Not a fanI don't like as much as most people do... this was not the one from her that I enjoyed.
Sharp Objects (2006)
Others: Leaning positive WICKED above her hipbone, GIRL across her heart Words are like a road map to reporter Camille Preaker's troubled past. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, Camille's first assignment from the second-rate daily paper where she works brings her reluctantly back to her hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls.NASTY on her kneecap, BABYDOLL on her legSince she left town eight years ago, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the half-sister she barely knows: a beautiful thirteen-year-old with an eerie grip on the town. Now, installed again in her family's Victorian mansion, Camille is haunted by the childhood tragedy she has spent her whole life trying to cut from her memory.HARMFUL on her wrist, WHORE on her ankleAs Camille works to uncover the truth about these violent crimes, she finds herself identifying with the young victims--a bit too strongly. Clues keep leading to dead ends, forcing Camille to unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past to get at the story. Dogged by her own demons, Camille will have to confront what happened to her years before if she wants to survive this homecoming.With its taut, crafted writing, Sharp Objects is addictive, haunting, and unforgettable.From the Hardcover edition.
- ISBN:
- 9780525575740
- Length:
- 306 pages
Genres: thriller
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Loved itthis was the book that really inspired me to write it showed me that I could write dark things and I just really loved sharp objects and then I decided to reread it... I really loved it even the second time around
Loved itthey are all really creepy they're all good mysteries but I'm gonna talk about sharp objects and that's because of all of Gillian Flynn's books this one falls most into mystery in my opinion
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Not a fanAs a mystery this was way too obvious. This was so full of tropes and cliches... I just felt like it was not a well written book.
Loved itif you're going to read gillian flynn i really would recommend reading her books in order so first sharp object then dark places then gone girl