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A review by pastafloramag
The Color of Bee Larkham's Murder by Sarah J. Harris
3.0
https://thereadinggirls.wordpress.com/2018/11/17/the-color-of-bee-larkhams-murder/
For sure The Color of Bee Larkham’s Murder is not a typical crime-mystery novel. There is a detective and also a crime, but still the narration is very unique. Jasper, the 13yr old boy, has Synaesthesia – the ability to “see” sounds as colors- and he thinks he murder his friend Bee Larkham. He also has face blindness, recognizes only the color of someone’s voice. Through his paintings and his journal entries, he revisits the events of Bee’s murder. He is convinced that he killed her and his father helped him after. No one seems to believe him, due to his autism.
In this debut novel, Sarah J Harris creates tension and a good plot. The main characters are developed very well through the journal entries, from before and after Bee’s murder. Full of funny and unique colors the storytelling is from Jasper’s point of view. Just a couple of weeks are enough to put us in Jasper’s shoes. The neighbor’s dog is barking yellow-french-fries colors, his mother’s voice is cobalt blue and the Parakeets’ – his favorite animal – sounds are extremely colorful. Jasper’s autism and all of his agonies (are the parakeets going to survive?) are written with humor and sensitivity.
As I said, not a typical crime novel. Don’t expect to find the truth by your own. Jasper is gonna show you the way to the truth. The book is a pleasure to read and definitely a page turner.
For sure The Color of Bee Larkham’s Murder is not a typical crime-mystery novel. There is a detective and also a crime, but still the narration is very unique. Jasper, the 13yr old boy, has Synaesthesia – the ability to “see” sounds as colors- and he thinks he murder his friend Bee Larkham. He also has face blindness, recognizes only the color of someone’s voice. Through his paintings and his journal entries, he revisits the events of Bee’s murder. He is convinced that he killed her and his father helped him after. No one seems to believe him, due to his autism.
In this debut novel, Sarah J Harris creates tension and a good plot. The main characters are developed very well through the journal entries, from before and after Bee’s murder. Full of funny and unique colors the storytelling is from Jasper’s point of view. Just a couple of weeks are enough to put us in Jasper’s shoes. The neighbor’s dog is barking yellow-french-fries colors, his mother’s voice is cobalt blue and the Parakeets’ – his favorite animal – sounds are extremely colorful. Jasper’s autism and all of his agonies (are the parakeets going to survive?) are written with humor and sensitivity.
As I said, not a typical crime novel. Don’t expect to find the truth by your own. Jasper is gonna show you the way to the truth. The book is a pleasure to read and definitely a page turner.