Liar by Justine Larbalestier

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I have thought more about this book than most others I have read in my whole life.
It leaves you with more questions, and a huge desire to discuss the story with another who has read it.

Is lying by definition fiction. In that case Liar by Justine Larbalestier is the epitome of fiction. A mystery novel set in New York, where Micah Wilkins is a senior and an habitual liar: she lies about everything - her gender, her father's business, her family -- everything. Nobody believes a word she says.
She tells us she will tell us the truth as one of her classmates has been viciously murdered. Micah wants to come clean and tell us about it and how she is affected. And the mystery continues because do we believe her?
I've never read a book quite like this. I was compelled to read on and find answers to the mysteries, but are there any answers? Really, the only certainty is that Micah is a troubled girl (or is she even a girl?).




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