what a wild ride - a self-proclaimed compulsive liar as a narrator. and yet our instinct, as readers, is to believe the narrator, to identify with her, understand and sympathize with her...

this book took C-R-A-Z-Y twists and turns.
and took me with them!
i'm done, and still don't know what to believe!
the author's blog begs the reader not to give anything away - so i won't. but this is a book that is ideal for discussion.
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actually my third time reading it :) in my quest to get my son reading, I am giving him books I have read and know well. this was 'Pushed on You' #1. Twisted by Laurie Halse Andersen is #2 (for the relatable male teen protagonist) and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (to revisit the unreliable narrator concept and have it explode) is #3.
anyhow, yes, the unreliable narrator. Liar was my first experience and it was for my son too. he felt quite frustrated in not being able to believe the story, ready to throw the book across the room many times. for myself, I could so easily see the crumbs the author leads to the 'is she?' or 'isn't she?' that I feared the ending was telegraphed. but no, he didn't even notice the alternative interpretation until I pointed it (and read it) out. I think Life of Pi would be good for him for that alternative way to read it... but after Gone Girl, I think some light fare - like the 100 Year Old Man who Climbed Out the Window - will be in order