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Violence
Barely any
Mild; small-town Australian tension
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
Some
Moderate; the social world of the novel includes drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Significant; the psychological pressure of a small town and the lives it doesn't fit
What this book is about
Craig Silvey's debut Australian novel — written before Jasper Jones — follows Henry Brose and the strange girl Pearl Murphy in a small town where very little happens and everything is complicated by exactly that. Silvey's voice is as warm and dark as it is in Jasper Jones, and Rhubarb shows the same talent for finding the significant in the overlooked.
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