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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Suffice it to say: Todd Mitchell has earned himself a new fan.It took me a while to warm up to The Secret to Lying. It's John Green's fault--the set-up was too reminiscent of the set-up to the delightful Looking for Alaska. This is a completely different book, though, especially after the first few chapters, and by the end, I loved it (dare I say it?) more than either of the John Green books I've read. I eagerly await Mr. Mitchell's next book. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. The Secret to Lying has an interesting premise about a young man with poor self esteem (usually reserved for the girls of YA Lit.) and his attempts at reinventing himself when he gets into a boarding school for intellectually gifted math and science students. Unfortunately, his attempts at reinventing himself become dangerous as his self-esteem sinks lower when his allegorical dreams begin to bleed into reality.Read the rest of my review on Reading Rumpus, a children's literature & reading education website James, who was a nobody at his local high school, has been accepted at the exclusive public high school for really bright students. He decides to make up things about his past in order to get noticed. Eventually, things get out of control and he ends up needing counseling for his self destructive behavior. The book starts out one way, then seems to want to be something else. Does James simply want to be noticed, or is he mentally ill? Why does Ellie, the perfect girl who turns out to be anorexic, instantly know his problems even though she refuses to talk to him and is overwhelmed with her own demons? The book needs work but also has a lot going for it -- the author, Todd Mitchell, is a good writer. no reviews | add a review
Fifteen-year-old James lies about himself to be considered "cool" when he gets into an exclusive boarding school, but soon unnaturally vivid dreams of being a demon-hunting warrior lead to self-destructive acts while he is awake. No library descriptions found. |
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MY REVIEW: Quite liked the concept of this book - the chance to reinvent yourself and pretend you're something your're not with the added mystery of someone anonymously knowing who you are.