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Mark Goldshtein asked this question about The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1):
Is this book hard? I am thinking of picking this for my Grade 9 book club. I had a bad experience with Steven Erikson's Malazan Empire books, so is this book hard to understand/read?
Katie I don't think it's too hard for a group of clever 9th graders, but it's definitely quite long for a book club choice. Unless your book club is made up…moreI don't think it's too hard for a group of clever 9th graders, but it's definitely quite long for a book club choice. Unless your book club is made up of rather quick readers who aren't doing a lot of other reading for school, I would maybe consider something a little shorter.

However, for the AVERAGE 9th grader, I would definitely say too hard and way too long. If this is for 9th graders, they would need to be at a higher reading level than average and be dedicated to reading.(less)
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