David answers “How is the language in this book? Would we...”

Emily Flury asked this question about Fight Club:

How is the language in this book? Would we be able to listen to it in the car with our wee ones?

David Lerner No, no, no. It's not about the words, it's about the sentences they form.
This is absolutely the last book I would have anybody below eighteen read/li…moreNo, no, no. It's not about the words, it's about the sentences they form.
This is absolutely the last book I would have anybody below eighteen read/listen to.
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Becca Tingley above 18 is hilarious, do you really think teens should be censored that hard? Palahniuk was my absolute favourite author through middle school and hi ...more
Dec 20, 2016 10:07AM

Kimball There are worse books than this.
May 03, 2017 09:00PM

Hugh This book should come with a disclaimer for teenage boys: Caution, this is a parody of toxic masculinity, not an endorsement!
Feb 23, 2019 08:28AM

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