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Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

Jasper Jones - Craig Silvey

bookshelves: impac-longlist, paper-read, summer-2011, young-adult, washyourmouthout-language, racism, mystery-thriller, one-penny-wonder, period-piece, sport

Read from June 08 to 09, 2011

 Jasper Jones has come to my window.


I noticed a comment where it is stated that JJ, the novel, begins badly, so I give you this from page 3:

This late, the architecture is desolate and leached of colour. It feels like we are traipsing through a postcard.

I like that!
 
Nice read