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Sharp Objects
by Gillian Flynn
Darker and more terrifying than Gollum's lair, Flynn's debut novel is for people like me who have a love-hate relationship with everything gothic.
I read Gone Girl (GG) earlier this summer and was bowled over by the story and the f***ed up characters and finally managed to get my hands on the other two novels by this pretty author with a Machiavelli approach to writing. And oh boy, let me tell you GG pales in comparison to this one. Amy has nothing, nothing on Amma.
The book suffers from the same issue as GG, slow in the beginning and pow. Everything about the book is dark - the darker side of the human psyche, creepy little town complete with nasty people, a creepy family home and an evil Mrs. Havisham type of a Momma.
It is an utterly twisted and compelling novel that despite its morbid theme fascinates the hell out of you. In Flynn, Poe and Mrs. Radcliffe would've found a worthy adversary. She definitely has proven to be a worthy heir. Nevermore, Lenore!
Can't wait to read Dark Places!
I read Gone Girl (GG) earlier this summer and was bowled over by the story and the f***ed up characters and finally managed to get my hands on the other two novels by this pretty author with a Machiavelli approach to writing. And oh boy, let me tell you GG pales in comparison to this one. Amy has nothing, nothing on Amma.
The book suffers from the same issue as GG, slow in the beginning and pow. Everything about the book is dark - the darker side of the human psyche, creepy little town complete with nasty people, a creepy family home and an evil Mrs. Havisham type of a Momma.
It is an utterly twisted and compelling novel that despite its morbid theme fascinates the hell out of you. In Flynn, Poe and Mrs. Radcliffe would've found a worthy adversary. She definitely has proven to be a worthy heir. Nevermore, Lenore!
Can't wait to read Dark Places!