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What age should you read it?
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Alexandra wrote: "It's AT LEAST a sixth or seventh grade read, if not higher. I just think it all depends on the person's personal preferences and morals. It's not like there is anything that will cause you to chang..."I am ten and going to read, although I have at a very high reading level and I am very mature for my age, I think you should be alowed to read a book if you want to. What I mean by high reading level is I have read : James Patterson, Rick Riordan books. I have read Wonder, Out of my mind, Eggs, Hoot, Chomp, Maximum Ride series, Percy Jackson series much more! I think that I and other younger kids should be able to read the books they want without people giving us grief! PS no one can stop us!!
14+. As a parent, I recommend reading it before your child does to see if it's a right fit for them. This book has some descriptive sensual scenes that could be arousing to young teens. It also has violence which may effect your child. My daughter, 6th grade, was given the book by her classmate and I intercepted and read it first. I will read it to her and skip the steamy parts. And I'm all for romance novels and read all of the 50 shades series so I'm not a prude but will not allow my 12 year old to read this.
I would say anyone who is mature enough to read the Hunger Games is mature enough to read this. There is a lot more kissing the Hunger Games Trilogy but it just doesn't seem like it because there is much blood, guts and violence.
I, personally, would say around 14+. Purely because it involves some things that I don't think a younger person (10) would be able to completely comprehend (suicide, killing, certain violent behaviours)It's a great series, and I don't think the kissing is that much over PG, but just some of the concepts and decisions that are made are a little beyond the mental capacity of a 10 year old, in my opinion. And I may just be generalising 10 years to be immature, but I just don't quite have the faith that they'd get the most out of such a great book when they are still learning basic things.
So I would put it off, purely so your child can understand it more clearly and get more out of the book :)
13 turning 14 I would say and there are alot of preteen books to read for all you 10 year olds you don't need to read young adult books before your actually a young adult
I think 12 plus, but it depends on the reader, there is minimal kissing, and violence, but mature 12 year olds can handle it. But it mostly depends on the kid.
Kenna wrote: "So do you think that a 10 year old should read it?"If they are mature enough, but it's not for many 10-year-olds.
i know 9 year olds that read it and handled it very well
I'm 10 should I read it or wait a few years???
I read it while I was 12, and it was a really good age. I enjoyed the book very much, but I would say that I am a little mature for my age. There are no ACTUAL sex scenes, just a brief few sentences about it, and the narrator thinking about her fear of intimacy. I understood everything in it, and it is my favorite book. The entire series was great, but the third book (Allegiant) is quite emotional and contains a lot of information that could be difficult for a younger child to understand. This information consists of strictly experiments, nothing inappropriate,just maybe hard to understand. I would say even a 9 or 10 year old could read it if they were intelligent and mature. They need to be able to understand the information content, mostly in Allegiant. Insurgent was probably the easiest to understand, but you need to read Divergent to understand it. Insurgent doesn't consist of large, difficult pieces of information, and is a really interesting page-turner. I hardly put it down while reading it! Enjoy(; By far my favorite book. I also suggest the Fault in Our Stars and Delirium if you're looking for another book to read!
I read it at age 12, but I only understood because of previous books that I had read. You *MUST* start with books that have similar plots and themes such as The Hunger Games. Books like that have things that a young adult of a "younger" age has no or little trouble understanding. But, I guess, with all the bloody scenes that the hunger games has, I don't think a children of the ages between nine and eleven should have to read.
I personally think a mature eleven year old would be fine. This book only has some mild language, and the kissing is not a big deal. After all, kids have seen their parents kiss since they were babies.
I read it when I was 9
I read it when I was 12, RIGHT before I went into 7th grade.
Redpoet wrote: "Uh, I am 64 and reading it at the advice of my fifteen year old niece. You think, I'll be okay?"Oh yeah, that's the perfect age.
Jenna wrote: "Shams wrote: "I'm 10 should I read it or wait a few years???"I am 10 and read it. It all depends how mature you are. It is not bad at all, only a few kissing scenes, and suicide."
I have to say, wait till eleven or twelve or have a parent preread it.
