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A review by rubeusbeaky
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
4.0
This book is terrifying and raw. Some of the details read like a modern Gothic horror story, the linkage of death and sex, sickness and love... It's a twisted tale told by an unwell narrator. Poe would be proud.
Oddly, this story is a rare case of "I think the adaptation actually did it better." The book has A LOT of extraneous characters, and the mini-series is more streamlined in its storytelling. The extra characters in the book all seem to be a little flat: All blonde girls are popular and mean, and all brunettes or curvy girls grow up to serve them... Very strange how the book makes these sweeping statements about how EVERYONE is trapped into who they will grow up to be as of middle school/high school. But the main characters are complex, and their dynamics are both horrifying and electrifying. Any scene where Adora, Camille or Amma play off each other is storytelling gold.
Oddly, this story is a rare case of "I think the adaptation actually did it better." The book has A LOT of extraneous characters, and the mini-series is more streamlined in its storytelling. The extra characters in the book all seem to be a little flat: All blonde girls are popular and mean, and all brunettes or curvy girls grow up to serve them... Very strange how the book makes these sweeping statements about how EVERYONE is trapped into who they will grow up to be as of middle school/high school. But the main characters are complex, and their dynamics are both horrifying and electrifying. Any scene where Adora, Camille or Amma play off each other is storytelling gold.