Sharp Objects
About this book
WICKED above her hipbone, GIRL across her heart Words are like a road map to reporter Camille Preaker's troubled past. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, Camille's first assignment from the second-rate daily paper where she works brings her reluctantly back to her hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls.NASTY on her kneecap, BABYDOLL on her legSince she left town eight years ago, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the half-sister she barely knows: a beautiful thirteen-year-old with an eerie grip on the town. Now, installed again in her family's Victorian mansion, Camille is haunted by the childhood tragedy she has spent her whole life trying to cut from her memory.HARMFUL on her wrist, WHORE on her ankleAs Camille works to uncover the truth about these violent crimes, she finds herself identifying with the young victims--a bit too strongly. Clues keep leading to dead ends, forcing Camille to unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past to get at the story. Dogged by her own demons, Camille will have to confront what happened to her years before if she wants to survive this homecoming.With its taut, crafted writing, Sharp Objects is addictive, haunting, and unforgettable.From the Hardcover edition.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 1275949 readers · 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Light
How long does it take to read Sharp Objects?
About ≈ 5 h 47 m — 312 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Sharp Objects?
312 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Sharp Objects?
It sits on the Thriller, Fiction shelves.
Has Sharp Objects been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Sharp Objects.
Is Sharp Objects in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does Sharp Objects take place?
It is set in Missouri.
Who wrote Sharp Objects?
Gillian Flynn.