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Josh T
Personally I never would have been able to read this at age 11 or 12. It's not a "hard" read exactly, and Wuthering Heights had way more vocabulary than this, BUT this isn't an "easy" read, that said. If a 12 year old is at a higher reading level, and has a good grasp of vocabulary, then yes they could read it. I'd rate this as college level, because a lot of people I knew in high school could NEVER have read this (I'm 32 years old). In my mid-20s I did an honors English degree, and studied this in my 4th year, and you really need to be a more advanced reader to truly appreciate it and grasp it. I didn't really start reading for my own pleasure till grade 7 or 8, and at that time, this would have been too much for me. I didn't have a great grasp on vocabulary back then. I didn't grow up reading. I wasn't really pushed to learn a lot of new words as I grew up and into my teens. For the reader who started young, this is manageable. Long answer, sorry.
Literarni Snob
A more mature 12 or 11 year old could read it, I guess. The story itself isn't complicated by its structure, but there are some adult themes explored and one would have to know the background of Victorian era, social expectations and prejudices.
Natalie
This novel is recommended for reading, starting at the age of twelve.
adriana
An intelligent, proper, and mature 10 or 11 year old could definitely read it, I think, in terms of the language. However, parents should consider if their child about that age could handle the descriptions of Jane Eyre's childhood (she's hit, teased, and generally mistreated by her cousins and aunt).
Kristy Alexander
I first read it when I was 11 or 12 and I fell in love with it.
Josh T
Personally I never would have been able to read this at age 11 or 12. It's not a "hard" read exactly, and Wuthering Heights had way more vocabulary than this, BUT this isn't an "easy" read, that said. If a 12 year old is at a higher reading level, and has a good grasp of vocabulary, then yes they could read it. I'd rate this as college level, because a lot of people I knew in high school could NEVER have read this (I'm 32 years old). In my mid-20s I did an honors English degree, and studied this in my 4th year, and you really need to be a more advanced reader to truly appreciate it and grasp it. I didn't really start reading for my own pleasure till grade 7 or 8, and at that time, this would have been too much for me. I didn't have a great grasp on vocabulary back then. I didn't grow up reading. I wasn't really pushed to learn a lot of new words as I grew up and into my teens. For the reader who started young, this is manageable. Long answer, sorry.
Josh T
Personally I never would have been able to read this at age 11 or 12. It's not a "hard" read exactly, and Wuthering Heights had way more vocabulary than this, BUT this isn't an "easy" read, that said. If a 12 year old is at a higher reading level, and has a good grasp of vocabulary, then yes they could read it. I'd rate this as college level, because a lot of people I knew in high school could NEVER have read this (I'm 32 years old). In my mid-20s I did an honors English degree, and studied this in my 4th year, and you really need to be a more advanced reader to truly appreciate it and grasp it. I didn't really start reading for my own pleasure till grade 7 or 8, and at that time, this would have been too much for me. I didn't have a great grasp on vocabulary back then. I didn't grow up reading. I wasn't really pushed to learn a lot of new words as I grew up and into my teens. For the reader who started young, this is manageable. Long answer, sorry.
Josh T
Personally I never would have been able to read this at age 11 or 12. It's not a "hard" read exactly, and Wuthering Heights had way more vocabulary than this, BUT this isn't an "easy" read, that said. If a 12 year old is at a higher reading level, and has a good grasp of vocabulary, then yes they could read it. I'd rate this as college level, because a lot of people I knew in high school could NEVER have read this (I'm 32 years old). In my mid-20s I did an honors English degree, and studied this in my 4th year, and you really need to be a more advanced reader to truly appreciate it and grasp it. I didn't really start reading for my own pleasure till grade 7 or 8, and at that time, this would have been too much for me. I didn't have a great grasp on vocabulary back then. I didn't grow up reading. I wasn't really pushed to learn a lot of new words as I grew up and into my teens. For the reader who started young, this is manageable. Long answer, sorry.
Josh T
Personally I never would have been able to read this at age 11 or 12. It's not a "hard" read exactly, and Wuthering Heights had way more vocabulary than this, BUT this isn't an "easy" read, that said. If a 12 year old is at a higher reading level, and has a good grasp of vocabulary, then yes they could read it. I'd rate this as college level, because a lot of people I knew in high school could NEVER have read this (I'm 32 years old). In my mid-20s I did an honors English degree, and studied this in my 4th year, and you really need to be a more advanced reader to truly appreciate it and grasp it. I didn't really start reading for my own pleasure till grade 7 or 8, and at that time, this would have been too much for me. I didn't have a great grasp on vocabulary back then. I didn't grow up reading. I wasn't really pushed to learn a lot of new words as I grew up and into my teens. For the reader who started young, this is manageable. Long answer, sorry.
Josh T
Personally I never would have been able to read this at age 11 or 12. It's not a "hard" read exactly, and Wuthering Heights had way more vocabulary than this, BUT this isn't an "easy" read, that said. If a 12 year old is at a higher reading level, and has a good grasp of vocabulary, then yes they could read it. I'd rate this as college level, because a lot of people I knew in high school could NEVER have read this (I'm 32 years old). In my mid-20s I did an honors English degree, and studied this in my 4th year, and you really need to be a more advanced reader to truly appreciate it and grasp it. I didn't really start reading for my own pleasure till grade 7 or 8, and at that time, this would have been too much for me. I didn't have a great grasp on vocabulary back then. I didn't grow up reading. I wasn't really pushed to learn a lot of new words as I grew up and into my teens. For the reader who started young, this is manageable. Long answer, sorry.
Josh T
Personally I never would have been able to read this at age 11 or 12. It's not a "hard" read exactly, and Wuthering Heights had way more vocabulary than this, BUT this isn't an "easy" read, that said. If a 12 year old is at a higher reading level, and has a good grasp of vocabulary, then yes they could read it. I'd rate this as college level, because a lot of people I knew in high school could NEVER have read this (I'm 32 years old). In my mid-20s I did an honors English degree, and studied this in my 4th year, and you really need to be a more advanced reader to truly appreciate it and grasp its intricacies, its depths. I didn't really start reading for my own pleasure till grade 7 or 8, and at that time, this would have been too much for me. I didn't have a great grasp on vocabulary back then. I didn't grow up reading. I wasn't really pushed to learn a lot of new words as I grew up and into my teens. For the reader who started young, this is manageable. Long answer, sorry.
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