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Natalie asked this question about The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1):
What age group would you recommend this for?
Abigail Nawrot 12 year olds and younger are immature and cannot fully comprehend emotional issues, they just don't have enough experience. Once they hit about 13, th…more12 year olds and younger are immature and cannot fully comprehend emotional issues, they just don't have enough experience. Once they hit about 13, they begin to understand. That's the border line-- but if you really want to milk the book, I'd suggest best for 16 and older. It really depends on each individual's maturity, but if someone younger than 16 reads it, they are unlikely to get all of it.
I'm not yet 16, but as an avid book nerd, I can fully agree that the only reason I get as much out of books as I do is because I'm analytical to another dimension.(less)
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The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
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