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Count My Lies

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

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Essay Topics

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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of gender discrimination.


Compare Sloane and Violet. How is each woman characterized? In what ways are they different or similar to one another?

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Why does Sophie Stava use three different narrators? How do the different perspectives highlight the lies? Conversely, how do they advance the belief in a shared reality and an objective truth?

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Analyze the gender dynamics in the novel. How do gender dynamics shape the relationships between Violet and Jay, and/or Jay and Sloane? In what ways does each character conform to, or diverge from, stereotypical gender roles and expectations?

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