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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Pas mauvais, pas bon non plus. C’était un choix de ma part de découvrir Gillian Flynn à travers son premier roman, mais probablement pas le plus judicieux.
S’il y avait bien un aspect qu’on m’avait prisé, c’était celui du retournement de situation ; je le cherche encore. Prévisible, pas surprenant. Le deuxième en revanche, un peu moins, mais c’est dommage, car s’il avait été amené autrement, l’effet aurait été réussi. Ça méritait une cinquantaine de pages en plus dans lesquelles on aurait pu voir Camille découvrir, à son plus grand malheur, la vérité alors qu’elle pensait s’être acquitté de toute de cette histoire.
[SPOILER ALERT] Des choix narratifs incompréhensibles. Pourquoi cet écart avec John, cette soudaine proximité avec Curry alors que dès les premières pages elle ne semble pas le porter dans son cœur. Plus généralement, je crois que je ne comprends toujours pas la nécessité de faire de la mutilation de Camille l’un des aspects principal de l’histoire : à l’échelle du roman, ça ne fait ni avancer la narration, ni l’enquête, ni n’apporte quelconque réponse. Gros mystère, choix inexpliqué de l’auteur.
À voir ce que donnent ses autres œuvres. Celle-ci ne m’aura pas convaincue.
S’il y avait bien un aspect qu’on m’avait prisé, c’était celui du retournement de situation ; je le cherche encore. Prévisible, pas surprenant. Le deuxième en revanche, un peu moins, mais c’est dommage, car s’il avait été amené autrement, l’effet aurait été réussi. Ça méritait une cinquantaine de pages en plus dans lesquelles on aurait pu voir Camille découvrir, à son plus grand malheur, la vérité alors qu’elle pensait s’être acquitté de toute de cette histoire.
[SPOILER ALERT] Des choix narratifs incompréhensibles. Pourquoi cet écart avec John, cette soudaine proximité avec Curry alors que dès les premières pages elle ne semble pas le porter dans son cœur. Plus généralement, je crois que je ne comprends toujours pas la nécessité de faire de la mutilation de Camille l’un des aspects principal de l’histoire : à l’échelle du roman, ça ne fait ni avancer la narration, ni l’enquête, ni n’apporte quelconque réponse. Gros mystère, choix inexpliqué de l’auteur.
À voir ce que donnent ses autres œuvres. Celle-ci ne m’aura pas convaincue.
This book itself is a sharp object. Flynn writes dark psyches like a wood carver pulling a perfect likeness from a slab of oak. Her writing is crisp and clean, and the twisted story insinuates itself with its needling nastiness, leaving it inked indelibly in the mind long after the final page is turned.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
challenging
dark
mysterious
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
I really, really liked this book. Quite a bit more than Gone Girl actually (hate to compare, but it's hard not to). All reports going into this one were that it was her darkest book (which is saying something), and maybe it is. But I felt like that's less because of the subject matter and more because she delves so deeply into her characters in Sharp Objects. The darkness maybe isn't more so much as it's more fleshed out. And that's what I think made it better for me. Really seeing the hows and whys. Viscerally. It's so hard to say anything about Gillian Flynn's books while avoiding all spoilers, so I just won't say any more unless I do it later (after sleeping on it) in a hidden spoilers section. Now, on to Dark Places!
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Check trigger warnings for this book for real! It's a very dark, southern gothic centered on family trauma, substance abuse, and psychological mistreatment.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Murder
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Violence
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Well...
I really enjoyed this book for the first 100 pages and then it just went downhill.
I don't mind a little backstory in a thriller but this felt too much? I don't really understand why we needed to know so much about the FMC and what it added to the story?
As well as that, the 'whodunit' was pretty obvious which kind of left the rest of the story feeling pointless. I'm all for the ride to get to the conclusion but this just felt like a waste of eyeballs.
Overall, 2 stars is generous and can't say I will be rushing to read another Flynn book again.
I'm just happy this book was £1!
21/07 - on reflection, changed to 1 star because i'm mad.
I really enjoyed this book for the first 100 pages and then it just went downhill.
I don't mind a little backstory in a thriller but this felt too much? I don't really understand why we needed to know so much about the FMC and what it added to the story?
As well as that, the 'whodunit' was pretty obvious which kind of left the rest of the story feeling pointless. I'm all for the ride to get to the conclusion but this just felt like a waste of eyeballs.
Overall, 2 stars is generous and can't say I will be rushing to read another Flynn book again.
I'm just happy this book was £1!
21/07 - on reflection, changed to 1 star because i'm mad.