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One of the most disturbing and terrifying novels I have read. You can't put it down...almost because you are afraid if you do, you won't pick it up again. Flynn writes with such grit and realism that you actually feel the pain inside the main character. This is not light reading by any stretch of the imagination.

This book was definitely more than I expected. It is a dark and disturbing novel. It is definitely not a fun & light beach read. However, if you taste in reading materials leans towards the darker side of things (say Stephen King), then you must give this book a try. It is well-written, and although the reader may decipher the mystery before it is revealed, it is worth the wait. I loved that the main female characters, although not particularly likeable, we all so different. It is certainly refreshing to read a book that shows female characters as complex beings, not just the same cookie cutter character.

I didn't like this book. It was an easy read, a page-turning thriller, but much like Dan Brown novels, I didn't feel like the characters stood out and the story was a bit forgettable. But if you need to kill some time at the airport, it's an okay read.

I didn't like this book. I don't agree that the back of the book really follows this book. Maybe my imagination is better than the authors but I was kind of bored. I expected more than I got.

So, I’m reading Gillian Flynn’s books out of order. Not that it matters. They each seem to have their own story line and unique characters, but there is definitely a reminiscent feel to the novels, when you compare one to the next.

I borrowed "Sharp Objects" from a friend, after reading "Dark Places" with my book club. I loved how the perspective of the story switched between three of the main characters in "Dark Places", and how the novel kept you guessing until the end.

"Sharp Objects" differs from this in a few ways. First of all, the entire story is told from the point of view of the main character, Camille. Thank goodness that wasn’t the case with "Dark Places", whose main character I couldn’t stand (though she does play the heroine of the story). Camille, in "Sharp Objects", is complex and sexy, intelligent and severely damaged by her upbringing. She is one of those characters you root for, not because she’s the protagonist, but because you get a deep sense of her inner struggles throughout the story.

I felt like the mystery unfolded in both novels at just the right pace, and I was sure I knew who was responsible for the crimes in each book, but of course, I was wrong. Next up, I’ll read Flynn’s newest novel, "Gone Girl", and see if it’s as interesting as her first two books.

I read this in a short while-This is the kind of book you make time to read. Sad, a little creepy and well written. I enjoyed it.