• Sharp Objects

  • A Novel
  • By: Gillian Flynn
  • Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
  • Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (41,105 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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A good listen if a bit predictable.

While the mystery wasn’t that, the storytelling was engaging and I found myself wanting to keep
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Slow moving

Decent storyline but very slow moving.
I almost decided not to listen but stuck it out and it was ok.

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O Gillian Flynn, you did it again!

So I first fell in love with Gillian Flynn through his book Dark Places, but Sharp objects was just as nail biting. I love the realistic personalities and the imperfections that are so real you can taste them. The story line always get thrown a twist and I love how all of the little connections gather for a larger picture in the end. Love it!!

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Pretty Good!

Pretty Good! One of the best audiobooks I've listened to. I would completely recommend this book.

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This is a good one!

I was surprised over and over by this book. It was a really really interesting listen!

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loved it

loved it! kept me going, could not put it down. heard it start to finish, without stopping.

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Left so much on the table!

It felt like right when the story was starting to get more suspenseful the author just decided to wrap it up, connect all the dots and say the end. As the reader you start guessing who did it and where the underlying stories are going but not quite sure. I couldn't stop listening then all the suspense went away and everything was just explained. Had there been a couple more chapters towards the rise of the story then wrap up... I would have rated higher. I did enjoy the listen though.

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good book

It started out really good, but i got bored with it to the end of the book.

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Not as interesting as it seems

I didn’t feel like there were any huge twists or unexpected turns or details reveals like the summary of the book would you lead you to believe... I feel like the book focused more on the main character than the actual mystery, which didn’t help really.

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Twisted

I have read all of Gillian's books, this the last one and I love her writing style and her ability to place you in the book by explaining everyday details that you yourself goes through but doesn't think about. This book was no exception, great plot, dark twist, just loved it!

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