I read a book called “Liar”; it involves a girl named Micah,
who tells her story of being a compulsive liar. She’s gotten away with years of
lying to her teachers, parents, and classmates and all are clueless to her fabrications.
Her father is also a compulsive liar and apparently it’s a family condition
that he never told her mother and was passed on to her. She’s been lying all her life, but it’s when
her boyfriend, Zach, mysteriously dies she decides to tell the truth and promises
to tell the whole truth. She says she wants to change but lying is a second
nature to her so she doesn’t know if telling the truth is possible. Ironically,
the fact that she’s a compulsive liar is the one thing she’ll tell honestly.
While reading
this book I felt empathy for the main character because she doesn’t know how to
stop or control her lying. But on the other hand she doesn’t seem to feel at
all guilty or any shame for what she does. Also the fact that she is a
compulsive liar makes me question if what she says is actually true.
If I were
to create notes to remember key points in the book I’d use the Double-Entry
style. I’d use it because putting my thoughts and connections with what I’ve
read seems like it would help me have a better understanding of the story. Also
the way the book is written it isn’t sequential, so list or thought bubble notes wouldn't really work on the way I see it.
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