Molly Workman answers “is this apprpriate for a 16 year old to read?”

Annabelle asked this question about Lolita:

is this apprpriate for a 16 year old to read?

Molly Workman For me personally, as long as the reader has a level of maturity and maybe even research`s the book beforehand to understand it`s key themes and why i…moreFor me personally, as long as the reader has a level of maturity and maybe even research`s the book beforehand to understand it`s key themes and why it is so controversial, I do not see why they should not read it. I read it for the first time when I was 15 and it was instantly my favourite book; it was one of the first books I read that widened my thinking and it resonated with me months after I had finished. I think it is a positive thing to let young people experience the unconventional or controversial as it stimulates and expands the mind to question and how to perceive matters.(less)

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