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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

209 reviews

amandamariex0's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

day_dreaming_vampire's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

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

4.5

Yes it was a bit weird and some of the characters needed a good head wobble but I couldn't put this book down!  I'm looking forward to watching the show now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

tkatt20'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? No

3.5

This book contains very descriptive and serious topics and content, please proceed with caution and look up a full list of TWs for this book, I also have a list at the end of my reveiw of some I took note of.

This was a ride. The premise it's was good, it felt like reading a Criminal Minds episode for the first 100 or so pages, but then we entered into the second half where things dragged and got weirder and more off-putting, and not in a good way, more of a "why is this thirty+ year old taking drugs from a 13 year old" way. I did genuinely like the main plots of the book, but once the MC has a few vastly inappropriate interactions with underage characters I was a little checked out. 
I did keep reading for the mystery though. I was so certain I knew who the killer was but was quickly proven wrong at the end. I thought the characters were very interesting, mostly unlikable, but interesting nonetheless, and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how they all responded to the crimes going on in their little town. If you're looking for a multi-layered, macabre mystery, then this will be perfect for you, otherwise I would go looking for something a little lighter and to preserve a little bit of the innocence you may have left.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Classism

lizjellig's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty and Fatphobia

nhouseholder's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

payaut's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

parts of this book made me feel physically i’ll, and i disliked the main character so much

why did she have to have sex w that 18 year old i feel like that just ruined her character for me…i could almost understand her before that but it was all downhill from there before the epilogue

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

readmeaplant's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Self harm, Blood, Grief, and Murder

danielakalexandra's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

I second what another review said that the writing truly makes the small town a character of its own. 

I almost wanted more of the family dynamic to be the focus, even if it definitely is a big part of the story. I would have enjoyed more history of the family members, a deeper look at what made them who they had become. But on the other hand, the feeling of being a bit kept in the dark also helps with the weird and distant family dynamic pictured.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

ahopper7's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

betherly's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Sharp Objects first introduces us to Camille - a reporter living in Chicago with self harm tendencies and recently out of a stint in a psychiatric ward. Over the course of the book the extent of this and the background that led to this gets unravelled as the murder of two young girls in her home town leads her to return home.

Enjoy probably isn’t the right word for this book. I struggled to put it down and devoured the pages quickly and with fascination and a need to know how it ended. But enjoyment would be a weird emotion to use to describe the feelings conjured by the detailed scenes and bizarre and incredibly disturbing behaviour depicted. I would definitely warn that there are triggering subjects regarding child abuse and rape that I struggled to read. 

With regard the mystery itself, I didn’t truly know who had done it until the final chapter with the twists and turns the story took. I definitely had my suspicions between a couple of characters in particular but definitely got surprised by the final reveals. 

A good crime mystery thriller but lost a star for me due to the extent of the scenes depicted and struggling through them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence