Christine asked this question about Dune (Dune #1):
Appropriate for 12 year old?
John Dodds I read it when I was about 11 or 12 (maybe even the advanced age of 13) and I loved it. If a 12 year old wants to read something that sophisticated, g…moreI read it when I was about 11 or 12 (maybe even the advanced age of 13) and I loved it. If a 12 year old wants to read something that sophisticated, great! If the young person finds it slightly dull because of the politics, etc, they can decide if it's for them or not. Come on, folks - kids are surrounded by far less appropriate material, readily available even on mainstream TV. Reading adult science fiction as a boy encouraged me more than anything else to seek out the classics, non-fiction, experimental fiction, you name it. So, yes, why shouldn't a 12 year old read it?(less)
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