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This thread is to mark your completion of the April challenge for the prompt: "a book with an unreliable narrator." You can join in with the group read of We Were Liars or pick a different book to satisfy this challenge.

Please include the following:
Title:
Author:
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed):
Would you recommend:

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I finished (a little ahead of time :) )

Title: We Were Liars

Author: E. Lockhart

Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Absolutely. And it is made clear right from the title. What I really liked was that it was unclear just how much of what she was saying was unreliable, I think Cadence herself didn't know.

Would you recommend: I think I would. It isn't my favorite book that I've ever read but I love a good twist :)

Title: Gone Girl

Author: Gillian Flynn

Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Definitely. The book wouldn't have been the same had there not been some confusion, and it kept me guessing for sure.

Would you recommend: Yes, to someone I believe would enjoy this type of book. It's fun for the twist and the quick, page-turning quality, but it's not for everyone.

Title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot: Yes. It drives large portions of the plot.
Would you recommend: Eh, depends. For an adult, no. I think for a young adult the rich-kids-and-adults-doing-the-things-only-rich-people-think-are-reasonable would be interesting and not grating. (As I know that was true for me when I was a teen.) I also think they'd be less likely to see the truth Cady can't see, and therefor be surprised along with her.

Please include the following:
Title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot: yes, otherwise there wouldn't have been much of a story
Would you recommend: no, it was definitely not a fav

Title: We Were Liars
Author:E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): The unreliability of the narrator was key to the story. It would be a different story without it.
Would you recommend: I thought the book was ok. I don't think I will recommend it.

Title: Before I Go to Sleep
Author: S.J. Watson
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Yes, definitely. The plot centers around the fact that the character has amnesia. I wouldn't consider that a spoiler since it is revealed on the back of the book.
Would you recommend: Yes, definitely.

Please include the following:
Title: We Were Liars
Author:E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): YES!! Definitely defined the story
Would you recommend: Definitely!!

I finished two books in this category.

Title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Absolutely. Without the narrator there would have been no story
Would you recommend: Yes

Title:Elizabeth is Missing Paperback - 1 Jan 2015 by Emma Healey
Author:Emma Healey
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Yes. Without it there would have been no mystery
Would you recommend: Yes. I liked it more than We were liars

Title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): The story would be completely different without it
Would you recommend: Not really

Title: Fight Club
Author: Chuck Palahniuk
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Yes! It would be completely different without it.
Would you recommend: Definitely, though I could see how a lot wouldn't like it!

Title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Yes, absolutely
Would you recommend: Maybe. It was just ok for me but I think some people could really enjoy it.

Title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Yes, definitely. I can't really go into detail without spoiling the whole book, but it wouldn't have worked if the narrator wasn't unreliable.
Would you recommend: I don't know. I know lots of people loved it, so I'm sure I know some people who would appreciate it. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it, either. My problem was mainly with the unlikable characters. There seem to be a lot of YA and mystery books lately that get rave reviews that I just didn't care for due to not having any likable characters. I don't have to relate to the characters or anything, but I would at least like to have one person in a story to root for, and there just wasn't anyone like that in this story.

Title: We Were Liars

Author: E. Lockhart

Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): It was important that the facts be revealed to you at the same time as they are to Cady.

Would you recommend: Probably not.

Title:A Clockwork Orange
Author:Anthony Burgess
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Definitely. The story is told by the protagonist Alex, who uses his own dialect to describe the events of a certain point of his life.
Would you recommend: Yes, however it may be difficult to follow because it is written in the protagonist's way of speaking.

Title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Yes! Otherwise, it wouldn't have been the same.
Would you recommend: I would.

Title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Yes indeedy. If the narrator weren't unreliable, there wouldn't be a book. Or at least it would be a lot shorter.
Would you recommend: Probably not. I enjoyed it, but found myself annoyed for the first 75% before the revelations started coming.

We Were Liars
by E. Lockhart

I definitely believe that without the unreliability of the narrator, this story would not be as powerful. It is a story that needed to be told, but it would be too short and not as effective if the narrator was able to tell it like it is.
I would definitely recommend this book. It is short, so even if it is not your usual genre I think others should read it. It reads like prose and is beautifully written.

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot?: Yes, the suspense would have been nonexistent if the main narrator could remember everything clearly.
Would you recommend? Yes, although I thought I was the last person on the planet who hadn't already read it.

Title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): definitely, it was kind of the whole point
Would you recommend: yes, especially considering how short a read it was.

I also read a runner-up a week or 2 ago:
Title: Before I Go To Sleep
Author: S. J. Watson
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): yes, again, kind of the point
Would you recommend: Yes, to people who like suspense. It was only OK to me.

Title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Absolutely! That's what made it so good. Finding out all the missing memories along with Cady kept me reading. I had to find out what was going on!
Would you recommend: Yes. I think my teenager would like this one.

Please include the following:
Title: We Were Liars
Author: e. lockert
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot. The unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot. Without her unreliability, it would have been a completely different book. I would recommend this book (I teach middle school and several of my students would LOVE this book. The themes of family and trust are themes they always relate well to.) I'm not sure I would recommend this to most of my friends though.

