Jasper Jones
by Craig Silvey
Taste attributes: dramamysteryteencrimefresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of ageinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceunlikely connections
Boxlist takeAn intimate, heavy novel: grounded and unsavoury. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Open Library rating
4.0 / 5
2 ratings
About This Book
In small-town Australia, teens Jasper and Charlie form an unlikely friendship when one asks the other to help him cover up a murder until they can prove who is responsible.
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- Author
- Craig Silvey
- Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 312
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- Open Library
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