- This book is not for the faint of heart. It’s sick, and I love every bit of it.
- Gillian has made the list of favorite writers of 2012. I can’t wait to read Dark Places and Gone Girl.
- If you’ve heard of the concept of three-dimensional characters, well she has four-dimensional characters, (Bahahaha), and her dialogue/internal monologue is unforgettable.
This novel is categorized as a crime mystery, suspense thriller, or something- to-that-effect. I’ve read some reviews stating that Sharp Objects does not have a strong crime mystery plot, and I agree, but that wasn’t the author’s main focus (in my opinion). If you go to her website and read the section that says “for readers” you will have a better understanding of what I’m talking about. http://gillian-flynn.com/for-readers/ It’s a character driven story with a literary feel. The crime part was added for interesting story-telling. I said it doesn’t have a strong crime-thriller-mystery-suspense plot, but that’s not to say it’s weak either. The plot is average, B-.
Me, I’m not a big genre or the-plot-has-to-be-awesome buff. I like character development, relationship building, complex plots, and dialogue. If a story has good character development and dialogue; the rest is average, I’m content. If all four are great then the story should get an A+.
So if you are looking for a three-dimensional protagonist with a grim feel, check out, SHARP OBJECTS by Gillian Flynn.
Great review. Alas, as I am extremely faint of heart I might have to pass on this one.
But I would agree with you that great characters alone can carry a book.
Great review B.K. and I completely agree with you on characters. I can loose myself with them if I’m not careful. Will try and put this on our list. Keep up the great posts.
Thank you Inion, I don’t know which is harder blogging or writing novels. I believe in 2013 I’m going to attempt to blog more. I’m very new to it and don’t have a topic to blog about really. I primarly setup a blog site to share the progress on my novels, but they are so far behind I don’t feel very comfortable sharing my progress just yet, but I do have a few tabs at the top of my page and most of them represent stories I’m working on. Feel free to browse at a couple.
As for the book sharp objects, I didn’t think I would like it, but the characters were so three dimensional, and oh how I love three dimensional characters. Thank you for stopping by, it really means a lot.
Sounds interesting! I’ll put it on my to-read list! I’m always looking for good character-driven stories! I’m also trying to increase my exposure to crime thrillers.
You have a pretty long list already L.M.. I have 21 ebooks (Night Bells is 21st, but it doesn’t mean I’m going to read them in the order received), 23 paper backs, 15 audiobook, and one unpublished book to read.
Haha! Yeah, To-Read lists tend to be enormous by their very nature, LOL. I’m trying desperately to diminish mine so that I can add some new books.
Just to let you know, my blog is hosting the “A Christmas Tale” reading event during the month of December! If you’d like to participate, here is the sign up link: http://lmsherwin.com/a-christmas-tale-blog-event-sign-up/
Thanks for the heads up L.M., but I will probably take a raincheck, because I’m going to be too busy reading another author’s unpublished book and one of my newly purchased books call, NIGHT BELLS. OH YEAH, THAT’S WHAT i’M TALKING ABOUT. You should check it out someday. It’s by this awesome kick*** author. She’s a part of Writer Unboxed too. I’m so excited about the book I forgot her name. I think it’s Sherwin or something AWESOME like that. Oh, just search her book on Google, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble. I’m sure her name is on her book somewhere. That’s Night Bells. N….I…..G…..H….T space B…E….L…..L…..S period
Hahaha! I hope that you enjoy it!
I’m sure I will. I already like the snap shots, of the planet Niflhiem and The Primoris System, from your website. The background on your series has left me intrigued.