Title: Fight Club
Author: Chuck Palahniuk
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Yeah, definitely.
Would you recommend: Not really. If you've seen the movie, you're good to go. Honestly, I hated this book. I've read it before, and maybe it just sucks the second time around, but. The whole ideology behind this book, which is supposed to be ridiculous (I mean the main character is literally psychotic), the ideology is really disturbing. And people quote it like it's profound or something...it's not really.

Title: Fight Club

Author: Chuck Palahniuk

Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot: Yes, it's really important for the story. I've seen the movie so I already knew what the unreliable narrator aspect was, but it was interesting to read the story from the beginning with that knowledge.

Would you recommend: Yes, depending on the person.

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

I loved this book, I did not see the twist and actually really enjoyed the writing style.
I would recommend to some people, I can see it attracting a certain type of reader but I would tell anyone to give it a whirl, it's not a long or difficult read.

Sorry I missed the question about unreliable narrator; yes it was absolutely pivotal to the plot. It essentially was the plot.

Title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Yes, it is essential to the story.
Would you recommend: Yes, depending on the person.

Title: we were liars

Author: e. lockhart

Do you think the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot? Absolutely, although Cady wasn't intentionally unreliable. If anyone else had narrated the story, knowing all the events that Cady had forgotten, it wouldn't have been nearly so interesting.

Would you recommend? Yes! And more than that, I'd recommend (that you read) it twice! I read this when it first came out and liked it quite a lot. But the re-read made me love it. It was obvious that great care was taken to tell exactly what was happening without telling what was truly going on. Brilliant.

Title: We Were Liars

Author: E. Lockhart

Do you think the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot? Definitely. It threw in so many extra elements. You didn't know what was actually happening and what was imagined. It added to an already confusing and crazy story and made you doubt any theories you had.

Would you recommend? Definitely! I really enjoyed this book. It gave me everything it needed to in a short amount of pages. I really think quite a lot of people would enjoy this book, especially with it being such a quick, short read.

Title: We Were Liars
Author: E. Lockhart
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Yes, definitely. Without this there would not be any story. Though putting book in this challenge helped me guess the ending somewhere in the middle of the book.
Would you recommend: Probably not. I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it either. If you are into YA, probably the book will be worth the time (it's a very easy read as well), but you won't be missing anything if you decide to skip the book.

Title: Notes on a Scandal
Author: Zoe Heller
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot: Yes, the story is one of a compelling psychological portrait and gripping relationship between the main characters Barbara and Sheba.
Would you recommend?: Yes

Just made it in time for the end of the month!

Title: We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Author: Shirley Jackson

Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Yes, definitely! Even though I figured out pretty quickly "the twist" that (view spoiler)[ the narrator, Mary Katherine, was actually the one to poison and kill her entire family, not her sister, Constance (hide spoiler)] but that didn't detract from the story. It was also fascinating being inside Merricat's head with all her little games and obsessions and not always knowing what was the truth and what was just her perception.

Would you recommend: I would highly recommend it. I don't often read "scary" books because I read so many as a child/teen that I don't really find that they don't really frighten me any more but this one has left me with the familiar goosebumpy, spine-tingly feeling like when I was a child.

Title: Surfacing
Author: Margaret Atwood

Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot: Yes I think it was. I have no idea how to add spoiler tag so I'll just keep it vague, basically all of your assumptions about the narrator are turned around as she discovers herself through basically letting go of all her walls, and this is the pivotal turning point of the book. If she were reliable there wouldn't be much of a plot at all.

Would you recommend: Not my favourite of Atwood's novels but it was an interesting social commentary and very short (192 pgs) so I'd say it's worth a read.

Title: The Girl on the Train
Author: Paula Hawkin
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot: Absolutely. The narrator has a hard time remembering what she has witnessed and her memory will prove her guilt or innocence. If she were able to remember everything then there would be no mystery
Would you recommend: Yes! It was a great book and kept me reading to find out who was guilty. Especially if the main character is guilty.

Title: Before I Go to Sleep
Author: S.J. Watson
Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Absolutely. There would be no book if it did not exist. It's hard for a reader to know what's going on if the narrator herself does not know.
Would you recommend: Definitely! It was an interesting, quick read. Great twist as well.

I finally figured out how to use my Cloud Library (got the app) to read We Were Liars, on the last day of the month! Read it straight through. A nice quick YA read, with some twists and turns.

Unreliability of the narrator is critical to this plot! I would recommend.

I've read several shorter books lately and it is helping me return to my love of reading, rather that just checking the boxes. Know what I mean?

Finished late :( Fail - but still wanted to post

Title: Made You Up

Author: Francesca Zappia

Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot (use spoiler tags if needed): Yes, especially around the 80% mark of the book.

Would you recommend: While personally I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would, it does have a lot of high star reviews!

I finished late, but I finished! That's a win for me!

Title: Fingersmith

Author: Sarah Waters

Do you think that the unreliability of the narrator was pivotal to the plot? Yes, absolutely!

Would I recommend this book? Yes! Definitely.