Fry's hilarious novel has won praise from critics everywhere, and it hit the very top of bestseller lists in England. Its bisexual hero is a diabolically brilliant pathological liar with the wit of a Truman Capote and the moral compunctions of an amoeba.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Charismatically Witty:
This book is fantastic! For an intellectual read with a sociopathic twist this book is great.
Pretty good, but...:
The book in it's own right is pretty decent, although it had a few too many attempts at sounding hi-tech and that has dated rather badly. It's just that compared to the Count of Monte Cristo, it's barely an appetiser. Amusingly in the final notes by Fry he explains that he had never read The Count until after he has already written a portion of this book. Worth a read if you like Fry, and who doesn't?
Good but i prefer Making History:
This book deserves 4 Stars at least. It's definitely worth a read for the fact alone that Stephen Fry is a fairly legendary British comedian and known for his intelligence.
His imagination and attention to detail in this book is quite impressive. Although the book does take a little while to get going the end quarter of it, i felt is worth it for sheer the sheer unexpected twist in the story. As for the confusing mini-chapters scattered through the book i'm not sure what to think. I thought it was bad... more info
More fun and wit from Stephen Fry:
"The Liar" by renowned funny man and polymath Stephen Fry tells the story of a young, academically non-impressive but daring and extraordinarily creative scholar with a propensity for telling anything but the truth, who gets himself involved in his witty and trenchant Cambridge college tutor's game of spies and lies. It is well written and, as you'd expect from Mr. Fry, has a real sense of direction in its storytelling. The characters are quirky and odd, yet believable and well fleshed out. It's not an... more info
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