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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn - Book Review

Sharp Objects is one of the most thrilling and terrifying novels I've ever read.  Gillian Flynn 's debut novel tells the story of the journalist Camille Preaker . She's a cutter, who carves words onto her skin using knives and other sharp objects. She can barely cover the words sliced onto her skin, a permanent reminder of her troubled past. Camille is given an assignment to cover a pair of murders. Two preteen girls have been abducted and strangled in the small town of Wind Gap. All their teeth are missing. Camille must now return home and face her neurotic, hypochondriac mother ( Adora ), her beautiful half-sister ( Amma ), and the memory of her dead sister ( Marian ) She must confront her childhood traumas. As she delves deeper into her investigation, we learn more about her, her family, her friends, and her hometown.  Wind Gap is a town filled with horrifying secrets, but who hides the biggest secret of them all? Will Camille survive her homecoming or wil

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - Book Review

Gone Girl is a page-turner. Reading it, I was taken for a ride--one that I'd rather forget.   It's Nick Dunne and Amy Dunne 's fifth wedding anniversary one summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri. Nick drives home. His front door is open; His wife is gone. He calls the police, and they mount an investigation. From the start, Nick is their primary suspect. Pressure builds. The police, the media, Amy's parents, the American public, all of them searching for answers, and for Amy. Unfortunately, Nick is a liar. He lies, deceives, and plots. He acts inappropriately, like laughing when he's supposed to frown. He seems guilty, but is he? Nick stands by his innocence. His twin sister Margo lends her support. But if Nick didn't do it, who did? Lies, Lies, All Lies! Ben Affleck plays Nick Dunne in the upcoming Gone Girl movie adaptation.  Rosamund Pike (in missing person's poster) plays Amy Dunne. Gone Girl is a gripping read. The story is tol