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Sharp Objects

By: Gillian Flynn
Narrated by: Liza Ross
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When two girls are abducted and killed in Missouri, journalist Camille Preaker is sent back to her home town to report on the crimes. Long haunted by a childhood tragedy and estranged from her mother for years, Camille suddenly finds herself installed once again in her family's mansion, reacquainting herself with her distant mother and the half sister she barely knows - a precocious 13-year-old who holds a disquieting grip on the town.

As 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.

©2006 Gillian Flynn (P)2008 Oakhill Publishing Ltd Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Exciting Scary Emotionally Gripping Fiction

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good story although I didn't enjoy it as much as the other two by the author. voice was a bit irritating but maybe that's just me...

good story, slightly irritating reader

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I really liked Gillian Flynn's previous books and as a result was looking forward to this. I found it an odd experience - i was still hooked by the story and wanted to continue. However in parts i found it so horribly brutal that i had to stop listening. This was really dark and disturbing and yet i still wanted to reach the end - which says a lot for the author's characterisation and story telling. Just be prepared is all i'd say!

Dark and Disturbing

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Be careful what you say and do. The actions that ensue from a skewed idea of love. Keeps you wondering.

Love and death

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If you could sum up Sharp Objects in three words, what would they be?

Dark, Compelling, unpredictable,

Which character – as performed by Liza Ross – was your favourite?

Camille

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

Any additional comments?

A great book, I love this author, and have loved all of her books. Looking forward to her next novel.

Another great read from Gillian

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To give the novel it's due it did have a twist and was shocking at points but I found it to be disturbing and not in an exciting way. Sexualising and describing the naked body of 13 year olds, under aged sexual encounters, self harming and drug taking...all in which can be in a book however I felt so much was repetitive and only for the shock factor, it boring and/or uncomfortable at points It unravels really quickly in the end, nothing surprised me, there were no characters that I liked and some I really disliked. All in all I feel for someone who doesn't read psychological thrillers often maybe they would like it although I didn't feel like there was anything clever in it and for the first time i think I can honestly say this would make a better film than a book!

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