Reviewed by clementine on
Gillian Flynn can write a twisting plot and terrifying characters like no one else. Those are the primary reasons I enjoyed Sharp Objects overall. I thought that I'd figured it out from the beginning, and Flynn let me think I had, too - but, of course, I was wrong. And the characters in this book were particularly chilling: Camille is one of the most interesting narrators I've encountered recently. She wasn't likeable nor sympathetic, yet that didn't ruin the reading experience for me.
I didn't find the actual writing quite so compelling as Flynn's other books. The pacing was weird to me; in places it would be quite slow, and then it would move so quickly towards something exciting that I had to take a moment to absorb it. And, as usual with Flynn's novels, I wasn't thrilled with the ending. It felt very rushed and then a bit too perfect. But the conclusion wasn't as bewildering to me as that of Dark Places, which I felt really threw the book off.
I will note, for anyone interested in reading this book, that it is exceptionally dark and disturbing. Dark Places was, too, but I have to say that this one was even more so for me. I can see from the reviews on here that that's not everyone's bag!
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 22 June, 2016: Finished reading
- 22 June, 2016: Reviewed