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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

40 reviews

latteatthelibrary's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

alek_n's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

mabelsyrup'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

This doesn’t even feel like a debut novel bro ily Gillian Flynn.

 this book was twisted and uncomfortable and tense and honestly… kinda nasty, but not in the way you’d think. Sharp Objects is disturbing and nasty in the character work, Camille is mentally troubled and always drunk, Adora is negligent and mysterious, Amma is promiscuous and petty, the town and it’s people feel like they’re drowning you. The book isn’t at all gore oriented, and tho i went into it expecting that I’m not mad at all that i didn’t get that

The whole murder mystery part was very interesting and the unreliable narrator that Camille is had me second guessing and yea I got it wrong but the fucking irony is that I underlined so many things that incriminate the actual killer but I was like not connecting the dots.

One thing I’m not sure if i did or didn’t like was Camille’s history of self harm and how it ties, or doesn’t, to the plot. I wish they would’ve had a bigger role in uncovering who did it but in the end i get why it’s not done cuz it wouldn’t make sense but it would’ve been cool as some sort of misleading hidden-in-plain-sight clue

Overall it was a fantastic introduction to the author, makes me excited to see how i feel about her other books

“When denied access to other body parts, men become fixated on the ear” idk if was just me but there’s so much to unpack with that quote

“I think illness sits inside every woman, waiting for the right moment to bloom. I have known so many sick women all my life. Women with chronic pain, with ever-gestating diseases. Women with conditions. Men, sure, they have bone snaps, they have backaches, they have a surgery or two, yank out a tonsil, insert a shiny plastic hip. Women get consumed.”

“Hurt as a form of flirtation. Pain as intimacy”

“Depression to me is urine yellow, washed out, exhausted miles of weak piss”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Self harm

Minor: Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Suicide

igroswell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The fact that this is Gillian Flynn’s debut, is insane. Respectfully, the woman is unhinged LOL but the book was fantastic. Read it in two days. I was enamored with the story and couldn’t wait to find out the identity of the killer. Overall, the plot twist was well played out and I didn’t find it to be cheesy. I also didn’t see it coming. Fantastic book, it gets a 4, only because the plot twist was good, but I’ve read better. I’d recommend this to anyone who loves mystery. The self harm gets pretty graphic, I did have to take a break for a little bit, probably the only dislike about it. Anyone who likes fast paced suspenseful novels would love this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Blood

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Murder, Death, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death and Rape

catcatcatcatcat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Incest, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Child death, Drug use, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

oliveloves2read's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Murder, Sexual content, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, Mental illness, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Death, and Grief

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

elia_elizabeth_'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Child death, Body shaming, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

inken66's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Self harm, Rape, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Grief, Death, Chronic illness, Child death, Child abuse, and Bullying

spaghettii's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

At first I thought it was predictable to have the mom be the murderer, so it definitely caught me off guard with that second twist. I liked that it incorporated a lot of psychological influences behind the murders.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use