A review by kitkenyon
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

I have never craved a complex sentence more than when I was reading this book. Like, I get what Lockhart was doing (or trying to do) with the choppiness, but it seriously did not land right for me. Also, the first few pages were an absolute INFORMATION DUMP of characters and how we’re supposed to feel about them. Telling, not showing, made me not believe (or care about) any of the characterizations or relationships moving forward. Also, the dialogue??? The twist??? I guess my problems boil down to either I am so far removed from the ridiculously wealthy that this reads so incredibly foreign to me OR I simply have no sympathy in my heart left for filthy rich people and their self-inflected trauma. Nothing really sold me on this book other than I appreciate the courage, research, and effort it probably took to write something so heavy as a first-person narrative.