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books_with_tutusandsons 's review for:
Sharp Objects
by Gillian Flynn
This was my first Gillian Flynn book...and what a book it was! I don't read thriller / crime novels much, and it's not because I don't love them, but because I often find myself predicting everything too early on and it ruins the reading for me. But, I have noticed that this kind of reads have lately gotten a little less predictable, with interesting twists and turns and not so perfect characters. And I like that a lot, so there's a great possibility I'll be reading more of this kind of books in the future.
There is certainly a lot to digest with this story, but in general I think it serves its purpose and gives to the whole atmosphere and creepiness. Here you will find struggled and lonely Camille, who, as a journalist, comes back to her hometown to write about murders of a two little girls. You will also find a bunch of young teenagers eager to seek attention, a perfect housewives and mothers club, a lot of troubled family dynamics and the weird atmosphere of a small southern town. This is a very dark book, that in places goes maybe a bit too far, with the mental issues, self-harm, alcohol and drug usage. But, as I said before, it just feels right in this book. All the pieces of the puzzle fit together and every action has its purpose.
Now it's time for me to move on to some lighter topics, but I will sure be back to Gillian Flynn, because I really loved her writing style. Even with all of the broken family issues, bad parenting and ,really disturbing actions, she never sounded too pathetic or judgmental, and she was using the issues mentioned as bricks in building her story. A great story, by the way.
There is certainly a lot to digest with this story, but in general I think it serves its purpose and gives to the whole atmosphere and creepiness. Here you will find struggled and lonely Camille, who, as a journalist, comes back to her hometown to write about murders of a two little girls. You will also find a bunch of young teenagers eager to seek attention, a perfect housewives and mothers club, a lot of troubled family dynamics and the weird atmosphere of a small southern town. This is a very dark book, that in places goes maybe a bit too far, with the mental issues, self-harm, alcohol and drug usage. But, as I said before, it just feels right in this book. All the pieces of the puzzle fit together and every action has its purpose.
Now it's time for me to move on to some lighter topics, but I will sure be back to Gillian Flynn, because I really loved her writing style. Even with all of the broken family issues, bad parenting and ,really disturbing actions, she never sounded too pathetic or judgmental, and she was using the issues mentioned as bricks in building her story. A great story, by the way.