• Sharp Objects

  • A Novel
  • By: Gillian Flynn
  • Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
  • Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (41,108 ratings)

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Sharp Objects

By: Gillian Flynn
Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
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Publisher's summary

NOW AN HBO® LIMITED SERIES STARRING AMY ADAMS, NOMINATED FOR EIGHT EMMY AWARDS, INCLUDING OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES FROM THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF GONE GIRL

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 13-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.

Praise for Sharp Objects:

“Nasty, addictive reading.” (Chicago Tribune)

“Skillful and disturbing.” (Washington Post)

“Darkly original...[a] riveting tale.” (People)

©2006 Gillian Flynn (P)2006 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

  • Mystery Writers of America 2007 Edgar Nominee, Best First Novel by an American Author

"A witty, stylish, and compelling debut. A real winner." (Harlan Coben)

"Flynn delivers a great whodunit.... Piercingly effective and genuinely terrifying." (Kirkus Reviews)

"To say this is a terrific debut novel is really too mild. I haven't read such a relentlessly creepy family saga since John Farris' All Heads Turn as the Hunt Goes By, and that was 30 years ago, give or take. Sharp Objects isn't one of those scare-and-retreat books; its effect is cumulative. I found myself dreading the last 30 pages or so but was helpless to stop turning them. Then, after the lights were out, the story just stayed there in my head, coiled and hissing, like a snake in a cave. An admirably nasty piece of work, elevated by sharp writing and sharper insights." (Stephen King)

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MUST READ

One of my favorite all time books.
Full of twists and intriguing characters. Can't. Stop. Listening. Ive listened to it multiple times.
I heard they were making this into a movie, that would be awesome.
Gillian Flynn is the best in this category.

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Flynn does it again...

This is by far my favorite of Flynn's 3 books (Gone Girl, Dark Places, and Sharp Objects). The writing is captivating and Flynn does a superb job (again) of getting the reader/listener inside the mind of the main character. Couldn't put this one down!

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sobering story

great story bringing awareness to self harm and the neuroses of relationships gone unchecked for decades.

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great!

what if gone girl and midnight in the garden of good and evil had a crazy baby? that is this book.

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A Page Turner through the Epilogue

One of my top reads for thrillers... and so much better than Gone Girl (which I also loved). Gillian Flynn is becoming a favorite author of mine!

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somewhat predictable

Good story but towards the middle became predictable.
Voices used for different characters were mildly irritating.

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Good Read

The book was good. was very slow at points. The book was great the last 10 chapters. I wasn't ready for the ending.

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Love!!!

Perfect twists and turns! Just when I thought I knew... I was taken in a while new direction. Bravo! Perfection!

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Does it run in the family? - Thrilling!

What did you love best about Sharp Objects?

I enjoyed the complex story and character development. Each character had depth and a reality that was chilling.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked it for allowing the women to be the villains both twisted and clever.

What does Ann Marie Lee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I found her voice helped bring the characters to life.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The women did it.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed this story because it went away from the usual.

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A bit too morbid

The mystery part is good, but the plot centers on a very unhappy and disturbed reporter whose problems are the main subject of the book. Read A Field of Darkness instead.

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