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jennyrambin's review against another edition
5.0
Wow! If you enjoy murder mysteries, this is DEFINITELY the book for you!!!! Twists and intrigue every chapter! The audiobook is fantastic as well. I usually figure mysteries out pretty quickly, but Flynn had me guessing up until the last few pages. I love love love this book!
gabiwr's review against another edition
3.0
Malicious, deeply disturbing, violent, but a good thriller
Sharp Objects tells the story of a Chicago-based reporter who’s assigned to cover the murder of two little girls in her hometown in Missouri. While working on solving the mystery, she is forced to get in touch with her roots, her mother, who she was never close to, her half-sister, who she barely knows, and all the somber and stinging parts of herself.
What I didn’t expect, was for this book to be this dark. It deals with extremely unhealthy, toxic, dark (you name it) family relationships, female sexualization, rape culture, body mutilation and especially: sadism. It was a very disturbing experience: some people enjoy this, while others would rather not be taken out of their comfort zone in such a way.
As someone who usually foresees plot twists, I would rate the suspense in the novel “fairly good”. While I did guess the “main idea” of the plot twist, there were many details that were new to me, so I can’t say it was bad.
The rushed ending did disappoint me. I really wished it would be told as a “narrative” and not in such a “matter-of-fact” way (if this makes any sense).
I was hooked on “Sharp Objects” since the beginning, but as things unraveled I began feeling very disturbed in a sinister way by all the violence and especially malice displayed by this city full of harm. However, the suspense was just good enough to not let me put the novel down despite all this (bad) discomfort.
I went into this book thinking it would be a nice little "thriller-next-door", and oh boy was I wrong.
Sharp Objects tells the story of a Chicago-based reporter who’s assigned to cover the murder of two little girls in her hometown in Missouri. While working on solving the mystery, she is forced to get in touch with her roots, her mother, who she was never close to, her half-sister, who she barely knows, and all the somber and stinging parts of herself.
What I didn’t expect, was for this book to be this dark. It deals with extremely unhealthy, toxic, dark (you name it) family relationships, female sexualization, rape culture, body mutilation and especially: sadism. It was a very disturbing experience: some people enjoy this, while others would rather not be taken out of their comfort zone in such a way.
As someone who usually foresees plot twists, I would rate the suspense in the novel “fairly good”. While I did guess the “main idea” of the plot twist, there were many details that were new to me, so I can’t say it was bad.
The rushed ending did disappoint me. I really wished it would be told as a “narrative” and not in such a “matter-of-fact” way (if this makes any sense).
I was hooked on “Sharp Objects” since the beginning, but as things unraveled I began feeling very disturbed in a sinister way by all the violence and especially malice displayed by this city full of harm. However, the suspense was just good enough to not let me put the novel down despite all this (bad) discomfort.
poppunkisso's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Self harm, and Sexual assault
lbhreads's review against another edition
3.75
guessed the twist but had fun reading this & read it in a few hours
daisyyy_dazeee_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
janscrazylife's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
sonjamchen's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
caliseales's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mkl079's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0