The Lies I Tell Book Club Questions:
Even though The Lies I Tell is a fictional tale, Julie Clark, author of The Last Flight, an International Bestseller, does an excellent job of giving her readers a peek into what may motivate a con artist.
One woman is a cunning liar, the other hellbent on making her pay for her ruined life. Through a web of lies and deceit, these two women battle for revenge, both feeling more than justified. Do you think they are? What other thoughts did this book provoke in you?
The targeter becomes the targetee
Told from two very different points of view, The Lies I Tell has a very hooking beginning, a solid middle and an ending that was satisfyingly justified. Right away I was sucked into the opening scene at the fundraiser, watching Meg scope out her newest and quite possibly biggest target, the man who by her own account tore her life apart. With Kat lying in the shadows just a few feet away, waiting for the prime opportunity to pounce and make Meg pay for ruining her life.
Did you see this opening scene as vividly as I did? When you read a book, does a movie play in your head? Or is it more of a still shot situation? Is it in color? Black and white? Somewhere in between?
Julie Clark does an incredible job of getting all the players on the page right from the start. I immediately wanted to know what was going on, how were these people going to pay for their misdeeds, what exactly their misdeeds were and who was ultimately going to make who pay. This book takes a good look at the unfortunate moral dilemmas we sometimes face in society today. What other themes did you notice in this book?
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Book Club Questions
If you are part of a book club, or even if it’s a book club of one, here are some questions to get you going:
- Do you think Meg was justified in her schemes? Why or why not?
- Do you think Kat was justified in her scheme? Why or why not?
- Do you think Kat handled her problems with Scott appropriately?
- What was the most surprising part of the book?
- Has this book changed the way you see the world?
- Do you think there should have been more consequences for either of the main characters? What and why?
- Did you identify with any of the characters? If so, who and why?
- Did your original opinion of the book change as you read it? If so, how?
- Was this book plot or character driven?
- Who would you recommend read this book and why?
Note: This book does touch on gambling as one of its themes, if this is a sensitive subject for you or could in anyway be a trigger, this book and these questions may not be for you.
Until next time, stay brash, stay bookish, and above all else, stay true to you!
