ValeriesBooks answers “Do you recommend this book for a 16 yr old...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about My Dark Vanessa:

Do you recommend this book for a 16 yr old girl? The girl read Room a few years ago and wasn't upset about the upsetting stuff and actually loved the book.

ValeriesBooks Definitely not. It was hard to read even as an adult. The rape scenes are graphic and the narrators perspective romaticises the abuse. For a 16 year o…moreDefinitely not. It was hard to read even as an adult. The rape scenes are graphic and the narrators perspective romaticises the abuse. For a 16 year old this would be confusing and she might not recognise the abuse like an adult reader would.(less)

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Janet Allen Oh my gosh! YES!!! I was thinking on a much more basic level, but you are SPOT ON!
Jan 13, 2021 11:30AM · flag

Shelby Exactly. Even as an adult, it was extremely difficult to pinpoint the manipulation and the grooming. I could not imagine reading this at a young age. ...more
Jan 14, 2021 04:41AM · flag

Kassi I am almost passionately - to a fault - against withholding any sort of literature from a child, especially a teenager, but I 100% agree with you. Thi ...more
Jan 30, 2021 09:10AM · flag

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