Alisha answers “Appropriate for mature teens?”

Sarah asked this question about Gone Girl:

Appropriate for mature teens?

Alisha Coming from a 16-year-old: yes. There's nothing in this book that an older teenager is too innocent to be exposed to. Your teenager swears. Your teena…moreComing from a 16-year-old: yes. There's nothing in this book that an older teenager is too innocent to be exposed to. Your teenager swears. Your teenager knows about sex (or has had sex themselves). Unless your teenager is incredibly morally stunted, they're definitely mature enough to understand that Amy and Nick are awful people and that the relationships portrayed in this book aren't standards to be emulated. No teenager is stupid enough to read this book and think that this is anything more than an incredibly twisted, disturbing tale. (less)

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