While the old saying says you shouldn’t judge a book by a cover, We Were Liars by E Lockart looked like it would be a fantastic book. And it was. It is beautifully written, at times the way the Author plays with words reminding me of Keri Hulme’s book The Bone People.
The lead character Cadence is a member of a very affluent but dysfunctional Sinclair family that typically spends summer together on their private island. But two summers ago Cadence was found down on the beach with a head injury with no memory of why she was there.
I’m liking
One of the quotes on the book says “We were liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense that will leave you reeling. Read it. And if anyone asks you how it ends, just lie”.
Having read the book this quote makes a lot of sense, it is a thought provoking book and I totally enjoyed it. So much so that I purchased it as a birthday present.
The conclusion
Well worth reading, the book is an interesting study on how families function but perhaps shouldn’t.
