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All teen and kid reviews for LIAR

Age
14
Average rating based on 5 kid and teen reviews:
  • 40% say sexual content is an issue
  • 40% say language is an issue
Teen, 16 years old
November 1, 2009
 
Leave it for the teens!
This is a really good book. I am reading it right now. The concerns I do have is langue and sex (it doesn't describe it). It has a lot of cuasing in it though. Micah can be concidered a bad role modle because of all the lieing she does.

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Teen, 15 years old
March 15, 2010
 
5 stars...13+
While LIAR is pretty much the best YA book of 2009--in my opinion--it has frequent language, violence, and occasional descriptions of sex. If you can handle that though definitely read it--it's amazing.

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Teen, 17 years old
September 2, 2011
 
The WORST book I have ever read. EVER.
I am 16. I did not enjoy this book at all. I am an avid reader and I have always finished books, but this was the first book I was absolutely unable to finish. I thought it had an interesting premise but the writing was awful. Asides from the plot there was nothing compelling. I disliked the main character who was telling the story, and wasn't attracted to her in the slightest. I tried to give this book a chance. But once I got to part 2? I just could not allow myself to read further. I mean I had taken the book thinking it would be a good mystery but once the bit about her being a werewolf was mentioned? It was entirely too much. This is the only book that I can think of to date that I have nothing good to say about. It's a waste of time. Give your teen Hunger Games and leave this on the bookshelf. :)

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Teen, 17 years old
December 15, 2010
 
I Do NOT Recommend!
I had the bad luck of choosing "Liar" off the library shelf. I was halfway through when the innapropriate content rose sharply and I looked up this review. I was shocked at was I was reading / would have read. It was a TOTAL WASTE OF TIME and way too confusing to figure out. I have no desire to finish it; Micah is probably telling the story from an insane asylum. It would have been fun to figure out, but the BAD DEFINITELY OUTWEIGHS THE GOOD. I will never read another book without at least looking at the recommended age.

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Teen, 15 years old
October 12, 2011
 
Skylar's Book Review
It is good to let your children read this, it is based on real life things.

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