• Sharp Objects

  • A Novel
  • By: Gillian Flynn
  • Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
  • Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (41,136 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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Awesome

I always felt like I knew where the story was going... very often in stories I like to think I do but this story blew my mind. I loved how imperfect the main character was. She is tragically beautiful. This story I great. Well done.

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Small Town thriller

Great narrator. Couldn't put it down. At times hard to hear because of the strong content but very intriguing.
Made me reflect on the things people expect from women's behavior and how so many things are so wrong with society, still today.

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Body defacement

Interesting if you are interested in cutting - I’m not. Very good narration and I like immersive reading. Ending very anti climatic kinda an afterthought by the author. Could have been exciting but wasn’t.

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Interesting and gripping psychological thriller!

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The narrator was great, felt like the voices worked with the characters.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

The book was slow paced, but interestingly it kept me engaged at every turn. It was dark, creepy and twisted in all the right ways to keep me engaged!

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Ann Marie Lee is great!

I only finished the book because the performance was so well done. Somewhat predictable story.

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Good to the last drop

You think you know who did it but you don't. Then you are sure you know who did it but you might not.

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pretty solid listen

it was pretty good! easy to listen to, was pretty exciting but a bit predictable.

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Fantastic

I loved this book. It was creepy and HBO did a good job. Not like the other one they absolutely ruined! There should be another, follow up book. It needs it. Written so well and captivating! I am looking at her other books, she is clearly fantastic

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Ok but not griping

I don't know why but I just kept waiting...for what I don't know but I found it to be ok but not griping.

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Great book!

This book was really good. Gillian Flynn is a wonderful storyteller. I couldn't put it down.

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