book review: Sharp Objects

I just finished reading another one of Gillian Flynn's books last night, Sharp Objects. She is the author who is getting a lot or recognition for Gone Girl at the moment (a very good book that I recommend for sure!). ANYWAYS, it took me a little bit to get into Sharp Objects because I was also reading Warm Bodies at the time. Needless to say, Warm Bodies won out in regards to my interests so Sharp Objects got put on the back burner for a bit. But, once I got into Sharp Objects I found that it was a pretty interesting book. The overview on Barnes & Noble states:

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 leg Since 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 ankle 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.

With its taut, crafted writing, Sharp Objects is addictive, haunting, and unforgettable.

While I think the book was a lot about the main character, Camille, I also think it focused a LOT on the mother & sister and all of their twisted heads (which isn't really explained in that summary). My one complaint is the ending. You read and read and read and then BAM, there are about 20 pages devoted to wrapping it all up. I think Gillian Flynn could have spent a little more time on that part but on a scale of 1-10, I say Sharp Objects is probably an 8. I would definitely say READ IT and enjoy. Not as good as Gone Girl but still a good, suspenseful read (once you can get into it!).