Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

4 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

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

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.>

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