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Jasper Jones
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Late on a hot summer night in the tail end of 1965, Charlie Bucktin, a precocious and bookish boy of 13, 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. 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, terribly afraid but desperate to impress. 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.
And in vainly attempting to restore the parts that have been shaken loose, 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.
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- Helen
- 23-09-2015
The best narration I have ever heard
What about Humphrey Bower’s performance did you like?
He made me believe I was listening to each of the varied, complex characters, from a gawky boy, an an old, isolated man, a woman restricted by the times, through to the Asian immigrant lovingly tending his garden. He captured the youth and coming of age of the main characters, so that I was swept back to being a teenager in a country town in the sixties. Brilliant!
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- Robbie
- 19-08-2019
Outstanding Australian Novel
I absolutely love this book. The multiple themes that run through the novel are conveyed through simple everyday language; there is no pomposity. You have an absolute understanding of the book and a complete love for the characters. Geoffrey Lui is a classic.
Download it and listen to it with your children.
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- Bronte65
- 28-06-2020
5 Stars!
Great story, great characters and fabulous narration by Humphrey Bower. Excellent depiction of the Australia during the late ‘60s.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-10-2020
Great book
Had every emotion along the way. From sad to anxious to all the others. Brilliantly written
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- Angela Ninham
- 13-03-2018
Jasper Jones, an excellent read.
Loved it. The story line was well thought through, didn't want to put it down.
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- Violet Ashes
- 10-03-2019
Comical Melancholy
I enjoyed the simplicity of the tale (a 'whodunnit') while wading my way through the complexity of the relationships presented in the novel.
Much of it reminded me of my own childhood & it superbly represented the conversations between boys & the adult pressures that start to push in on adolescents.
I enjoyed the reading of this novel - the varying voices were at times hilarious & made long paragraphs more interesting.
Batman is most certainly the greatest superhero, of that I am convinced.
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- Tanja
- 17-01-2022
Another captivating book
After listening to Honey Bee I searched the author and was not disappointed to find this title as another great listen. Believable, interesting and well described characters with great story line which motivated me to listen from start to finish.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-11-2021
brilliant book, so compelling
compelling story, great characters, hilarious and devastating
beautifully read and I want MORE PLEASE CRAIG SILVEY
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- jason
- 22-12-2021
must read
loved every page. a beautifully written coming of age story. will re-listen and re- read
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- steve
- 11-07-2022
Listen to this book!
A great listen from start to finish - especially for anyone who has spent time in small town Australia. Craig Silvey has written a bit of Aussie gold here - fantastic story, amazing voice acting, heart, humour (great banter between Jeffrey and Chuck!) and pace. Thanks, Craig!
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