• Sharp Objects

  • A Novel
  • By: Gillian Flynn
  • Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
  • Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (41,133 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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Quick read

The only downfall is that it’s such a quick read. I finished in 2 days bc I had to find out what happens. Performance was great and interesting to listen to. Highly recommend.

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Loved

Loved this story. Couldn’t put this “book” down!
Hope the show is just as good.

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Great

I was completely thrown off! Great read and good twist. If you enjoy a good pace, read this.

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predictable

They story line was very predictable, and so I was left unfulfilled when the "big reveal came.

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Love it

Struggle to finish, I loved the story, it is very interesting and keep you awake. .


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mismatched narrator

Narrator a poor choice, predictable cadence, sickly smooth, irritating. Made this hard to listen to.

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its ok

I was honestly hoping for more. So much wrong with this character and her family that I was expecting more. The performance was spot on but the story left me irritated.

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A few twists and turns

It just seemed like the characters were lacking where others (main character) was a bit too much.

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solid story with a twist at the end

Solid mystery with a nice twist at the end - the end gave a nice conclusion to the whole story

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Drools

Superb. Delightful. Creepy. Outstanding. Suspenseful. Descriptive. It will make your skin crawl off your bones.

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