its own. It's a brutally honest coming of age story that is both heartbreaking and hilarious all at once. Sarah Sweeney's voice is so smart and self-aware and the stories she tells are gripping, accessible, and utterly poignant. This was by far my favorite book of 2016.

vivakresh's review against another edition

3.0

Enjoyed this book of essays, which reads like a memoir. I found the stories nostalgic, entertaining, and moving. It lost a star for me because some of the stories felt internally repetitive or uninteresting, and another star probably because I felt there needed to be more surprises, more relevance to current times and current self. Overall good read though.

srogan88's review against another edition

I got this book for free at a writing conference I attended earlier this year. I read the first two essays and I didn't hate it but I also wasn't very interested in continuing. The two stories didn't have a real start/conclusion so I was left unsatisfied. I considered continuing because the book has such great reviews here on Goodreads but I can't bring myself to do it.