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Written by Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects is a mystery novel with a suffocating atmosphere that is ultimately wasted by a plot that takes too long to become interesting. Its protagonist may be fascinating, but that doesn’t compensate for the slow pace at which her investigation is carried out.
The story follows reporter Camille Preaker when she is assigned to cover a series of murders and disappearances of children in her hometown of Wind Gap, where she needs to reencounter her family and her hateful mother.
The book opens by problematizing maternal love, reporting a case of neglect that led to the death of a woman’s offspring. The narrative is concerned with [...]