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A review by jackiehorne
Liar by Justine Larbalestier
4.0
4 1/2, if I could give 1/2 stars...
Is Micah a werewolf? Or is she a girl with severe mental illness, schizophrenia, perhaps, who becomes violent when she does not take her medication? I find it more satisfying to believe the latter -- such a reading asks more from me as reader than the werewolf scenario does. But I like that Larbalestier refuses to give the reader a definitive answer, allowing each of us to make the choice about what (if anything) to believe about Micah's story, how to read it/her, and by extension, how to read/interpret anything/anyone.
A book that talking about with others would give me as much pleasure as reading it does...
Would you teach this in a fantasy class? In a YA novel class? The choice would already predetermine certain readings, no, and foreclose others?
Is Micah a werewolf? Or is she a girl with severe mental illness, schizophrenia, perhaps, who becomes violent when she does not take her medication? I find it more satisfying to believe the latter -- such a reading asks more from me as reader than the werewolf scenario does. But I like that Larbalestier refuses to give the reader a definitive answer, allowing each of us to make the choice about what (if anything) to believe about Micah's story, how to read it/her, and by extension, how to read/interpret anything/anyone.
A book that talking about with others would give me as much pleasure as reading it does...
Would you teach this in a fantasy class? In a YA novel class? The choice would already predetermine certain readings, no, and foreclose others?