1.09k reviews for:

Liars

Sarah Manguso

3.81 AVERAGE

sianw's review against another edition

2.0

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

baggoober's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

larn7's review against another edition

2.25

dark emotional reflective medium-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

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Badly written, poorly edited. Just not good at all. But I will say that John’s character is pretty well done. I feel like I know people like him

lizzybaby's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Searing.

bontal's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bibliosoul's review against another edition

4.0

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There was some really brilliant writing in this book. 4 stars because it got a little slow at the end.

superdarktimesofficial's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

meganstrauss's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

blasfemis's review against another edition

3.0

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this was such a hard read.
I enjoyed the book, enjoying the writing style and the pace. read it in 12 hours in one sitting. so I have zero issues with the Writer.

but...

I totally understand that some women find themselves in relationships like the one(s) described in this book. however this was the worst, reading a Woman totally undermining herself for some god awful manchild.

I guess this is a take on the narcissistic man and I think most of us can relate to some of the described scenes during the relationship.
I was left with somewhat guilty feeling of wicthimblaming the main character.

why TF is she with this guy!? why can she not see the truth? why!

and I guess this is the story of too many people out there. feeling ashamed of them selves when they get abandoned by the person they didn't even like that much.

I still don't understand why marriage as an institution is more important than happiness or why the main character was so afraid to leave. it frustrated me so much. but as I mentioned, I did finish and I did enjoy it.
So maybe it's just me. I cannot relate to the story, but that's not necessary I think.

I suspect this book will be one I randomly think about from time to time.

la_m's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes