Kelly Braffet
Paperback | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 3.59 | 1737 Users | 243 Reviews
Describe Books Toward Josie and Jack
| Original Title: | Josie and Jack: A Novel |
| ISBN: | 0618441433 (ISBN13: 9780618441433) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Pennsylvania(United States) |
Interpretation As Books Josie and Jack
In Josie and Jack, Kelly Braffet gives us a deliciously dark, suspenseful debut novel in the tradition of Patricia Highsmith. Beautiful, brilliant, and inseparable, Josie and Jack Raeburn live a secluded, anarchic existence in their decaying western Pennsylvania home. The only adult in their lives is their rage-prone father, a physicist, whose erratic behavior finally drives them away. Without a moral compass to guide them, Jack leads Josie into a menacing world of wealth, eroticism, and betrayal. His sociopathic tendencies emerge, and soon Josie must decide which is stronger: the love and devotion she feels for her brother or her will to survive. From its opening page to its shocking climax, this contemporary Hansel and Gretel story is compulsively readable and hugely entertaining.Details About Books Josie and Jack
| Title | : | Josie and Jack |
| Author | : | Kelly Braffet |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | February 4th 2005 by Mariner Books |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Young Adult. Dark. Contemporary |
Rating About Books Josie and Jack
Ratings: 3.59 From 1737 Users | 243 ReviewsCrit About Books Josie and Jack
This is one of those stories that are so disturbing, dark and shocking that you just cant stop reading. You know, like a car crash. You might see some very unpleasant images, but you just keep staring, even though youre not keen on the idea of seeing a dead body. Josie and Jack are so wrong for each other, but at the same time so, so right. Reading about them felt like I was some sort of bipolar. Every time his sociopathic tendencies emerged I wanted Josie to run away from him, but a secondWell this was a revoltingly, disturbing story. Great ending.
A great literary thriller. Josie and Jack are two characters I'll never forget.
The book was interesting and it hooked you but how Josie acted at the end was incongruous to her character throughout. Maybe if her discontent towards Jack was developed more it would make sense. But to kill him? I just cant see it.
I can't believe the great reviews of this book! I have a few gripes but my biggest one is the main character Josie. I know that not all females are going to be written as strong characters or even likeable characters but Josie was a complete non entity. She just floated through life like a piece of c&ap and just...did....nothing. Never made a decision, never had an opinion. Never did anything that wasn't suggested by others even if it was something she really didn't want to do. And not
Read this in one sitting at B&N while I should have been doing my Christmas shopping, it's that quick of a read. It's also that gripping a story, too, if you consider the holiday crowds and chaos that surrounded me as I read. The subject matter is handled well, and the story itself is engrossing. However, the ending was too sudden, and seemed somewhat out of character. Too convenient, like the author went for the easy, acceptable ending that would tie up loose ends and pass some judgment on
What a beautifully messed up book. Just delightful.In Josie and Jack, Braffet explores the erotic, sensual, violent and inescapable bond between brother and sister Josie and Jack Raeburn, who live with their intelligent and unpredictable father. Often away with work, their father is abusive and cruel - and his combination of apathy and brutality has shaped their young lives.As Josie grows up, Jack draws her into his world. Without any guidance, Jack has become morally corrupt - but compelling
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