Liars by Sarah Manguso

Liars

Sarah Manguso

6 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced
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A searing novel about being a wife, a mother, and an artist, and how marriage makes liars of us allA nuclear family can destroy a woman artist. I’d always known that. But I’d never suspected how easily I’d fall into one anyway.When Jane, an aspiri...

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Community Reviews

3.83
based on 1,687 reviews

Moods

emotional: 76%

reflective: 62%

dark: 61%

sad: 51%

tense: 43%

challenging: 34%

funny: 8%

hopeful: 3%

adventurous: 1%

informative: 1%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

51% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
18% of readers chose A mix
77% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

53% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
88% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

84% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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