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Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

13 reviews

sophiaweine's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A beautiful Australian story of young love and loss. A town full of secrets that it buries to show a front of perfection and beauty, but one that cracks easily until it’s all in the open. Silvey does a wonderful job of putting coming of age and comprehending the harsh reality of the world into words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Car accident, Police brutality, Child abuse, Incest, and Rape

wiktoria_bojda's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

water_and_shade's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Beautiful prose - descriptive without excessive flourish (something I struggle with in modern literary fiction), excellent building of tension, compassionate and well rounded characters. Really enjoyed the way in which Charlie slowly began to learn about prejudice and racism, and the way this was portrayed through the actions of others, Jasper Jones and self reflection. I did think the banter between Jeffrey and Charlie was a bit much at times, so I have detracted half a star, also feel like it probably could've done without the final chapter - the second last chapter seemed like a nice ending point. Overall, really enjoying digging into modern Australian fiction and finding some gems! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

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

emilyslater's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Grief, Suicide, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual violence

rageofcaliban'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Alcoholism, Suicide, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, and Grief

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

elysh_kaye's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

 I read this 3-4 years ago and I really wanted to re-read it. It is definitely on my list of favourite books. I would give it 5 stars for the writing style alone, it's definitely not for everyone, but I really vibe with it. I had to knock the rating down a bit solely for the pages of cricket description because, despite being Australian, I have no clue how cricket works and it only ever seems boring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Incest

Minor: Child abuse

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