![]() ![]() Sonny is a funny girl and many of her lies are quite comical besides, how can I not find affection for the girl who named her car “Gert”? The quiet, thoughtful consideration of her best friend, Amy brings balance but let me not forget about Ryder. At a blush, it seems such a simple little story about the angst of high school, best friends and a boy. On the contrary, I worry about being dismissed or overlooked. ![]() Lying Out Loud isn’t a somber, heavy tale. She must make amends and be prepared to grant time for trust to develop again but her behavior has been explained, allowing her the opportunity for growth, and eventually…acceptance. ![]() Of course, a lying lifestyle cannot be condoned. There was more to Sonny’s saga, and it was unexpected. While I couldn’t actually do that (this is not a choose-your-adventure-book) Amy’s parents did that very thing and it was spectacular. I wanted to reach into the pages to shake someone, while almost equally powerful was the desire to offer comfort, promise understanding and open-mindedness and just to get to the bottom of it. Her father incarcerated and her maternal parental unit unaccounted for, it is easy to be empathetic….up to a point but the level-constant layering of lies- becomes incomprehensible. The tug was inexplicable, yet unavoidable-I just knew that there had to be something deep driving the deceit. The reader shouldn’t care about her story or become quickly invested, but I was intrigued. Sonny is a liar and a relatively unlikable character. ![]()
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