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Kruunch
There's some colorful language here and there but I wouldn't have a problem with my 12 year old reading it.
Might be fun to go down memory lane when they ask you a ton of questions about the 80s ;)
Might be fun to go down memory lane when they ask you a ton of questions about the 80s ;)
Charles
I don't recall if there is any adult language in the book, but there is no graphic violence, only computer/video game violence. I think two of the characters kiss in the book but that's as far as it goes for anything sexual.
There are numerous references to 80's pop culture that your son will likely not be familiar with and so your son may not enjoy the book as much as an adult.
There are numerous references to 80's pop culture that your son will likely not be familiar with and so your son may not enjoy the book as much as an adult.
Jason M Smith
After reading this book, my first thought was that my son would like it when he's a bit older (around 12). The only part that might give you pause is the brief section in which the main character talks about using a virtual sex doll (it's not obscene and he quickly gets rid of the distraction). This leads to a brief description of the virtues of masturbation, something a 12 year old boy is probably already familiar with to some degree.
Obviously, 12 is right around the threshold for such topics. As always with these questions, you have to judge the relative maturity of the 12 year old, but it's certainly not unreasonable.
Obviously, 12 is right around the threshold for such topics. As always with these questions, you have to judge the relative maturity of the 12 year old, but it's certainly not unreasonable.
aperture science
absolutely not
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Beth
I think it is appropriate for a 12 yr old. It also teaches acceptance and reminds us not to be judgemental.
James
There is a bit in there about sexuality and bodily fluids (think 'teenage boy stuff') and orientation. My 11.5 yr old has already learned more from conversations at home and in his health classes in school. Violence is mostly in reference to games, although as the blurb points out Wade is 'beset by players willing to kill' and this does factor into the story, although I don't recall any of it being graphic in nature. If he's read anything like the Hunger Games or Maze Runner I'd say they're probably more graphic and intense than this book.
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