Jasper Jones By Craig Silvey A Brief Description: Late on a hot summer night in the tail end of 1965, Charlie Bucktin is startled by an urgent knock on his bedroom window. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an outcast in the regional mining town of Corrigan. Rebellious, mixed-race and solitary, Jasper is a distant figure of danger and intrigue for Charlie. So when Jasper begs for his help, Charlie eagerly steals into the night by his side. Jasper takes him through town and to his secret glade in the bush, and it’s here that Charlie bears witness to Jasper’s horrible discovery. With his secret like a brick in his belly, Charlie is pushed and pulled by a town closing in on itself in fear and suspicion as he locks horns with his tempestuous mother; falls nervously in love and battles to keep a lid on his zealous best friend, Jeffrey Lu. Charlie learns to discern the truth from the myth, and why white lies creep like a curse. In the simmering summer where everything changes, Charlie learns why the truth of things is so hard to know, and even harder to hold in his heart. My Thoughts: This was described to me as a “coming of age” story. The last book of that kind that I read was “Catcher in the Rye”  - and I wasn’t a massive fan (didn’t like Holden and thought it was a little dull and that he was a little self-obsessed - but it is a classic, so should be read!). I can safely say that this “coming of age” story kept me riveted from beginning to end - you want answers and resolution for the characters involved. Charlie Bucktin is extremely likeable as the protagonist. He is not cool or popular, he has an innocent and naive quality which makes you feel for him and wish all the bad away. As he is in his early teens the book sparks up lots of thoughts about children being exposed to things too young…how they then deal with what they’ve seen, how it makes them grow up quicker and how it might affect them.  Craig Silvey has written in a way that is accessible to young and old. It’s descriptive, captivating and thrilling - a book with a long lifespan.  I throughly enjoyed this book, which is different from the chick lits that usually fuel my brain. All I can say about this book is: READ IT!

Jasper Jones By Craig Silvey

A Brief Description:

Late on a hot summer night in the tail end of 1965, Charlie Bucktin is startled by an urgent knock on his bedroom window. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an outcast in the regional mining town of Corrigan. Rebellious, mixed-race and solitary, Jasper is a distant figure of danger and intrigue for Charlie. So when Jasper begs for his help, Charlie eagerly steals into the night by his side. Jasper takes him through town and to his secret glade in the bush, and it’s here that Charlie bears witness to Jasper’s horrible discovery. With his secret like a brick in his belly, Charlie is pushed and pulled by a town closing in on itself in fear and suspicion as he locks horns with his tempestuous mother; falls nervously in love and battles to keep a lid on his zealous best friend, Jeffrey Lu. Charlie learns to discern the truth from the myth, and why white lies creep like a curse. In the simmering summer where everything changes, Charlie learns why the truth of things is so hard to know, and even harder to hold in his heart.

My Thoughts:

This was described to me as a “coming of age” story. The last book of that kind that I read was “Catcher in the Rye”  - and I wasn’t a massive fan (didn’t like Holden and thought it was a little dull and that he was a little self-obsessed - but it is a classic, so should be read!).

I can safely say that this “coming of age” story kept me riveted from beginning to end - you want answers and resolution for the characters involved. Charlie Bucktin is extremely likeable as the protagonist. He is not cool or popular, he has an innocent and naive quality which makes you feel for him and wish all the bad away. As he is in his early teens the book sparks up lots of thoughts about children being exposed to things too young…how they then deal with what they’ve seen, how it makes them grow up quicker and how it might affect them. 

Craig Silvey has written in a way that is accessible to young and old. It’s descriptive, captivating and thrilling - a book with a long lifespan. 

I throughly enjoyed this book, which is different from the chick lits that usually fuel my brain. All I can say about this book is: READ IT!

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