Sharp Objects

From New York Times Bestselling author of Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn does it again with Sharp Objects, now an HBO Limited Series starring Amy Adams. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her tiny hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls. For years, 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 in her old bedroom in her family's Victorian mansion, Camille finds herself identifying with the young victims—a bit too strongly. Dogged by her own demons, she must unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past if she wants to get the story—and survive this homecoming.

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Published Jul 31, 2007

254 pages

Average rating: 7.29

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Readers say *Sharp Objects* by Gillian Flynn is a gripping, dark psychological thriller praised for its raw portrayal of trauma and complex, flawed fe...

foxland
Jan 04, 2026
8/10 stars
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.
sabmosteller
Dec 31, 2024
8/10 stars
This book put me into a new depression
Bosky
Dec 30, 2025
8/10 stars
Deliciously disturbing. Perhaps delicious is not the appropriate term to describe, considering on how the girls were mutilated... Did enjoy the read and, of course, the book is far better than the roller coaster back and forth HBO show- not a fan. The female characters were the main focus and male supporting characters- mother (aurora), Camille, and Amma... while the male supporting characters are weird in their own way- Kansas City detective, John Keane, and Frank Curry. The end of the book was a little rushed, but was ok with it.
Moni M
Dec 15, 2025
8/10 stars
surprising ending... enjoyed it
tarabhandari
Sep 10, 2025
6/10 stars
I honestly don’t know how to feel except for WTF?!?!
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(Edited) honestly looking back, and having watched gone girl this book was a little too predictable for me. Even though I didn’t guess the killer immediately I still wasn’t “GAGGED” when I found out who it was… Not my fav thriller. Good, but not my fav. Hence the rating 3 ⭐️

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