Jas, like most other characters in the book, is a shortened nickname, in this case a time-biting version of Jasmine. It is a complex friendship filled with repetition, redundancy, and recurring battles that eventually get soothed over, usually just in time for the next fight between friends. At the same time, however, Jas is also at times Georgia’s nemesis in weird way. Georgia, however, does not seem to be a psychopath though she is obsessed with breasts. Reading the novel is not really that terribly far removed from reading Alex’s NADSAT narration of A Clockwork Orange and, in fact, the two characters share some-slight-similarities both are snarky to the core, both are funny, and both are obsessed with their self-contained microcosmic world. She even includes a very useful glossary of terms at the back. She introduces herself in a “Note” at the book’s beginning with a warning/advisory to American readers to beware of the robust dollops of slang which populates the lexicon of her entries. The thirteen-year-old diarist-narrator and protagonist of the book. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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