Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn
Sharp Objects was a novel that I chose from the library’s website, simply based on the author. You have probably heard of Gillian Flynn; she wrote Gone Girl, which became an international bestseller and was turned into a movie. I read Gone Girl a couple of years ago and thought it was pretty interesting, so I decided to check this one out!
Sharp Objects is the story of Camille, a young woman who grew up in small town Missouri and moved to Chicago the first chance she had to escape a dysfunctional family. She was one of the lucky ones it seems. Camille is sent home by her newspaper editor to cover an unsolved serial murder with very few leads. In order to dig up information for her story, she has to interact with the family and friends she has left behind, who have never really changed.
Camille stays with her mother and stepfather, and is subjected to the strange way her mother has of attempting to control her, even though she is now 30. And she gets to know her strange, self-absorbed 13 year old stepsister, who was a toddler when Camille was last living at home. Let’s just say there’s a lot of creepy in that family…
There are a series of twists and turns as Camille befriends the FBI agent on the case, and confronts her alcoholism and mental illness along the way. You might think you know how the book will turn out, but don’t be so sure…
4 stars.
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