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A review by itsdanixx
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
5.0
Sharp objects is about a rather messed up 30-something year female journalist, Camille, returning to her hometown, and her even more messed up mother and half-sister, in order to report on a story about little girls getting murdered. Camille also happens to be a recently-recovering cutter/self-harmer.
I liked this book, though I didn't LOVE It. I think you can probably tell this is Gillian Flynns first novel, but it's still very good for a first novel.
The story was... interesting. There is a mystery that keeps on keeping you guessing, which I like a lot in a book Although I did think I knew who did it a while before it was revealed, there kept being little things thrown in that had me constantly second guessing myself.
As mentioned above, pretty much all the characters in this book are just really, really messed up mentally (and in Camilles case, also physically). It's kind of unnerving/disturbing actually. It's not a 'happy' read and pretty much just gets more miserable as it goes a long. I for one do tend to like books with messed up themes and bleak outlooks, but if that's not your cup of tea then avoid this book.
Its not too graphic when it comes to blood, violence, sex etc, just enough so that you get a clear picture in your head of what's happening.
My only little issues are A) that the plot itself wasn't that large a part of the book, there was mostly a lot of... let's say self/soul-searching and family bonding/learning, for lack of better words right now. And B) that I did find at least some of it a little unbelievable... I was into the book and the characters well enough, but when coming back to the real world I just couldn't see these people existing in the real world, this whole town existing in the real world.
Best point I guess is that I wanted to keep reading throughout the whole book, and I enjoyed reading it. It has stuck with me for a little while after finishing, as in I still find myself thinking about it at random moments, though not as much as some other books have.
I liked this book, though I didn't LOVE It. I think you can probably tell this is Gillian Flynns first novel, but it's still very good for a first novel.
The story was... interesting. There is a mystery that keeps on keeping you guessing, which I like a lot in a book Although I did think I knew who did it a while before it was revealed, there kept being little things thrown in that had me constantly second guessing myself.
As mentioned above, pretty much all the characters in this book are just really, really messed up mentally (and in Camilles case, also physically). It's kind of unnerving/disturbing actually. It's not a 'happy' read and pretty much just gets more miserable as it goes a long. I for one do tend to like books with messed up themes and bleak outlooks, but if that's not your cup of tea then avoid this book.
Its not too graphic when it comes to blood, violence, sex etc, just enough so that you get a clear picture in your head of what's happening.
My only little issues are A) that the plot itself wasn't that large a part of the book, there was mostly a lot of... let's say self/soul-searching and family bonding/learning, for lack of better words right now. And B) that I did find at least some of it a little unbelievable... I was into the book and the characters well enough, but when coming back to the real world I just couldn't see these people existing in the real world, this whole town existing in the real world.
Best point I guess is that I wanted to keep reading throughout the whole book, and I enjoyed reading it. It has stuck with me for a little while after finishing, as in I still find myself thinking about it at random moments, though not as much as some other books have.