Lies We Tell Ourselves

Posted on 15 June 2017 by Robin Talley

In 1959 Virginia, the lives of two girls on opposite sides of the battle for civil rights will be changed forever.Sarah Dunbar is one of the first black students to attend the previously all white Jefferson High School An honors student at her old school, she is put into remedial classes, spit on and tormented daily.Linda Hairston is the daughter of one of the town s most vocal opponents of school integration She has been taught all her life that the races should be kept separate but equal.Forced to work together on a school project, Sarah and Linda must confront harsh truths about race, power and how they really feel about one another.Boldly realistic and emotionally compelling, Lies We Tell Ourselves is a brave and stunning novel about finding truth amid the lies, and finding your voice even when others are determined to silence it. Read Lies We Tell Ourselves – kino-fada.fr I will never, ever forget this book I will ensure my teens read it Every now and then a book comes along that is important, not just a book that is enjoyable, but significant and thought provoking Lies We Tell Ourselves is one of these books This powerful and emotive novel created a whirlpool of emotion i...oh boy first off, the author did a lot of research, as she notes in the end, so props for that and ruth, the little sister, is a fantastic character who has her own pov chapter at the very end and i loved that.THAT SAID this book happily marches into the oppressed and oppressor fall in love trope Linda is RACIST she may draw the line at physically assaulting the black students, but that doesn t make her any less racist in order to make that relationship work then, for the reader, you v oh boy first off, the author did a lot of research, as she notes in the end, so props for that and ruth, the little sister, is a fantastic character who has her own pov chapter at the very end and i loved that.THAT SAID this book happily marches into the oppressed and oppressor fall in love trope Linda is RACIST she may draw the ...There are some books you read for pure entertainment, and others, like Lies We Tell Ourselves, end up being muchthan that This novel tells an important story tied to our own history One not too far in the past One that is still a factor in our present, just with an altered face It s hard to read at times, but it s also full of hope, strength and courage.Not only is this an eye opening story, but it s one narrated with the help of two wildly compelling teenage voices The year is 1959, There are some books you read for pure entertainment, and others, like Lies We Tell Ourselves, end up being muchthan that This novel tells an important story tied to our own history One not too far in the past One that is still a factor in our present, just with an altered face It s hard to read at times, but it s also full of hope, strength and courage.Not only is this an eye opening s...Other people will try to decide things for you They ll try to tell you who you are Remember, no matter what they say, you re the only who really decides I didn t know much about this book when I started reading, but I found title, cover and plot incredibly intruiging Robin Talley did not disappoint While I wasn t always fond of the writing or the characters, I did really like it It is not only informative, but shows the sad and bitter reality of segregation and racism However, it touchesOther people wi...4 5Other people will try to decide things for you, she says They ll try to tell you who you are Remember, no matter what they say, you re the only who really decides This book hit me right in the emotions and I feel like this is a book I ve been searching for forever Lies We Tell Ourselves is set in Virginia, USA 1959 and largely focuses around the integration of POC into previously all white schools It s split between two polar opposite characters there was Sarah who was one of the ten 4 5Other people will try to decide t...June 2016 Re read this for my book club last month, forgot to update my read count In case you were wondering, it was just as good as it was the first time I read it Get on this shit, people.September 2015 First, maybe don t even bother reading this review Just go get the book somehow Borrow it Buy it Get on your Kindle Steal it No, don t steal it Get the book l...4.5 stars I m about as far from being able to empathise with the characters and the plot I m a straight Chinese girl living in a Chinese dominated country but wow This book It hit me so hard in the feels Even when I was SO ANGRY at everything that was happening, my heart was breaking Colored people aren t the same as whites They aren t as smart They haven t accomplished the things we have They aren t as good as we are.Everyone knows it Even the colored people know It s just not go 4.5 stars I m about as far from being able to empathise with the characters and the plot I m a straight Chinese girl living in a Chinese dominated country but wow This book It hit me so hard in the feels Even when I was SO ANGRY at everything that was happening, my heart was breaking Colored people aren t the same as whites They aren t as sm...This book you guys. I find that it s probably one of the most important reads I ve read in all my time since I ve been blogging Dealing with such a heavy topic like racism can be hard to take But this one really made me feel like I was right there alongside these characters and seeing everything and experiencing everything they were feeling There was so much hate So much anger You can feel it leap off the pages I found the two different viewpoints to be extremely informative Both are exc This book you guys. I find that it s probably one of the most important reads I ve read in all my time since I ve been blogging Dealing with such a heavy topic like racism can be hard to take But this one really made me feel like I was right there alongside these characters and seeing everything and experiencing everything they were feeling There was so much hate So much anger You can feel it leap off the pages I found the two different viewpoints to be extremely informative Both are excellent portrayals from each side.Sarah is one of my favourite characters I have read lately She has the strongest will and determination I kept applauding her every chance I could get Not only is she one of the first black students, she s also gay In the 1950s, liking someone of the same gender would probably give way to a jail sentence I applaud this character for being brave and strong As for Linda, I easily judged her to be super ignorant Then you star...This month s local bookclub read and it was my pick so I hope it s good I ve finished and it sthan good Lies we tell ourselves is an important, thought provoking historical read FULL REVIEW THOUGHTS TO COME YoungAdultthis book is problematic as hell and for some reason 2014 me loved itWhat do I even say This is one of the most compelling stories I ve read in my entire life I could not put this down I mean, look at the read dates I read it in three hours It was ridiculous The biggest plus to this book besides character work, as we ll discuss in a minute was the writing Talley uses a device where she lists lies these two leads are telling themselves every few chapters, and it works perfectly I m a this book is problematic as hell and for some reason 2014 me loved itWhat do I even say This is one of the most compelling stories I ve read in my entire life I could not put this down I mean, look at the read dates I read it in three hours It was ridiculous The biggest plus to this book besides character work, as we ll discuss in a minute was the writing Talley uses a device where she lists lies these two leads are telling themselves every few chapters, and it works perfectly I m almost willing to recommend this just for the stellar writing Historical fiction, for me, is generally an exercise in character work If the characters aren t there, it s not going to work for me Thank goodness this book delivers Robin Talley crafts her two main characters with a lot of love and believability Sarah, to me, was the most real of the two leads I feel like I know her She wants to fight ag...

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15 June 2017

Robin Talley