Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Sharp Objects by
Gillian Flynn
When I
picked this book up from the bookstore I was looking for something dark and
twisted. Well, this novel hit that nail right on the head. Camille Preaker is a
reporter for a small newspaper in Chicago. She has been sent on assignment to
her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri to cover the murders of two young girls.
Their deaths are about a year apart but they were both found strangled with all
of their teeth removed. Fully aware that this could be a big break and
absolutely huge for the newspaper, Camille heads back to Wind Gap begrudgingly.
Her relationship with her mom Adora is non-existent and has been irrefutably
fractured since the death of her younger sister over a decade ago. Camille’s
return home opens old wounds and reveals new ones in the shape of her 13 year
old sister Amma, who is both beautiful and terrifying.
There
were a lot of things I really loved about this novel. It moved well. I easily
fell into the pages of this frightening and eerie landscape. The question of
what in the world is going on in this small town haunted every single page. Not
to mention the fact that Camille is a really complex characters with wounds and
scars that won’t heal. The mysterious deaths were affecting everyone in Wind
Gap and was raising questions about everyone’s behavior and motives. The first
hundred pages of this novel I was fully immersed in this novel. Then I just got
irritated. Camille started making decisions that made me want to bang my head
against a wall. Amma was a pain in the ass and just seemed extremely shallow
and exaggerated. Then I started guessing who the killer was and it became so
painstakingly obvious to me that the small twist at the end barely registered
with me.
I’m
giving this novel 3.5 out of 5 stars and in my opinion they are well deserved.
I started this novel loving it. By the end I was underwhelmed. I probably would
have really enjoyed this novel if it revolved around Camille but wasn’t first
person. I don’t know if I would have been as annoyed near the end if I wasn’t
as privy to her thoughts. I am still going to recommend it because it was so
dark and it was such an easy read but I had my misgivings.
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