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Lies We Tell Ourselves
by Robin Talley
LIES WE TELL OURSELVES by Robin Talley was a masterpiece of a book.
LIES follows two girls - one white, one black - in small-town Virginia during the year 1959 when the previously white-only school integrates the students. Sarah Dunbar, who was on the honor roll in her old school, is forced into remedial classes and harassed daily. Lisa Hairston has been taught that everyone should be "separate but equal" by her father, one of the most vocal opponents of school integration in town. The two girls are stretched to grow as they're paired up for a school project, bringing them closer as their first impressions of each other begin to change.
This book is so very important. It's not a "nice" book but rather it's one of the most honest I've found, discussing not only issues around race but also around the LGBTQ+ community.
I adored it. ADORED IT. I read this earlier in the month but I'm still unable to completely formulate my thoughts into a review that makes total sense. Talley's writing was lovely, and I was rooting for the characters the entire book.
Read LIES WE TELL OURSELVES if you're looking for a diverse book with an important message. Read LIES WE TELL OURSELVES if you're looking for something unlike anything else. Most importantly, though, read LIES WE TELL OURSELVES if you're looking for a book that will make you think
LIES follows two girls - one white, one black - in small-town Virginia during the year 1959 when the previously white-only school integrates the students. Sarah Dunbar, who was on the honor roll in her old school, is forced into remedial classes and harassed daily. Lisa Hairston has been taught that everyone should be "separate but equal" by her father, one of the most vocal opponents of school integration in town. The two girls are stretched to grow as they're paired up for a school project, bringing them closer as their first impressions of each other begin to change.
This book is so very important. It's not a "nice" book but rather it's one of the most honest I've found, discussing not only issues around race but also around the LGBTQ+ community.
I adored it. ADORED IT. I read this earlier in the month but I'm still unable to completely formulate my thoughts into a review that makes total sense. Talley's writing was lovely, and I was rooting for the characters the entire book.
Read LIES WE TELL OURSELVES if you're looking for a diverse book with an important message. Read LIES WE TELL OURSELVES if you're looking for something unlike anything else. Most importantly, though, read LIES WE TELL OURSELVES if you're looking for a book that will make you think