Jade Heslin answers “Appropriate for a 15-year-old? How much...”

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Appropriate for a 15-year-old? How much sexual content/violence?

Jade Heslin If I had read this at 15, I think it would have put me off reading for life. Not because of sexual/violent content but just because I found it so bori…moreIf I had read this at 15, I think it would have put me off reading for life. Not because of sexual/violent content but just because I found it so boring and long-winded.
The only controversial subject matter in it is the main character's incestuous thoughts over his mother and sister... Which is pretty grim.(less)

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by Salman Rushdie

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