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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?
James No, it's not that graphic. It's profound and doesn't pull punches, but Ballard could write with great subtlety. I never felt a scene was particularly …moreNo, it's not that graphic. It's profound and doesn't pull punches, but Ballard could write with great subtlety. I never felt a scene was particularly gross or searing. Rather, the entirety of the work is what weighs more on you.(less)
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by J.G. Ballard
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