Tsundoku reviewed We Were Liars Deluxe Edition by E. Lockhart
On the concept of spoiling a book (No spoilers inside)
4 stars
I'm not gonna spoil the book, but the problem with this book, is that knowing everything is a spoiler makes it easy to spoil yourself, by say, looking at a blurb on the cover while you turn to the first page.
First blurb said something along the lines of "read nothing about this book"
Then the second blurb, this time an accidental sighting, gave away the twist now that I knew there was one.
To be clear, this is my second time reading the book. It's a fine book whether or not you know what's going to happen. I honestly think it's better on a reread.
But if you are a stickler for spoilers, don't read anything about the book except for the actual story. Not the summary, not anything on certain social media sites, and definitely not the blurbs.
But if you are spoiled: It's okay. You'll still like …
I'm not gonna spoil the book, but the problem with this book, is that knowing everything is a spoiler makes it easy to spoil yourself, by say, looking at a blurb on the cover while you turn to the first page.
First blurb said something along the lines of "read nothing about this book"
Then the second blurb, this time an accidental sighting, gave away the twist now that I knew there was one.
To be clear, this is my second time reading the book. It's a fine book whether or not you know what's going to happen. I honestly think it's better on a reread.
But if you are a stickler for spoilers, don't read anything about the book except for the actual story. Not the summary, not anything on certain social media sites, and definitely not the blurbs.
But if you are spoiled: It's okay. You'll still like the book.
