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“An admirably nasty piece of work, elevated by sharp writing and sharper insights.”
— Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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“A witty, stylish, and compelling debut. A real winner.”
— Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author of Stay Close
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“A compulsively readable psychological thriller that marks [a] dazzling debut.”
— Chicago Sun Times
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“Skillful and disturbing…Flynn writes so well. Sometimes she dips her pen in acid, sometimes she is lyrical, but always she chooses her words deftly.”
— Washington Post
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“A deeply creepy exploration of small-town midwestern values and boasts one of the most deliciously dysfunctional families to come along in a while…[Flynn] handles the narrative with confidence and a…high level of skill.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
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“More in the tradition of Joyce Carol Oates than Agatha Christie, this one will leave readers profoundly disturbed. But from the first line…you know you’re in the hands of a talented and accomplished writer.”
— Boston Globe
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“Darkly original…Flynn expertly ratchets up the suspense…A disturbing yet riveting tale.”
— People
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“Don’t look here for unrelenting self-deprecation and the moping over men common chick lit…I promise you’ll be thoroughly unnerved at the end.”
— Newsweek
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“As suspenseful as the V. C. Andrews books you shared in high school but much smarter.”
— Glamour
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“Brilliant…Mesmerizing…A stunning, powerful debut from someone who truly has something to say.”
— San Jose Mercury News
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“[Flynn’s] skillful blending of old tragedies with new culminated in an ‘oh-my-gosh’ moment that I never saw coming. This book simply blew me away.”
— Kansas City Star
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“[A] breathtaking debut…Written with multiple twists and turns, Sharp Objects is a work of psychological prowess and page-turning thrills.”
— Richmond Times
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“[Flynn] is the real deal. Her story, writing, and the characters will worm their way uncomfortably beneath your skin…[Sharp Objects is] written with anguish and lyricism.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer
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“[Flynn] offers up a literary thriller that’s a doozy…and she does it with wit and grit, a sort of Hitchcock visits Stephen King…[Sharp Objects] is a tough tale told with remarkable clarity and dexterity, particularly for a first-time author.”
— Denver Post
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“A tense, irresistable thriller…Flynn’s first-person narration is pitch-perfect, but even more impressive is the way she orchestrates the slim novel’s onrushing tension toward a heart-stopping climax.”
— Seatlle Post-Intelligencer
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“Using understated, almost stark prose, Flynn paints a jagged, unflinching portrait of the vise-like psychological bonds between women and how their demons lead to the perpetuation of cruelties upon themselves and others. The end result is an unsettling portrait of how long emotional wounds can last—and how deeply they hurt.”
— Baltimore Sun
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“[A] chilling debut thriller…[Flynn] writes fluidly of small-town America.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“A stylish turn on dark crimes and even darker psyches.”
— Booklist
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“Flynn delivers a great whodunit, replete with hinting details, telling dialogue, dissembling clues. Better yet, she offers appalling, heartbreaking insight into the darkness of her women’s lives…Piercingly effective and genuinely terrifying.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“A first novel that reads like the accomplished work of a long-time pro, the book draws you in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction…All in all, a terrific debut.”
— Chicago Tribune