Yes, do take a second glance at the cover! Very clever indeed, and a strikingly simple image which is oddly chilling. I think that this is one of the most uncomfortable books I’ve ever read. It’s amazing, hooking you from the first paragraph with horrified fascination, and unfurls like a poisonous spider about to devourContinue reading “Tampa by Alissa Nutting”
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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Last year it seemed like everyone was reading Gone Girl, and I just never caught on. So I thought I’d try Sharp Objects, Flynn’s first novel, before catching up with the rest of the universe. It’s a disturbing read, both in subject matter and in the resonance to relationships many of us have experienced inContinue reading “Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn”
