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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

106 reviews

kahlia_rose's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

abbyj_04's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

it was slow in the beginning but when it picked up, it PICKED up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Self harm, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

booknerdbetty's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexism, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Self harm, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Rape

Moderate: Animal cruelty

nightingalehero's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

The writing of the book is beautiful. The plot is intriguing. The reason for the low review is entirely on personal taste. I personally disliked the characters. I personally disliked many of the scenes. The mystery was well crafted, it just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Child death, Classism, and Gaslighting

sierra_alexis's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

2.75

Book was pretty flat and so were the characters but it proved interesting especially

in the end with the Amma plot twist. You could sort of see it coming and it was so close to the end that it wasn't really enough to help the rest of the book but I’m glad it was there

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Fatphobia, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Mental illness, and Suicide

dementis93's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A beautiful, disturbing telling of dysfunctional family and the dark things girls are capable of doing to one another. Gillian Flynn's trademark simple yet evocative writing style paints each new scene like a car accident, grotesque and yet something difficult to look away from. It speaks uncomfortable truths about the nature of families and our own need to justify our past sins as well as the sins of our parents; how even the most broken often still seek comfort in those who have hurt them. While Sharp Objects is by no means an easy read for those who have grown up in claustrophobic, suffocating households, I would recommend it to anyone capable of stomaching it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Self harm, and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Medical trauma

somelibrarychick's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body horror, Child death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Alcohol

klor's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

This book was a really good exploration of small town america, mental illness,  and this mother-daughter relationship that threads through several children. I've already known the twist of this book as I was previously spoiled but it was not any less terrifying to see it unfold. The story unravels really well and some characters are so unlikable that you marvel how they're written. Beneath all the gore and vulgarity, an analysis of relationships and how trauma develops gets put on spotlight. Can't wait for Flynn's next novel, whenever that may be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gaslighting, Incest, and Sexual assault

becktothefuture's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Torture, Misogyny, Vomit, Child abuse, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, and Child death

bumblebeefarts's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Chronic illness, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, Bullying, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide and Rape