A Goodreads user asked this question about A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1):
Am I old enough to read this? I am 15 years old and very mature, although I have heard this is graphic. What are your thoughts on the age-appropriate-ness and the material? :)
Amenophis If you can revel in the beauty of a painting, lust for the phrase lines of a poet or novelist , dream on the notes of a symphony, and then asess the c…moreIf you can revel in the beauty of a painting, lust for the phrase lines of a poet or novelist , dream on the notes of a symphony, and then asess the cruelty of human kind with a cold mind, yes you can. It is shocking as it goes through the eyes of completely different characters without any regard to the dizziness that induces to the reader's mind. Shocking a young mind may lead it to accepting certain ideas. That is required of you to be able to filter out. I would say you need a few more years getting in slow gulps of real facts from humanity's history and culture.(less)
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