Summer answers “Is this book appropriate for a 10 year old...”

Jon asked this question about Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch:

Is this book appropriate for a 10 year old boy to hear (we'll be listening to the audiobook during a long road trip)?

Summer IMHO, yes. There's no "bad words". There are deaths but they are very over-the-top; nothing more disturbing than you'd see in classic cartoons. Nothin…moreIMHO, yes. There's no "bad words". There are deaths but they are very over-the-top; nothing more disturbing than you'd see in classic cartoons. Nothing gory. There are some sexual encounters but not at all explicit. One old lady works as a prostitute but it's treated as one of several silly jobs she does and I think the references would go over the head of most kids.

It might be inappropriate for kids who are being raised in certain religious subcultures. It makes light of a lot of religious things and some families may not appreciate their kids hearing that sort of thing.

The kids in this book are kind of disobedient and trouble-makers ala Dennis the Menace so if you prefer your kids to hear stories of well-behaved kids, you would probably skip this one . (less)

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Jon This is helpful. Thank you!
Dec 01, 2017 11:40AM · flag

Abby Rose I dunno if there are NO bad words....I mean... Aziraphale does drop an F-bomb.... Hilariously, but he still does it. The religious stuff is all in sat ...more
Apr 14, 2020 09:09PM · flag

Arthur There is one f word and a of uses of bugger also a lot of the comedy a ten year old might not get there is also a hint that Athena And newt had a sexu ...more
Sep 18, 2020 10:11AM · flag

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