William Wehrmacher answers “Is this a YA book? If not is there...”

B asked this question about The Kite Runner:

Is this a YA book? If not is there anything in it that makes it inappropriate for teens?

William Wehrmacher I think this book would be perfectly appropriate for teens, especially in our time in history. There is nothing in the book that isn't seen on TV. The…moreI think this book would be perfectly appropriate for teens, especially in our time in history. There is nothing in the book that isn't seen on TV. There are horrible things that happen when a government, in this case ostensibly based on religion, becomes, or begins, 'misguided.' The same sort of thing happened when Hitler became chancellor and later dictator of Germany. That story is taught in our high schools, with perhaps more filtering that I think appropriate.

From a personal standpoint, I think the followup book, "A Thousand Splendid Suns", is every bit as compelling and appropriate. (less)

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