We Were Liars
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Our view
Everything in this novel leans on its ending, and the ending delivers: readers who struggled through the first half report being surprised and moved by how the twist is revealed. On the way there, some find the telling confusing and others tire of the teenage narrator’s self-absorption. It works best for younger readers, and for anyone who does not mind a sad close.
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About the book
We Were Liars is a 2014 young-adult novel by E. Lockhart. The novel has received critical acclaim and won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. It was also listed as an ALA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults for 2015.
Reading order · We Were Liars
Full order & progress →- We Were LiarsThis book
7.17.1 / 10 - Family of LiarsFamily of Liars–Not ranked yet
- We Fell ApartWe Fell Apart–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.0 across 846 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 85% of the weight and the score stays at 7.1 — the Young adult average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.0 | 846 | 100% |
Frequently asked
What age is We Were Liars for?
We Were Liars sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating.
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Same shelf — Young adult — with scores between 7.1 and 7.2, closest to this book.
