A review by abbymoore06
The Little Liar by Mitch Albom

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Mitch Albom was the first author who deeply impacted me -- back when I was a teenager sobbing over Tuesdays with Morrie. He always does a brilliant job with telling a complicated story in the simplest form. I have read a lot of Holocaust literature, and this one will be near the top of my list of favorites. Well researched and incredibly accessible, this novel reads like a parable. Albom brilliantly entwines these characters from the perspective (literally) of truth. Using Truth as a narrator reminded me so much of my all-time favorite book and Holocaust novel, The Book Thief, where Death is used as the narrator. This type of approach allows the reader to see things through such a unique lens. I 100% recommend this book to grades 8+, and it would be a great gift to an adult who has fallen out of love with reading. This story is a sure thing.

This book should replace The Boy in the Striped Pajamas as common class studies in high school. There is more depth and, ironically, much more truth in The Little Liar.