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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

I am unsure what to say about Sharp Objects.  First of all, it was disturbing.  I feel like I am a disturbed person if I say I loved it.  But, it was well written.  Flynn does an excellent job of describing the characters and slowly letting you into their circle.  Chapter by chapter we learned more about our main character and her struggles.  We find out more about her home life and how she grew up while she is reporting murders of 2 young girls from her home town.  While dealing with her crap, she’s trying to write the next great story, when she obviously isn’t very good at her job.  The more the audience finds out about her character and the more we find out about her home town and her family, the more we don’t like them.  Any of them. 

Flynn paints a beautiful picture of a messed up character, how messed up?  Well the name of the book should have been a spoiler, but I guess I’m just not that smart. 

So, the bottom line is, was it a good book?  Absolutely.  Would I recommend it?  Yes.  Is it freaking depressing and highly disturbing?  Undoubtedly. 

Keep reading my friends.

Have you Seen Amy?

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Amy Elliot Dunne is missing.  The audience starts the book on the day that Amy goes missing and we follow Nick Dunne’s story along with excerpts from Amy’s diary.  As we venture through the story, Nick is the only suspect in his wife’s maybe murder especially when all clues lead back to him. 

I can’t tell my readers much about the plot without ruining some great surprises.  This was our September book club pick and it has been one of the only books that all members have liked.  We all pretty much had the same consensus about the book.  All parties involved were crazy. 

I had a few thoughts that I would like to share with you all in this blog, first sometimes a book will trigger a song.  It’s like the theme song for the book.  This book triggered Britney Spears, If you Seek Amy.  Yes, I know it’s a horrible song, but Amy is missing and so, one thing leads to another and I’m singing a dirty Britney song.  The song that it immediately led to after that was Britney’s Womanizer, depending on which character I was reading.  Just thought I would share that little tid-bit of information.

The next idea I had was just how many levels this book had.  It was like an onion.  The audience had to constantly peel that onion to get to the bottom of the story to the real truth.  I loved how every time I thought I had figured it out, there was an even bigger surprise than the last chapter.  I felt as I read the book I would start to understand the character and what was going on within the story and then the last sentence of the chapter would change everything.  A little sentence like “And that was the seventh time I lied to the cops.” Would sneak its way right at the end of the chapter and my mind would ask: What?!?!  I thought Nick was being absolutely honest and then Flynn drops that bomb on us.  I loved it!  This book was full of surprises and I loved how shocked I was at every turn. 

I don’t want to share too much, just let me know if you liked it.  Keep Reading my Friends!