Sharp Objects

This book was unnerving on many levels. The characters and scenarios actually left me re-reading portions to ensure I didn't read incorrectly. I'm not one to shock easily but man, disturbing is the only way to describe some pieces of this book.

Camille was a real piece of work. Just as I began mustering some sympathy for her, she proved all the ways she's seriously messed up. Still...she's a victim in a spiral propelling forth more pain and horrible decisions amuck. And even with all of her dysfunction, her little sister is the real terrifying piece of work.

Wow.

This book put me into a new depression

This book piqued my interest after watching the first episode of the television adaptation. However, as I watched the first episode I was lost a bit within the flashbacks and information overload that the screen presented as the main character, Camille returned home and was attempting to piece together what happened to two teenage girls that disappeared and then were later found dead. I wanted more clarity and background to the story, so I began reading the novel. I have to say that I haven’t been gripped by a story so thoroughly in such a long time! I could not put the book down and read it in one sitting which became the wee hours of the morning…

The entire premise of the book centers around a Chicago reporter that returns to her hometown in Missouri to attempt to write a story around the killing of one teenager the previous summer and a newly disappeared teenager. She’s very reluctant to go back to such a troublesome place to deal with demons in her past. Once she arrives, she’s instantly reminded of the things she attempted to forget as she settles into her mother’s mansion and becomes a house guest to her mother, sister Amma, and stepdad. She finds it difficult to pull any information from the police and most of those within the town as she is still seen as an outsider since she was able to escape the monotony and loneliness of the town. As Camille traverses the city, meeting people and discussing the case with them, she begins to discover that the demons she was afraid to deal with are confronting her at a rapid pace.

This story is a unique one and even if you figure out some of the details of the story line as you read, you’re surprised with the twists and turns and activities of most of the characters that are found within the book. If you’re looking for a great mystery/thriller, this is certainly one to read!

3.5

Nowadays the only opportunity I have to read for pleasure is while doing cardio at the gym. This is especially unfortunate because this book was a real page turner and it was so hard to put it down at it's most thrilling moments. I really enjoyed this one and IMO, it held far more suspense than Flynn's book turned movie Gone Girl - even the last few pages had an unexpected twist. It was graphic and the characters were dark, messy, and disturbing; making it that much more enjoyable to read.