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Sharp Objects

Gillian Flynn

Start date: May 1, 2025

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Aug 24, 2015 Carrie rated it it was ok

Shelves: mystery, mystery-thriller, murder-mystery, library

So I kind of expected something more you know with all the hype about this authors books, I was left rather disappointed. It could just be that Sharp Objects is the lesser of Gillian Flynn's books but I can not really make that call as I have yet to read anything else by her, I should also keep in mind that this was also her debut novel. I do know however that this book has been highly rated by many people on GR. So I am probably in the minority when I say it was kinda meh.

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Aug 01, 2017 Kerry rated it liked it · review of another edition

Alas, when you read something as glorious as "Gone Girl" you tend to want to read more from the author of said glorious book... unfortunately Flynn's earlier writing left me tid bit... disappointed.

Now now, I know what yer thinking: that I'm being such a Debbie downah wench. Or that Wet Hot American Summer is one of the greatest movies ever. No really, I have no idea what your thinking, but I swear I'm intrigued.

Back to the point at hand - I know we all need to learn how to crawl before we lea ...more

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Aug 11, 2015 Karen D rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: thrillers, mystery, family, beach-read, suspense, messed-up, crime, surprise-twist, destructive-friendships, domestic-problems

This book was such an interesting and disturbing look at family dynamics, so much that the murder mystery aspect really took second place. That played out in the narrative as well as in how everyone in the town seemed to treat the murders too, a lot of the characters really seemed to play the horror of it only lip service, and immediately focused on their own lives, problems, and the never-ending search for town gossip.

Every character had very clear dual sides - the one that they showed publicl ...more

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Aug 10, 2018 Jessica rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction

I don’t typically read this genre, but I found this to be compelling and creepy. I had a hunch about the murderer and was pleased that I was right, but also happy to have a surprise twist in the plot.

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