Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

Jasper Jones

Craig Silvey

12 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added

fiction mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Description

Late on a hot summer night in 1965, Charlie Bucktin, a precocious and bookish boy of thirteen, is startled by an urgent knock on the window of his sleep-out. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an outcast in the regional mining town of Corrigan.Rebelliou...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 3,932 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 71%

emotional: 61%

dark: 58%

adventurous: 42%

sad: 42%

tense: 39%

reflective: 38%

challenging: 29%

funny: 21%

hopeful: 11%

inspiring: 10%

informative: 3%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
26% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

15% of readers chose Plot
55% of readers chose A mix
28% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

76% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

69% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

84% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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