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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the plot itself was well done and the ending wasn’t something i was able to easily predict, but still felt realistic and grounded in the story (aka much better than gone girl). however, this portrayal of mental illness in the narrator was out of touch and generally absurd.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book could have been a full five stars for me if I hadn't seen the ending coming from a mile away! But, in Flynn's defense, I usually do. Thank you English Literature degree and a love for true crime.
The concept behind this book, much like Gone Girl, was extremely interesting. Not like anything I had ever read before. The initial plot is like all mystery novels, starting simple with a lost child or a murder, in this case both. But, Flynn takes you on a wild ride of how we got here and what really happened. The things that Flynn writes about are things straight from our nightmares. They are much like the horrible things we hear on the news about fucked up families. The ones that make us think to ourselves, "That is horrifying, but could never happen to me."
My favorite part about this novel, something that I felt was lacking in Gone Girl, and in most mystery/thriller novels, was the aspect of mental health. Every time I read a mystery or thriller where murder or horrific crimes being involved I often thing to myself, "you mean to tell me that no one is going to address the fact that this isn't normal behavior?" But, in this book Flynn does. There are a few different aspects of mental health in this book and each time our protagonist, even when it is in reference to herself, continues to ask "why?" So I really appreciated that.
I really enjoyed reading this book, I highly recommend if you like twisted stories, thrillers and mysteries.
The concept behind this book, much like Gone Girl, was extremely interesting. Not like anything I had ever read before. The initial plot is like all mystery novels, starting simple with a lost child or a murder, in this case both. But, Flynn takes you on a wild ride of how we got here and what really happened. The things that Flynn writes about are things straight from our nightmares. They are much like the horrible things we hear on the news about fucked up families. The ones that make us think to ourselves, "That is horrifying, but could never happen to me."
My favorite part about this novel, something that I felt was lacking in Gone Girl, and in most mystery/thriller novels, was the aspect of mental health. Every time I read a mystery or thriller where murder or horrific crimes being involved I often thing to myself, "you mean to tell me that no one is going to address the fact that this isn't normal behavior?" But, in this book Flynn does. There are a few different aspects of mental health in this book and each time our protagonist, even when it is in reference to herself, continues to ask "why?" So I really appreciated that.
I really enjoyed reading this book, I highly recommend if you like twisted stories, thrillers and mysteries.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was in a reading slump, everything I read just felt boring. I wanted a well-written thriller that thrilled me, Sharp Objects did exactly that. A story about sickness to death, toxic mothers, true crime and not knowing how to resolve any of those. Camille’s life and the crimes she is investigating slowly blur together.
You’ll hate Camille but in some moments you can’t help but sympathize with her. Her fucking John disguised me. I have wondered how people do some bad things with no remorse, she just doesn’t think about it. I could say the same about the rest of her family. Adora only thought of how nice it felt to enforce sickness or death. It wasn’t super surprising that she was the killer but it made perfect sense. There were so many parallels.
The story makes it clear how bad the police are. Straight up incompetent. The scene where Richard saw Camille’s cuts made me ache.
It packs a lot into little pages. I wish we had more newspapers with what she wrote. I also wish there was a more dramatic ending because it is more of learning what happens but not experiencing with what happened.
Very good book. However, since I’ve watched the show twice through, I knew all that was going to happen so I didn’t pay as much attention as I should have
I think my expectations were higher in many ways which set me up for failure. I was able to predict the twists before we got there, but still enjoyed the journey, even if some of it felt gratuitous.
This book is insane and keeps you guessing until the very end!
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes