Liar by Justine Larbalestier

I think that this book’s title is the best title the author could have picked to fit this mysterious story. When I first read the beginning of the book I was thinking to myself, I wonder if this girl, Micah, is going to try to lie to me, the reader. I thought no, she can’t fool me. Sure enough she has admitted to lying once to me as far as I have read. She lied about her Uncle being dead because she was told not to tell anyone about his existence. Besides that one lie she has admitted to, she lies about unnecessary things a lot of times. For example, when the police questioned her the first time about her knowing Zach or associating with him, she said that she hasn’t, which dug her into more trouble. Also, when she told Sarah that she had seen Zach late Saturday night, when she had not, which also dug her into more trouble. I can only come up with two reasons why she lies so often. I think it might be because of her disease that she claims to have since she was born. If it is true that she has this disease, I can understand why she lies so much. Other than that, I think that she just lies all of the time because she gets a great thrill out of the person that she is lying to’s reaction. Plus, she has a dad who lies for a living, basically, so that can also be an influence. Overall, I think this book is interesting and the title fits this book perfectly.