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Sharp Objects
- Narrated by: Liza Ross
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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- Kim
- 23-03-13
Sinister and exciting
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- Yulie
- 02-11-12
Not Flynn's Best work
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- Skye
- 08-02-15
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- ria
- 27-01-15
Better than dark places
It was good and a great twist at the end - well read - definitely worth a read but not as good as gone girl!
5 people found this helpful
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- Claire
- 19-01-15
Very clever
It would have been more than 4 only I listened to Dark Places first and that's amazing
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- Daisy
- 18-06-14
So disappointed!
What would have made Sharp Objects better?
I feel a bit let down after listening to this book. It took me ages to get in to the story then it felt like the ending was really rushed.
I didn't like the main character and I didn't think the self harm element of the book was necessary.
Would you ever listen to anything by Gillian Flynn again?
I have listened to several Gillian Flynn books however nothing lives up to gone girl. I may not return to Gillian Flynn after this book.
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Liza Ross?
Anyone would have been better!! I hated this narrator. She made the main character sound as though she was in her 60's rather than her 30's It made it really hard to picture and connect to the main character.
11 people found this helpful
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- Victoria
- 16-12-14
Dark and Disturbing
I really liked Gillian Flynn's previous books and as a result was looking forward to this. I found it an odd experience - i was still hooked by the story and wanted to continue. However in parts i found it so horribly brutal that i had to stop listening. This was really dark and disturbing and yet i still wanted to reach the end - which says a lot for the author's characterisation and story telling. Just be prepared is all i'd say!
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- Sheree
- 13-04-13
Amazing
I loved every minute of this book, it kept me guessing right until the end. I listened to this after gone girl , which I thought was brilliant, and this book is even better. I love the way the listener gradually finds out the darker side of the narrator as the story moves along with a wonderful dark sense of humour.
9 people found this helpful
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- Jo
- 11-01-15
A dark thriller
Where does Sharp Objects rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Not the best but definitely not the worst.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
The fact that all the important characters are women, and they are all complex and dark characters, which you don't see that often.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
It's difficult to pick just one scene, there are several well written and suspenseful scenes.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I could have done that, there certainly weren't many boring moments in the story.
Any additional comments?
The story is quite dark and somewhat disturbing, but I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed Flynn's other works.
5 people found this helpful
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- K
- 25-07-13
A bit of a let down
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I enjoyed the book more as I got further into it but if I had not read one of her books previously I think I might have given up. Not any where as good as Gone Girl but I suppose for an earlier work it was ok. It has the usual twists and turns you expect from the author but they are more obvious than in later works.
Would you recommend Sharp Objects to your friends? Why or why not?
I would suggest that anyone reading this hangs in there as it does improve as it goes along.
8 people found this helpful
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- pratalife
- 31-07-14
disquietingly real
Despite a flash of insight in chapter 2 that I spied the killer, I was inexorably drawn along - befuddled and misdirected - towards a bitter-sweet conclusion. Great book; unique point of view; queuing the next from Gillian Flynn as I write..
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- Karin
- 17-07-14
Sharp description of toxic maternal love
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Camille. She's struggling. She's honest. I could identify.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Milk, poison and teeth - a golf-cart murder mistery.
Any additional comments?
Reading Gillian Flynn is always a pleasure. But I liked this book best. It's sharp to the point. Maternal love can be a toxic mixture of milk and poison. This story beats most psychiatric textbooks in its precise description of 'borderlinogenic' circumstances. And as usual the writing is first-rate: intelligent, exciting, excellent. Matches 'Life of Pi' in more than one aspect. Be aware of the teeth!
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- Lizzie
- 29-06-14
Original & Thrilling
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Great book, loved the depth to the characters and how different and original they were from your typical main characters, made the story so much more enjoyable and entertaining. Performance was absolutely amazing, loved the accents! The story itself overall was great though I felt the ending lacked a bit of punch but otherwise fantastic!
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- Paul
- 06-03-13
Not Gone Girl but still great.
I still enjoyed this. It was a well done whodunit with an edge. Flynn is EXPERT at drawing acid tongued, vile women and there is a plethora of them in this fast paced, edgy book.
I was NOT a fan of the reader. She sounds WAY too old! The girl in this book is in her early thirties and this reader sounds much older.
It was good, but very different from Gone Girl, which I LOVED, and wanted another one of course. This is very different, but still great.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-01-21
Like pulling teeth
Slow grind to an abrupt ending. nothing like Gone Girl if that's what you want
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- mariette
- 20-01-20
Loved it!
I am now utterly addicted to audio books. This one really was exceptional.
I have learned that you have to enjoy the narrator as is.
Great story! Highly recommended!
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- Tess Mitchell
- 28-11-19
Needs a trigger warning.
Don’t read this if you have a narcissistic mother. Otherwise a good yarn well written.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-11-18
Keeps you anticipating
Interesting but dark story. Overall quite entertaining. Will recommend for anyone who likes a dark/ suspense/ horror novel.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-08-18
loved it
book is definitely better then the movie, great narrator absolutely recommend didn't want it to end
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- Cathy and Rich
- 16-01-15
A very unusual read
Any additional comments?
While this was a bit predictable, it was also an interesting read with twists and turns.