Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

7 reviews

audreylee's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

While there is a mystery here, most of this book is the tale of a small town during the time of the Vietnam War and the bigotry and lies it harbored. It is the coming of age story of a young boy and the tragedy of young love.  The characters were fantastically drawn. A young, exuberant cricket star who watched his parents suffer from racism and small mindedness. A young girl with secrets which could turn her heart. A young man, always on the outskirts of society, tired of being the scapegoat and reeling from the loss of his best friend. Unhappy mothers, fathers who are distant, and a tumultuous time period. The plot only thickens when a young girl goes missing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

goldyyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Bullying, Suicide, Child death, and Death

Minor: Incest, Death of parent, Rape, and Sexual assault

sezzrah's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Xenophobia

bec459's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Murder

annchmn's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I liked Charlie’s reflections on life, and the twists he and Jasper encountered as they looked for answers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Murder, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content

yatesis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

ned_reading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Police brutality

Minor: Alcoholism, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Homophobia, Bullying, Addiction, and Ableism