Katie Rybakova answers “Appropriate for mature teens?”

Sarah asked this question about Gone Girl:

Appropriate for mature teens?

Katie Rybakova I'm on the edge-- swearing is not the issue. There is swearing in a lot of books that I'd recommend to teens. There is a lot of swearing in CANONICAL …moreI'm on the edge-- swearing is not the issue. There is swearing in a lot of books that I'd recommend to teens. There is a lot of swearing in CANONICAL texts (and some way worse that this book). So swearing isn't the issue. I would say the sexual content is the issue, particularly the violent sexual content. Also, while great for a young adult in college going through, perhaps, relationship issues, I am not sure that teens are going through this level of relationship issue or are mature enough to CONNECT to the content as much as an adult would, or even a young adult. Regardless, I think for the sake of the mystery and the sake of the very believable characters, something I would recommend to older teens with reservation and consideration of context. (less)

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Elanna Yes they are. At 15 I read Maupassant and I connected with the deception and cruelty of Bel Ami and decided that I would never allow that to happen to ...more
Feb 26, 2016 08:02PM

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