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Out of all three of her books I've read, this one was my favorite. So many twist and turns.
Her style "recipe" holds true in these two books and are just as enjoyable as Gone Girl.
Gone Girl her best. I was not overly fond of Sharp Objects in the least. Just didn't have the climatic tone Gone Girl and Dark Places did.
I only read Sharp Objects in this -- I didn't realize it also had Dark Places in it until I had to return it, so this review is just for the former. It was definitely attention-grabbing, but more in a sensationalist way than because of anything substantive or truly interesting. I had also read repeatedly that Flynn's work is very feminist in its tone and approach, but if this book is any indication, that is really super not correct. Aside from the weird undertones of sexism from the protagonist
Very disappointed with this book. I picked it up with high expectations as I enjoyed Gone Girl so much. The "mystery" in this story was very easy to guess and the characters were easy to care about.
Both dark and twisted but in a can't stop reading kind of way.
I don't even know what to say. I regret reading two of Flynns books back to back. I feel like I need therapy now.
OMG! I have read all three of these novels by Gillian Flynn and I must say that they are some of the best stories I've read in my life. First of all, I accidentally read them in reverse starting with Gone Girl, then Dark Places and Sharp Objects, but if I had to list an order of my favorite to least favorite it would be: Gone Girl (Can't wait for the movie), Sharp Objects (which I finished today) and then Dark Places. It's hard to write good reviews without spoilers so I'll just be as basic and
Started July 23rd 2014 with Dark Places as Sharp Objects might be the BOTM August 2014 read of the Goodreads-Group Psychological Thrillers.Hopefully I will have finished Dark Places until then.Well, Sharp Objects did not become the BOTM read. But I finished Dark Places July 30th, 2014. Nearly tl;dr. The different POVs where expertly concluded, with me guessing the whole time what might have happened at the night of the massacre - and guessing wrong (mostly). The twists up to the conclusion where...
This book was dark and very troubling, but I enjoyed it. A little disappointed at the end, but still happy I read it. At multiple points in the book I wondered how it was possible that a story like this occurs in someone's imagination.
I have finished Sharp Objects but haven’t started Dark Places. It’s hard to separate the two since they are combined in one book.Sharp Objects does follow suit with the author’s ability to twist tales from what seems “normal” into something so completely insane! There’s always some speculation about “who did it” with the police always pointing a finger at the most obvious person. Of course, the perpetrator is rarely the most obvious person but rather someone with whom the victim trusts.
This is Gillian Flynn's chilling debut novel, set in the small suffocating town of Wind Gap. Camille returns to her home town on a journalistic assignment to cover two child murders for her Chicago paper. The penetrating descriptions of the town and its inhabitants create an atmosphere at once surreal and menacing. However the chief success of the book lies in the exploration of destructive family relationships. Flynn has a talent for injecting unease into her narratives, never allowing her read...
I loved both of these novels. I preferred Sharp Objects, as I can understand addiction so could better relate to Camille Preaker. I had to devour these books as did not want to stay in the "dark places" too long. All her books are twisted, and even when I thought I knew "whodunit" I was mistaken. Not light hearted reading, but absolutely fabulous!
These books do not have bad plot lines - they are actually quite creative and each could have lent itself to a novel that was truly above bar. However, both books entirely fall apart in the delivery. Sorry GF, but the writing just isn't there in either story. I'd definitely give Sharp Objects the edge between the two, but I could have lived without ever picking either up.
Her best book...very disturbing...loved it
I tried to give these books a 3.5 rating, but apparently that isn't possible. I enjoyed Sharp Objects more, although when I reflect upon them both, I think the plot and twists of Dark Places are better. Maybe because I read them back to back and was getting tired of Flynn's uber-dysfunctional families? Flynn really is a master of the psychological thriller, with evocative writing that backs up her Byzantine plots.
