HBO recently aired its adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s short novel Sharp Objects, and while I haven’t caught up on the entire thing yet, the first couple of episodes prompted me to dig my copy out to give it a read. I’ve been meaning to pick it up for years after a colleague of mine recommended it, and it seemed as good a time as any.
It’s a grim, modern gothic story, one that delves into the horrors of life on a claustrophobic small town, and the damage that people and families can inflict on one another. It made for the perfect book to delve into at the height of a very warm summer, and I’m eager to see just how well the rest of the TV show lines up with the book.
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