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Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera

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issymaae's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I found Lucy to be a refreshingly unique female main character, and relished that her personality — and how others perceived it and her — is what drove much of the story. I also enjoyed and related to Lucy and Savvy’s friendship — as a late-twenties woman, I’ve had similar friendships myself through my life.
I think my favorite thing, though, was Tintera’s use of casual, embedded misogyny and its microaggressions (from both men and women) throughout the book.

From people singing Matt’s praises for no reason, to everyone believing him and Emmett because they’re men who made statements, to using Lucy’s actions and personality against her in opposite ways they would if she were a man, to Ben’s realizing that it was his word that would exonerate Lucy and using his platform to do so,

Listen for the Lie uses patriarchy and misogyny in realistic ways in addition to their functions as story catalysts.
I also deeply appreciated the way Tintera presented people’s treatment of those with trauma and/or brain injuries.

She toes the line between sympathy and understanding for other, also suffering characters and disgust with their treatment of Lucy, especially given she was gravely injured and had lost her best friend.

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dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I’m so glad I caved to the hype surrounding this book because wow does it deserve it. Dark and funny, Listen for the Lie kept me guessing up until the last moments. It’s witty and addictive with an unreliable and complex protagonist, whose pov I had such a good time following. The audiobook production for this is pure perfection and is one I would happily listen to it all over again. I loved every minute of my time with this gritty, dark comedic mystery, which quickly became one of my favourite thriller reads of the year.

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