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amzirkle's review against another edition
dark
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? Yes
3.0
katrina_diez'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? Yes
3.0
evaromero's review against another edition
5.0
He flipado con este libro, en el buen sentido, pero he flipado. Me ha fascinado la psicología de los personajes, a cada cual más retorcido y enfermo. Desde el minuto uno se nota que hay algo muy turbio detrás de los comportamientos raros de las protagonistas, y joder si lo hay. Por sacarle alguna pega, he detestado al interés amoroso, pero eso no quita el hecho de que esta historia es totalmente mi tipo de mierda, jajaja. En resumen, me ha destruido pero me ha encantado.
kimberlyf's review against another edition
3.0
2.5, maybe 3? idk this was kind of boring y’all. there wasn’t really much of a story
linda_psl's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
5.0
rosietakesonliterature's review against another edition
4.0
*spoilers for Gone Girl, The Grownup, and Sharp Objects*
Whatever Flynn smokes, I hope I never come in contact with. Every book I read by this woman is progressively messed up; honestly, it's impressive. I gravitated toward Sharp Objects because I recently got my hands on a digital version of Flynn's catalog, and, being in a reading slump, picked the shortest one. I read Gone Girl at some point during my most impressionable years, around the same time when I was attracted to books like The Girl on the Train and such. Gone Girl is unsettling, sure, but there is reason buried somewhere within Amy Dunn's madness, with which we can emphasize, at least. The Grownup is a little more blurry, being a short story and having an open ending. Either way, messed up, sure, but both sides can be rationalized with enough effort. A mother who is hateful of a homewrecker; a son who finds the homewrecker. The kid is a psycho regardless, but we have no way to know if he is capable of murder. The narrator surely thinks so, but she is painfully unreliable. There is room for remedy there, I think.
And then we arrive at Sharp Objects... Flynn's debut, by the way. You wouldn't think that from just how fucked up this story is on all fronts. We have Camille, the alcoholic protagonist in self-harm recovery who mutilated her body in her late teens/young adulthood after the passing of her younger sister (we'll come back to that). Camille's relationship with Adora is strained at the very, least, as Camille was not a compliant child and has stayed out of sight for years since. Adora herself is a control freak with Munchausen BP who literally tried her best to medically abuse her firstborn, succeeded and killed her second child, and is in the process of killing the third. Speaking of the third, Amma might just be the most despicable one yet: a little girl with a triple life. A compliant little girl for her mother, a sexy promiscuous queen bee who pops pills like they are altoids for the town, a cold-blooded murderer for herself. The teeth? As tiles? Are you kidding me? “A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort" and Amma seeks comfort everywhere she goes. The grandmother, the mother, the daughter, all the same. Camille says she's leaning towards kindness, but how does she speak of taking care of Amma? How reliable is she? I predicted Amma was the killer very early in the book, but towards the end, I held out hope. I saw some redemption for that girl, with her mother killing her in media res... As I said, whatever Flynn smokes, I fear. How deranged do you have to be to write this? She ate, I swallowed... Dark Places, see you soon.
Whatever Flynn smokes, I hope I never come in contact with. Every book I read by this woman is progressively messed up; honestly, it's impressive. I gravitated toward Sharp Objects because I recently got my hands on a digital version of Flynn's catalog, and, being in a reading slump, picked the shortest one. I read Gone Girl at some point during my most impressionable years, around the same time when I was attracted to books like The Girl on the Train and such. Gone Girl is unsettling, sure, but there is reason buried somewhere within Amy Dunn's madness, with which we can emphasize, at least. The Grownup is a little more blurry, being a short story and having an open ending. Either way, messed up, sure, but both sides can be rationalized with enough effort. A mother who is hateful of a homewrecker; a son who finds the homewrecker. The kid is a psycho regardless, but we have no way to know if he is capable of murder. The narrator surely thinks so, but she is painfully unreliable. There is room for remedy there, I think.
And then we arrive at Sharp Objects... Flynn's debut, by the way. You wouldn't think that from just how fucked up this story is on all fronts. We have Camille, the alcoholic protagonist in self-harm recovery who mutilated her body in her late teens/young adulthood after the passing of her younger sister (we'll come back to that). Camille's relationship with Adora is strained at the very, least, as Camille was not a compliant child and has stayed out of sight for years since. Adora herself is a control freak with Munchausen BP who literally tried her best to medically abuse her firstborn, succeeded and killed her second child, and is in the process of killing the third. Speaking of the third, Amma might just be the most despicable one yet: a little girl with a triple life. A compliant little girl for her mother, a sexy promiscuous queen bee who pops pills like they are altoids for the town, a cold-blooded murderer for herself. The teeth? As tiles? Are you kidding me? “A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort" and Amma seeks comfort everywhere she goes. The grandmother, the mother, the daughter, all the same. Camille says she's leaning towards kindness, but how does she speak of taking care of Amma? How reliable is she? I predicted Amma was the killer very early in the book, but towards the end, I held out hope. I saw some redemption for that girl, with her mother killing her in media res... As I said, whatever Flynn smokes, I fear. How deranged do you have to be to write this? She ate, I swallowed... Dark Places, see you soon.
krssy31m's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
4.25
parasocialise's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
4.25