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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
If you enjoy a good thriller with a dynamic female protagonist (I’m talking Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train), Sharp Objects is right up your alley. In this alley, lodged between two Wind Gap, Missouri buildings, you will also find one of a series of young girls who have been murdered and had their teeth curiously pulled out.
Camille Preaker, a journalist from Chicago, has been sent by her boss back to her hometown of Wind Gap in light of these brutal killings. While there, Camille is not only wrapped up in the investigation of the murders of the young girls, but is reunited with her estranged and emotionless mother Adora and the 13 year old apple of her eye, Amma, neither of whom she gets along with. Throughout the investigation, Camille is confronted with many roadblocks as the local police, a detective (with whom she begins a relationship), and the friends and relatives of the victims all withhold and twist information. Just as central to the conflict, she is also constantly reminded of her past. The scars of prior self-harm buzz over her skin and the death of her sickly sister Marian resurfaces through Adora’s strange doting. For a small town, Wind Gap citizens have big secrets, making Camille’s goal of getting to the bottom of these murders and getting out that much more difficult.
This is one of those books that you try to read faster just so you can figure out what happens. I sped through Sharp Objects because even when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it and trying to piece together the story on my own. Even so, the ending surprised me in the most perfect dark and twisted way. Recently, I have been reading psychological thrillers almost exclusively, and this one did not disappoint, though I am beginning to wonder about Gillian Flynn. What makes a person come up with these stories? For now, it’s on to Dark Places.
Thanks for the review, Amy!
If any of our readers would like to submit a review, we are currently taking submissions!
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
If you enjoy a good thriller with a dynamic female protagonist (I’m talking Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train), Sharp Objects is right up your alley. In this alley, lodged between two Wind Gap, Missouri buildings, you will also find one of a series of young girls who have been murdered and had their teeth curiously pulled out.
Camille Preaker, a journalist from Chicago, has been sent by her boss back to her hometown of Wind Gap in light of these brutal killings. While there, Camille is not only wrapped up in the investigation of the murders of the young girls, but is reunited with her estranged and emotionless mother Adora and the 13 year old apple of her eye, Amma, neither of whom she gets along with. Throughout the investigation, Camille is confronted with many roadblocks as the local police, a detective (with whom she begins a relationship), and the friends and relatives of the victims all withhold and twist information. Just as central to the conflict, she is also constantly reminded of her past. The scars of prior self-harm buzz over her skin and the death of her sickly sister Marian resurfaces through Adora’s strange doting. For a small town, Wind Gap citizens have big secrets, making Camille’s goal of getting to the bottom of these murders and getting out that much more difficult.
This is one of those books that you try to read faster just so you can figure out what happens. I sped through Sharp Objects because even when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it and trying to piece together the story on my own. Even so, the ending surprised me in the most perfect dark and twisted way. Recently, I have been reading psychological thrillers almost exclusively, and this one did not disappoint, though I am beginning to wonder about Gillian Flynn. What makes a person come up with these stories? For now, it’s on to Dark Places.
Thanks for the review, Amy!
If any of our readers would like to submit a review, we are currently taking submissions!