The Lie: A Novel

Name: The Lie: A Novel
Rating: 4.55555534362793 (45 reviews)

Chad Kultgen

Oct 2009 · Harper Collins

4.6

45 reviews

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432

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With the publication of The Average American Male -- and the release of the shocking viral videos that made it a water-cooler sensation -- Chad Kultgen became one of the most talked-about authors of recent years. Now, with The Lie, Kultgen returns with an even more salacious -- yet also more searching -- novel that reaches deeper into the craven inner workings of some of most depraved minds in America: college students.

His subjects are Brett, the rich hedonist whose appetite for sex is matched only by his contempt for women; his best friend, Kyle, the brooding science geek whose good intentions lead him to one disastrous decision; and Heather, the social-climbing sorority girl who has the power to destroy them both. As this devil's triangle plows through four years of college, Kultgen offers a astonishing take on the wild and amoral universe of college today: a frathouse world where sex is social currency, status means everything -- and winner takes all.

Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.

Ratings and reviews

4.6

45 reviews

Sean McNally

November 27, 2013

Good, exactly what you'd expect, couldn't get behind the ending. I'm torn between empathizing with Kyle (Having known girls exactly like Heather) and the bad taste his actions have left in my mouth. It reminds me of the closing line from one of my favorite "Married with Children" episodes: There are no winners in this story, only losers.

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April 27, 2013

Possibly the worst book I have ever read. Very painful to even get through. Horrible ending. Highly unbelievable. Entirely too much cussing. Appears to have been written by a junior high student with turrets and absolutely no literary skills. Avoid wasting your time on this tripe.

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David Chick

January 22, 2013

A very interesting, but somewhat disparaging tale on how people act versus who they really are. I was disappointed with Kyle's ending, especially after seeing him go through such a drastic character development. I can really see art least one or two more books being written about this trio of egotists, and will buy them for sure, should they ever come out; in the meantime, however, The Lie was just "meh" overall.

About the author

Chad Kultgen is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. His novels include The Average American Male, The Average American Marriage, The Lie, and Men, Women & Children, the basis of a feature film by Jason Reitman. He lives in California.

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