~ A Book Review by Yohaan Seth Nathan
Have you ever dreamt of wealth? You know... big mansions, private clubs, Gucci handbags, personalized race cars, etcetera etcetera... that type of wealth. No? Well, I'm pretty sure you're lying.
The Sinclair family has everything a person could want. They are living the 'dream life' with private islands, grand houses, big families, picnics on the beach, and long boat rides on boats of their own. The Sinclairs are the definition of a stereotypically beautiful, rich, healthy, white characters who sit around complaining about how hard their lives are when they are in fact sitting around on their beautiful private island, drinking incredibly expensive wine, eating grand food, prepared and served by their 'invisible help'. They are beautiful and distinguished and are always aiming towards perfection and only perfection (or so it is believed).
"We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart takes place on a private island off the coast of Massachuse