Publisher:
Hot Key Books
Release
Date: 15th
May 2014
Edition:
UK paperback,
purchased
Other
Titles by this Author: The Boyfriend List, The Boy
Book, The Treasure Map of Boys, Real Life Boyfriends, Fly on the Wall, The
Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, How
to Be Bad
We
are liars
We
are beautiful and privileged
We
are cracked and broken
A
tale of love and romance
A
tale of tragedy
Which
are lies?
Which
is truth?
You
decide
SPOILER FREE, I PROMISE!
Everyone in the book world has
been talking about We Were Liars for
months. My pre-order finally arrived earlier this week and I settled down on my
day off to discover all of its secret. And boy they were good.
Within a page of starting We Were Liars I was in love with the
prose of the novel. It is so stunning, so mind-blowing that I can’t even settle
on a word that encapsulates how I feel about E Lockhart’s writing in this
novel. It’s just wow. The way that Cady’s emotions are described is so
physical, visceral and violent that you can’t help but know exactly how and
what she’s feeling. I’ve never read emotion in that way before and I think it’ll
be difficult to go back to reading it the regular way.
There was a sense of poetry in
the telling of the Liars’ story in the structure and individual style. The staggering
of the lines, the choppiness and the repetition reminded me a little of EE
Cummings, actually. There’s so much to say about the writing of this novel – there’s
something spectacular on every page – that I really should stop...
So. Cady’s life as a privileged
Sinclair is certainly interesting. I love stories of the high and mighty, the
luxurious lifestyles and the incredible lengths that people will go to for
money. And that was a huge part of We
Were Liars. The entitlement, the dependence, the prejudice. It was a fascinating
look at the world of America’s elite. I mean, they own a private island off the
coast of Massachusetts, come on.
I’m going to stop there because
I don’t want to give away a single thing about this novel. It’s completely woah
and I know understand the hype. Run to your nearest bookshop, people. RUN.
Sophie
I have only been hearing amazing things about We Were Liars and this review just sealed the deal for me. I can't wait to get my hands on a copy. Glad you enjoyed it. Great Review :)
ReplyDelete- Sunny @ A Sunny Spot Blog
I am currently reading it and am not liking it so far. You make me want to continue on though, as do others' reviews on it.
ReplyDeleteReally glad you loved this one. It's brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI've been really concerned about reading this book as there's been so much hype around it and generally I get disappointed, but this review has got me really interested. I may have to get myself a copy :)
ReplyDeleteKyra (The Review List)