My Rating : 5/5
I have a thing for psychological thrillers especially if it is well written and is totally unexpected. Sharp Objects had been on my wishlist ever since I watched Gone Girl. And now that I have finished reading I’m wondering why it took me so long to read this masterpiece.
The children in the woods play wild, secret games.”
Camille Preaker, a crime reporter is sent to back to Wind Gap after two girls have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. Coming back to her hometown where she lost her younger sister at the age of 13, Camille is disturbed and triggered. A small town with two murders, the culprit hasn’t been found and the cops have no clue; under such circumstances, the townspeople are extremely wary of outsiders, especially those who can take advantage of the tragic situation. She isn’t welcome, she doesn’t have any leads except for James Capisi, an 8 year old kid, the cops aren’t giving her any leads, and the families of the deceased deny her of an interview. Apart from that, her mother forbids her of speaking or even mentioning anything regarding the murdered girls.
They always call depression the blues, but I would have been happy to waken to a periwinkle outlook.”
Coming back home after 8 years, Camille doesn’t feel at ease, her scars come back to the surface, she gets nightmares about her pathologically obsessive and abusive mother, Adora. As she keeps searching for clues along with Detective Willis, she uncovers dark secrets of her long estranged family and frantically searches for ways to save her half-sister Amma from their mother.
It was a natural gift for Adora, making other women feel incidental.”
Gillian Flynn is the master of troubled families. She has an amazing quality of portraying the complexity of messed up families. After Gone Girl, this was the first time I read anything by Gillian Flynn and it stunning. The narration was smooth-paced with flashbacks along with the properly placed history of the families and background of the town. Everything that has happened for nearly forty years and how the incidents of the past linked the murders of the present is justified. It was a beautiful read that literally would keep the reader at an edge. Right when I suspected what would have actually happened, the situations change and I am surprised again.
The face that you give the world tells the world how to treat you.”
In the end it’s all about appearances and how they can be deceiving. A perfect 5/5 rating for this mind-blowing masterpiece.
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