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by Clive Barker (Goodreads Author)

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If this book contained a parental rating, what would that be? What sort of content is in this book on a scale from 1-10? Violence: Language: Sex: Drugs: That sort of thing...I wish that there was some forum that contained parental notes on books. I can't find Clive Barker's books on any of the existing ones. Any help or info would be awesome. Thanks everyone!

Ms_Rebecca Weaveworld contains a fair amount of highly graphic sex and violence, some of it quite brutal even within first chapters. Odds are there is also drug …moreWeaveworld contains a fair amount of highly graphic sex and violence, some of it quite brutal even within first chapters. Odds are there is also drug use, but I cannot recall at the moment. I think the choice of whether this book is appropriate for children has to be a personal one. I would be fine letting my fifteen year old daughter read it, and and would use it as a jumping off point for conversation on topics contained within the book. I started reading Clive Barker as a young teen but as I said truly this should be about the reading level and emotional IQ of the child in question. Much of Weaveworld takes place in an alternate land and has a surreal quality that very much appealed to my teenage self and might for teens today as well.

I would not let my ten year old read Weaveworld as the graphic nature of bizarre sex scenes and moments of ultra violence are just not something I want him to have in his brain yet.

If you're looking for something with the otherworldly land and imaginative surrealistic quality of Weaveworld I would recommend 'The Talisman' by Stephen King and Peter Straub as a testing the waters sort of book. Talisman follows a boy on his journey across the Territories and does have allusions to sex though more as him seeing old Playboy pin ups and a medium level of violence. I am comfortable letting my ten year old son read it and had allowed my daughter to read it at that age.

We do things oddly I'm sure, but in our house books are not forbidden. We just have a discussion of subject matter, whether the young person is ready for it, and conversations about the book before and during the reading of it. (less)

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Is there any animal abuse?

Allan S Ball No. There aren't many or any animals referred to, that I can remember.…moreNo. There aren't many or any animals referred to, that I can remember.(less)

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How scary is this book?

John Morrison Not really scary but mostly fantastical, creepy, and bizarre. It's more of a dark fantasy with horror/sci-fi elements than a straight horror novel. Ve…moreNot really scary but mostly fantastical, creepy, and bizarre. It's more of a dark fantasy with horror/sci-fi elements than a straight horror novel. Very cool read thought. Definitely a sleek, well-written page-turner. The dude with the jacket is one of the most memorable villains I know of.(less)

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What do they call the magic in Weaveworld? It's on the tip of my tongue and driving me crazy.

Olivia Bean They were called Raptures.

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Hi, Everyone: I've read "Weaveworld," and the one thing that intrigued me was what happened to Elroy in the garden; I understand what happened. What I don't understand is why it was so agonizingly painful; any insights? And how does this tie in with the Salesman's warning to Cal that if he's not careful, the Three Sisters will drain him dry? (And what exactly does that mean in this context?) Thanks.

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