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Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

8 reviews

arnya's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Physical abuse and Alcoholism

cevans's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, and Physical abuse

cassbarker's review

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Pedophilia, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

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

elisetutt's review

challenging 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

4.5

Jasper Jones had good commentary on the racism and sexism which is very relevant to Australia today, even with this book being set in 1960s. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual assault and Physical abuse

<\suicide warning> its a spoiler so I didn’t include it in the main warning tag. <\The mentions of police brutality and the systematic racism shown in this book by the police and other institutions was very refreshing in this book, not perfect but good to see addressed.>

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