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Mystery & Thriller Dark & Gritty Balanced

Sharp Objects

Gillian Flynn

3.9 via Goodreads

A reporter returns to her small hometown to cover the murders of two young girls — and confronts a past she carved into her own skin.

Mood Dark & Gritty
Pacing Balanced
Complexity Moderately Complex
Reading Time ~9–14 hrs

The Honest Assessment

NOW AN HBO® LIMITED SERIES STARRING AMY ADAMS, NOMINATED FOR EIGHT EMMY AWARDS, INCLUDING OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING 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.

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Best read when you're in the mood for something dark and uncompromising — and want a read that's balanced and absorbing.

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