George answers “What age group is this appropriate for? Is...”

Alice MacDonnell asked this question about Spinning Silver:

What age group is this appropriate for? Is there anything in it that would not be recommended for younger teens and such? I read Uprooted and, aside from the dark theme, it was good for early teens. However, there was a two page sex scene in it which put it in the adult-age bracket (in my opinion). Is there anything like that in this book?

George These days, marketing a book as YA doesn't offer a promise of no sex scenes, although I haven't seen straight-out pornography like Laurell K. Hamilton …moreThese days, marketing a book as YA doesn't offer a promise of no sex scenes, although I haven't seen straight-out pornography like Laurell K. Hamilton's recent stuff. I'd expect that whatever Novik does with sex here--I admit I've forgotten those 2 pages--can only be good for a sexually aware teen,(less)

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