I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
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8/28/13
Jazz
To me, Jazz seems like a messed up kid. He spent his childhood being trained by his serial killer father to be a killer himself once he grew up. At age 9, he learned how to use quicklime to dissolve body parts and at 11, he was taught how to duplicate keys. And now that his dad is in jail, Jazz is trying to convince everyone (but especially himself), that he is not like his father. I feel like if there was a kid like that in real life, he would be treated much differently than Jazz is. He seems to be living a normal life (he has friends and a girlfriend), except for the fact that he's helping solve crimes. I found him to be a very interesting and complex character; but not exactly "charming" as he describes himself.
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I agree that Jazz is very complex and interesting. The way he wants to prove that he isn't like his father is admirable and makes me like him as a character. He doesn't want to be seen as the son of the most infamous serial killer. He also wants to convince himself that he won't turn out to be his father and I feel that convincing himself is the most difficult.
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