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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

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midwesternbeachbum's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

wandering_canuck's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A slow burn sort of thriller. Dark and twisty. This book gives one the heebeejes, but not in the jump scare kind of way that one is used to. All of the characters are flawed, and Flynn does a great job of blurring the lines between victim and perpetrator. I liked no one in this book, including the murdered children, so kudos to the author for making me hate dead kids. I kinda sorta figured out the ending, but was still impressed by the final twist. Happy I read it, but now I feel like I need to bathe in rubbing alcohol to get rid of these gross feelings.

fatima2's review against another edition

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3.0

it was too obvious for it to be true

hihelloitsgerda's review against another edition

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5.0

Currently gushing over Gillian Flynn's writing. The book kept me on the edge of my seat & made my stomach churn the whole time.

katmoonchild's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a good enough read for such a short book. I'm not going to lie the first half was kind of sluggish and I found myself bored at times. I felt that Camille's "problems" toward her mom and the town she grew up in, were just exaggerated. Living in NYC I guess I couldn't understand the stresses of living in a small town. Although I could guess what the outcome was going to be I really enjoyed the ending.

sleepytimebooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

hotdamnitsanna's review against another edition

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5.0

filled with so many disturbingly fucked up, 8000-piece-jigsaw-puzzle kind of complex female characters that were all so so soo interesting

this is the best thriller i’ve read under 300 pages

tegangrey1's review against another edition

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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

peskridge3's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Check trigger warnings for this. The premise is intriguing and it’s easy to get acquainted with the plot and its characters, but I personally didn’t enjoy reading about the over specialization of children. I don’t know if because of my feelings that makes this a good book since it can invoke high emotion for me but I’m okay with never thinking about this book again lol. I also was never shocked or felt the twists were clever. Last, Camille is insufferable and is a Mary Sue in the worst way?? It’s a no from me

em_h_ma's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Predictable as fuck and too disturbing for me.

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