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Sharp Objects
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3/5 stars.
The book tells of a young reporter named Camille. She escaped from the town where she grew up years ago to break away from the cruel life she lived, and to start a new life.
Years later, Camille had to return to the town for the article she needed to publish. Camille, who did everything to disavow this town, found herself returning there unwillingly.
I know that in the description of the book, it says it's a murder story. But I wouldn't describe this book that way.
True, there were brutal homicides in the town. True, the main character, Camille, is trying to figure out the murder. True, there are detectives, there are investigations. But after all, I wouldn't say the book is about the homicides.
The book is about the main character. Her past and present. The book is about this strange and cruel town. The book is surrounding around Camille herself, her family and the town itself.
I personally didn't like the book so much. It was... too dumb. Not the book itself tho, but the town. I hate this town. I'm not sure how to explain it, but while reading the book I just... felt bad. Just like that. I had a bad and restless feeling. This town, the people who live in it, the way they live. They are godless. They are cruel. They are hypocrites and liars. It's just so fucking dumb. If I lived there, I probably would’ve committed suicide. And I'm not kidding.
And Camille, so broken on the inside, so twisted, so scarred, literally. She was scarred from the moment she was born in this town. But that's exactly the problem - everyone's scarred because of this town.
I'm not sure how many stars I really want to give this book. After all, it was pretty interesting. But like I said, this book made me feel so bad. And even after I finished the book - the bad feeling remained there and gave me no rest. The ending was over well, but I personally didn’t feel rested, the book continued to disturb me even after I finished reading it.
The only reason this book gets 3 stars and not less, is thanks to Flynn's writing. She writes incredibly, and she deserves a hundred stars just for her writing.
The book tells of a young reporter named Camille. She escaped from the town where she grew up years ago to break away from the cruel life she lived, and to start a new life.
Years later, Camille had to return to the town for the article she needed to publish. Camille, who did everything to disavow this town, found herself returning there unwillingly.
I know that in the description of the book, it says it's a murder story. But I wouldn't describe this book that way.
True, there were brutal homicides in the town. True, the main character, Camille, is trying to figure out the murder. True, there are detectives, there are investigations. But after all, I wouldn't say the book is about the homicides.
The book is about the main character. Her past and present. The book is about this strange and cruel town. The book is surrounding around Camille herself, her family and the town itself.
I personally didn't like the book so much. It was... too dumb. Not the book itself tho, but the town. I hate this town. I'm not sure how to explain it, but while reading the book I just... felt bad. Just like that. I had a bad and restless feeling. This town, the people who live in it, the way they live. They are godless. They are cruel. They are hypocrites and liars. It's just so fucking dumb. If I lived there, I probably would’ve committed suicide. And I'm not kidding.
And Camille, so broken on the inside, so twisted, so scarred, literally. She was scarred from the moment she was born in this town. But that's exactly the problem - everyone's scarred because of this town.
I'm not sure how many stars I really want to give this book. After all, it was pretty interesting. But like I said, this book made me feel so bad. And even after I finished the book - the bad feeling remained there and gave me no rest. The ending was over well, but I personally didn’t feel rested, the book continued to disturb me even after I finished reading it.
The only reason this book gets 3 stars and not less, is thanks to Flynn's writing. She writes incredibly, and she deserves a hundred stars just for her writing.
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Aug 25, 2019 07:25AM
This is so interesting, because the disturbing feelings this book gave me is exactly why I did like it.
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Ash wrote: "This is so interesting, because the disturbing feelings this book gave me is exactly why I did like it."Yes I can relate, but not with this specific book. It wasn’t just disturbing, it was like the book brought alive demons to my chest.
Very thoughtful review. I LOVED this but understand exactly what you're saying.
Dita wrote: "Very thoughtful review. I LOVED this but understand exactly what you're saying."Thank you! 😘
LostKnight wrote: "Great review."Thank you :)
Excellent review, Jess 💖
Felicia wrote: "Excellent review, Jess 💖"Thank you, love :)
Very nice review. Flynn’s writing is definitely incredible, but some parts of the book were too boring imho. That’s the reason which kept me from giving this book more than 3.5 stars (rounded up to 4 though :D)
Farhad wrote: "Very nice review. Flynn’s writing is definitely incredible, but some parts of the book were too boring imho. That’s the reason which kept me from giving this book more than 3.5 stars (rounded up to..."I totally agree with you.
