As I suspected, Sharp Objects brought about a lively conversation! As we were wrapping up, we realized we had forgot to even talk about Camille's boss Curry, and what a rock he and his wife were for her. It was so nice at the end to know that she the two of them to take her in and give her the parenting she never got. Many of the group did guess it was Amma, I have to admit, I thought it was Adora. In one of the interviews I read, Gillian Flynn mentioned this picture by photographer Frederick Sommer reminded her of the women characters in Sharp Objects and I wanted to share it with all of you:
In other news, do you remember the book, Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson? We read that in February, 2013. It is now being made into a movie and I wanted to share the press release with you:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1726592/
Now it is time to dive into our Nov/Dec book Tell the Wolves I'm Home, by Carol Rifka Brunt. I am really looking forward to reading this book. This is the review it got from Bookpage:
“Carol Rifka Brunt’s astonishing first novel is so good, there’s no need to grade on a curve: Tell the Wolves I'm Home is not only one of the best debuts of 2012, it’s one of the best books of the year, plain and simple. In a literary landscape overflowing with coming-of-age stories, Tell the Wolves I'm Home rises above the rest. The narrative is as tender and raw as an exposed nerve, pulsing with the sharpest agonies and ecstasies of the human condition.”—Bookpage
If that doesn't get you excited, I don't know what to say...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1726592/
Now it is time to dive into our Nov/Dec book Tell the Wolves I'm Home, by Carol Rifka Brunt. I am really looking forward to reading this book. This is the review it got from Bookpage:
“Carol Rifka Brunt’s astonishing first novel is so good, there’s no need to grade on a curve: Tell the Wolves I'm Home is not only one of the best debuts of 2012, it’s one of the best books of the year, plain and simple. In a literary landscape overflowing with coming-of-age stories, Tell the Wolves I'm Home rises above the rest. The narrative is as tender and raw as an exposed nerve, pulsing with the sharpest agonies and ecstasies of the human condition.”—Bookpage
If that doesn't get you excited, I don't know what to say...