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jordanh 's review for:
Sharp Objects
by Gillian Flynn
I know this was intentionally disturbing, I know this was meant to make you uncomfortable, I know that. But there were many elements of this that felt disturbing just for the sake of being disturbing, and served nothing to the actual plot. And I'm still not really sure how I feel about books that are uncomfortable just for the sake of it. I absolutely think there should be room for disconcerting content in art because art is meant to make you feel something and sometimes that something should be negative, but if it's simply eliciting negative emotion for no reason, what's being accomplished? Does something always need to be accomplished from art or can it be successful if all it's done is make its audience feel something? I don't know, I haven't decided my stance on that.
However, this was uncomfortable in ways I absolutely did not enjoy. I don't know exactly how old Camille is, but I do know she's too old to be partying with a bunch of 13 year olds and doing drugs with them, I know she's too old to be having sex with an 18 year old, and I know she's too old to be so hung up on the bodies of 13 year old girls. I do not like how many times the boobs of teenage girls were described. I don't like how often boobs were described in general, but more specifically the boobs of teenage girls. Terrible. I also don't understand why there was a scene with Camille and her 13 year old sister tonguing in a game that involved orally passing drugs around. I don't like that just a few scenes later they also slept in the same bed and the 13 year old was almost totally naked.
Yes, this
However, this was uncomfortable in ways I absolutely did not enjoy. I don't know exactly how old Camille is, but I do know she's too old to be partying with a bunch of 13 year olds and doing drugs with them, I know she's too old to be having sex with an 18 year old, and I know she's too old to be so hung up on the bodies of 13 year old girls. I do not like how many times the boobs of teenage girls were described. I don't like how often boobs were described in general, but more specifically the boobs of teenage girls. Terrible. I also don't understand why there was a scene with Camille and her 13 year old sister tonguing in a game that involved orally passing drugs around. I don't like that just a few scenes later they also slept in the same bed and the 13 year old was almost totally naked.
Yes, this
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Murder