Sonya answers “Appropriate for mature teens?”

Sarah asked this question about Gone Girl:

Appropriate for mature teens?

Sonya Edwards I think teens are smarter than a lot of adults give them credit for. Not only that, but as a whole, teens don't tend to internalize and analyze these …moreI think teens are smarter than a lot of adults give them credit for. Not only that, but as a whole, teens don't tend to internalize and analyze these things the way adults do, the current generation of teens has been completely desensitized to the crazy nonsense that happens in this book and I don't think it would shock them as much as it does the adults who have read it. There are parents I know who plan on bringing their 11 year olds to the movie version, but wouldn't let the 11 year old read the book. (follow that logic).

I don't think there's a straight yes/no answer, it will depend on the individual (there are adults I wouldn't recommend it too). But I do think that if the teen and parent have both read the book it would make a great discussion piece - domestic violence, abusive relationships, honest/true people, fakers, victim blaming, etc.
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