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Sharp Objects
by Gillian Flynn
This book could have been a full five stars for me if I hadn't seen the ending coming from a mile away! But, in Flynn's defense, I usually do. Thank you English Literature degree and a love for true crime.
The concept behind this book, much like Gone Girl, was extremely interesting. Not like anything I had ever read before. The initial plot is like all mystery novels, starting simple with a lost child or a murder, in this case both. But, Flynn takes you on a wild ride of how we got here and what really happened. The things that Flynn writes about are things straight from our nightmares. They are much like the horrible things we hear on the news about fucked up families. The ones that make us think to ourselves, "That is horrifying, but could never happen to me."
My favorite part about this novel, something that I felt was lacking in Gone Girl, and in most mystery/thriller novels, was the aspect of mental health. Every time I read a mystery or thriller where murder or horrific crimes being involved I often thing to myself, "you mean to tell me that no one is going to address the fact that this isn't normal behavior?" But, in this book Flynn does. There are a few different aspects of mental health in this book and each time our protagonist, even when it is in reference to herself, continues to ask "why?" So I really appreciated that.
I really enjoyed reading this book, I highly recommend if you like twisted stories, thrillers and mysteries.
The concept behind this book, much like Gone Girl, was extremely interesting. Not like anything I had ever read before. The initial plot is like all mystery novels, starting simple with a lost child or a murder, in this case both. But, Flynn takes you on a wild ride of how we got here and what really happened. The things that Flynn writes about are things straight from our nightmares. They are much like the horrible things we hear on the news about fucked up families. The ones that make us think to ourselves, "That is horrifying, but could never happen to me."
My favorite part about this novel, something that I felt was lacking in Gone Girl, and in most mystery/thriller novels, was the aspect of mental health. Every time I read a mystery or thriller where murder or horrific crimes being involved I often thing to myself, "you mean to tell me that no one is going to address the fact that this isn't normal behavior?" But, in this book Flynn does. There are a few different aspects of mental health in this book and each time our protagonist, even when it is in reference to herself, continues to ask "why?" So I really appreciated that.
I really enjoyed reading this book, I highly recommend if you like twisted stories, thrillers and mysteries.