Kumari de Silva answers “would this book be appropriate for a 14 yr...”

Diane Span asked this question about The Enemy (Jack Reacher, #8):

would this book be appropriate for a 14 yr old boy to read?

Kumari de Silva If you're not sure I would recommend taking a couple of days to read it yourself. It's highly entertaining.

You know your son (and I don't); you'll be…moreIf you're not sure I would recommend taking a couple of days to read it yourself. It's highly entertaining.

You know your son (and I don't); you'll be able to tell if it's appropriate within a third of the book. As others say there is some sex, including homosexual sex, but it is more implied not described in excruciating detail.

There's also a scene in a strip club, which if anything, would dissuade a person from wanting to go in one, because it's a low bar nasty strip club and not a glorified men's club.

Personally I would have loved this book at 14. Not only is Jack Reacher badass but he is very fair and respectful to female colleagues. He's not a chauvinist.

If you decide the book is ok, your kid has like 19 other Reacher books he can read before you have to investigate another new author.(less)

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Kip Light Closer to 38 more to read now. Lee Child cranks them out at a rapid pace.
Sep 23, 2021 04:02AM · flag

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