Craig Silvey's Jasper Jones follows the story of thirteen year old Charlie Bucktin and his interactions with infamous town disgrace Japer Jones. Set during the Australian Summer of 1965, Charlie must deal with immortality and the prejudice of town life while questioning the minds and motives of serial killers ad the extent of his own involvement in crime.
Town sweetheart Laura Wisheart is discovered missing and the two boys, (Charlie and Jasper) seem to be the only people who hold the key to uncover the mystery.
A story of young romance, secrets, justice, regret and betrayal Jasper Jones is a powerful Australian novel and can be rightly placed beside classics by Harper Lee and Mark Twain. Silvey is a witty, fast paced and skillful writer. Every motive, character and behaviour was explainable and plausible, and every chapter was laced with moral conviction, racism and hypocrisy. I found it extremely difficult to put down and feel like a better person for just having read it.
You can find it on Amazon.com here, or enquire at your local bookstore.
4.5/5
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