Dalton answers “If this book contained a parental rating,...”

Jake Welker asked this question about Weave World:

If this book contained a parental rating, what would that be? What sort of content is in this book on a scale from 1-10? Violence: Language: Sex: Drugs: That sort of thing...I wish that there was some forum that contained parental notes on books. I can't find Clive Barker's books on any of the existing ones. Any help or info would be awesome. Thanks everyone!

Dalton Well. I recall having read this book and at least two others of Barker's long ago, and I remember making a decision not to read any more by him. And I…moreWell. I recall having read this book and at least two others of Barker's long ago, and I remember making a decision not to read any more by him. And I remember why. And I know at least one other reviewer here feels similarly to how I feel: these books can be poison in the wrong hands.

I remember becoming thoroughly engrossed in this author and even realized a bad effect on my demeanor. Maybe I was tender; maybe naive, a babe in the woods ...? I wager not many writers achieve profound subconscious movements as this one did on me, but, I won't go back in there, not me man, ...boy...uh uh.(less)

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