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Can You Keep a Secret?

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by Sophie Kinsella

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Is can you keep a secret appropriate for a 13 year old?? I am a big ready and I'm interested in this novel?? In general are Sophie's books good for my age?
Tommy Lynch You obviously are much too old for this book -- at the age of 12 one should already be well-read in Dostoevsky as well as the at least three works of …moreYou obviously are much too old for this book -- at the age of 12 one should already be well-read in Dostoevsky as well as the at least three works of the Classical Philosophers (Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, Pythagoras, et al.) as well as a minimum of 2 Modernist works suck of thos of Descartes, Newton, and Galileo, as well as one of the Empiricists Lock, Boyle, a political work of Voltaire. This being two years after the original question, you should be well on your way through Nietzsche, Camus, and Sartre.(less)
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How old do you think Jack is? The book was published in 2004, and it says he made his rise in business in the 80’s. I pictured him as a young 30’s man. What do you think?
Kimyan I was wondering the same thing after reading that they started the business in the 80's. I was thinking late 30's if not older. She didn't describe hi…moreI was wondering the same thing after reading that they started the business in the 80's. I was thinking late 30's if not older. She didn't describe him as having any grey so I didn't see him as 40 plus ..(less)
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Does this book have really foul language, and sexual references?
Kim This book has a ton of swearing in it... mostly the f-word. It is used throughout the book and serves no real purpose. There are some sexual reference…moreThis book has a ton of swearing in it... mostly the f-word. It is used throughout the book and serves no real purpose. There are some sexual references but I would not classify it as a romance novel.
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I read Finding Audrey this year and I want to get into this author's other books, which one do you recommend first?
Jo Phillips Hi, can you keep a secret. Or the shopaholic series is a good place to start. Xx
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Can anyone recommend a similar book? Looking for more chick lit reads like this :)
Madison Both of Helen Hoang’s books are great, and similar to this! (Except there’s more sex lol). The Kiss Quotient and The Bride Test. Both super cute!!
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