It wasn’t the most traditional sense of mental health representation, but it still gave a very unique look at trauma rep. There had been an ugly showdown between Granddad and his daughters, about the division of the family inheritance. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book.

I flew through this book today despite being extremely busy at work, and I came home and immediately picked it back up. The character of Gat, who is part of the Liars but also an outsider to the family, was drawn from Lockhart's experience as a scholarship student at private schools, as well as Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights. so the moment they were back at Clairmont House, it was like i was in a little, sleepy beach town and not in rainy England lol.Though it was interesting to hear about the sisters childhood relationships and the influences which molded who they became in adulthood, it did not not grab me quite as much as the first book. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.

She learns that years earlier, Ed had proposed to Carrie but that Carrie had refused, fearing that she would lose her inheritance if she married an Indian man. D. from Columbia University, though his is in American literature, and hers is in English literature. Swear words are infrequent but powerful when used: "ass," "damn," "God," "Jesus," "bulls--t," "s--tty," "f--ck," "f--cking," "f--ckload," "f--cked up. She's beautiful, but wounded, and "mysterious" and revered, just for the sake of her blood alone, for the sake of her family's name alone.I will say this, however: We Were Liars is a haunting portrayal of a group of teenagers who have formed a sacred bond; each one striving to be free and longing for acceptance. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.