I decided to read a young adult fiction book for my first read of 2020. When I post about books, I am not really giving a review of the books (that is much more involved). I am just sharing my reading experience with you and my overall thoughts on the book.
Book title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Date Read: January 2-6, 2020
Type of Book: Young Adult Fiction
Publication Date: May 2014
Publisher: Dell Publishing
Awards (as noted on Goodreads):
Georgia Peach Book Award (2015), Pennsylvania Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee for Young Adults (2016), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2016), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2015), The Inky Awards Nominee for Silver Inky (2015, Lincoln Award (2016), Bookworm Best Award for Best Fiction (2014), Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction (2014), The Magnolia Award for 9-12 (2016)
My Interest in This Young Adult Fiction:
People I know have read the book or have it on their to-read list. I’m a little late to this one, but thought I would read it anyway and share here for others who have not yet read it.
Ideas Expressed/Message/Plot:
I do not want to spoil anything with giving too many details about the plot, so to be cryptic, it is a story of young love, wealthy sibling rivalry, family summers at the beach, and learning to cope with one’s choices and actions.
As a young adult novel, it was a quick read that kept me engaged and interested. I didn’t want to put it down. I could have read it in one sitting, but I did have other things to do.
Notes/Comments:
I am trying not to give anything away here. I like the book. The pace of it kept me interested and the plot moves along quickly. The style of writing also helps keep the book moving along – the short phrases and repetition – mimicking perhaps the way the brain thinks since that is where parts of the book take place – inside Cadence’s mind as she tries to make sense of her accident. I thought it was clever manipulation of the setting.
I consider the book a good recommendation for young adults.
Other Young Adult Fiction and Novels to read by this author:
Genuine Fraud, Fly on the Wall, The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, Dramarama, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, How to Be Bad,The Treasure Map of Boys and Real Live Boyfriends
Your thoughts?
Have you read this book? What are your thoughts about it?