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Jane Parsons asked this question about Empire of the Sun:
Advice please - I haven't read this since I was a teenager so I would be grateful if anyone could advise me as to whether an eleven year old would be OK with the content. My son is a very good reader and has managed some fairly grown up books but will this book traumatise him?
Henry Hi I'm only 16 so don't listen to me if you want sound parenting advice: I read this last year and as I remember near the end are very graphic descrip…moreHi I'm only 16 so don't listen to me if you want sound parenting advice: I read this last year and as I remember near the end are very graphic descriptions of a variety of horrors, so if he enjoys reading that sort of thing then it's pretty good. But the movie is quite a bit better, and whitewashes the ending a bit, so just watching that instead is good. It's my favourite film directed by Spielberg so it's definitely worth a watch at only a couple of hours' viewing time versus the 500-page book.(less)
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Empire of the Sun
by J.G. Ballard
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