Miriam Brantley asked this question about Gone with the Wind:
Is this book ok for teenagers to read? Is it fiction?
Elizabeth Evans I have read this book several times, at different ages. I think my first reading was as a teenager. I thought it was a fascinating story, but didn't r…moreI have read this book several times, at different ages. I think my first reading was as a teenager. I thought it was a fascinating story, but didn't recognize that what I was reading was historical fiction. It was only as an adult that I could correlate what was happening in the book with the history that I learned in school and college. Is it appropriate for a teenager? Yes, definitely, (the sex is fairly obtuse and only hinted at - maybe except for the rape) but can you get a teenager to commit to reading such a long book? (less)
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