Shams said, "I'm 10 should I read it or wait a few years??? " I'm not saying that you shouldn't read it, but there are tons more books out there more suitable for 10 year olds to read. You would probably understand it all, but you might get more out of it when you read it when you're older. Why rush to try to read it? There are tons more books out there, you could always just save that one for later.
I think people around the end of fifth grade maybe early sixth and up.
When ever you want to. When ever your ready to. Its called Freedom. You make your own choices!
Kenna wrote: "So do you think that a 10 year old should read it?"I read it at 11 but my mom was really open about dating and sex so it wasn't a big deal and the only swearing was hell but I don't really count that as a swear word so it depends on how mature they are
Really I would say 10 I was 11 when I did but I'm mature for my age and knew about dating and sex so if your mature go ahead there are books with far worse contents so it's a good book I subject you read it no matter what age
Kenna wrote: "Shams said, "I'm 10 should I read it or wait a few years??? " I'm not saying that you shouldn't read it, but there are tons more books out there more suitable for 10 year olds to read. You would ..."
It's an appropriate age just read it it's not bad
Depends on the child. Some can handle it at 10 some 9 some at 14. A parent should know their own kid, so that's their business.As for the concerns.
Well there's........Kissing? For goodness sakes people, have none of you seen a freaking Disney movie? Guess what the main couple do in those? I'll give you a hint! It involves KISSING! smh -_-
Violence? Pfft, anyone who watches Saturday morning cartoons would get far more violence in one damned episode than the entire franchise!
Suicide? Well, finally a legitimate concern! Now this is where that whole "depends on the child" comes in. Some can handle it much earlier than others.
Language? My swearing vocabulary far exceeded the mild so called "swear words" in this book when I was like 8. And I learned all that on the playground.
Stop treating kids like they're freaking made of glass.
I read it at 14 but I suggest atlas 12+.
Mrs.LillyHerondale-Shreave wrote: "Not 6th grade. Absolutely not. 8th grade. Perfect. Even 7th grade is pushing it a little. 13 is a nice age."There are definitely some mature sixth graders who could read it, but i think older grades would enjoy it more.
Roseanimator wrote: "but like, on a scale of 1-10 , 10 being the worst, how lovey-dovey is it?"It really isn't that bad, there are some cute parts but its not like only about the romance. I would say 5-7 maybe.
I read this book when I was 15, and I thought that it was the perfect age to read it at. I'm glad that I didn't read it at any younger age, although I would say age 14 is probably alright too. Some of the content is more mature and personally, I would not let a twelve year old read it. I think that you have to be older to understand and appreciate some of the content.
I would say 12 but it depends how mature the individual is.
I read it when i was twelve but by that time i had already read other books with great morals and a consideral number of deaths, so it doesn't really depends on ages but matturity. It's not like harry Potter that has a lot of fantasy, i think this book goes deeply into some interesting issues and requires some attencion and interpretation
I read it when I was ten and I was mature and now my little cousin is reading it and she's eight Plus there's only like one page that has got mild content
My mum was fine about letting me read it so I'd say whenever as long as ur parents are alright with it
Mature 11-13 year olds, then 14+
yeah honestly they will read more worse things than this...but still it basically depends on how they are..you knw.:)
The recommended age is 13+, but in my opinion it's fine for 12 year olds and I think some mature 11 year olds could handle it.
Fourteen IMHO
Redpoet wrote: "Uh, I am 64 and reading it at the advice of my fifteen year old niece. You think, I'll be okay?"
Haha! Yeah I think you'll be fine. Lol.
Haha! Yeah I think you'll be fine. Lol.
I don't think that any of the content is inappropriate for any age kids really, it's all about how old you have to be to appreciate and think about the story and the meaning of it. It came to me in a perfect time in my life and opened my life up to reading. So I guess if you think you'll appreciate it then read it, no matter what age.
I read it when I was twelve and watched the moviePoint: I'm mature read :)
It really depends on the maturity of the person, but since 12 year olds aren't all wise beyond their years, I would say like 8th grade.
I was 15 when I read it, only because that's what I found out about it. I think it matters with their understanding and maturity levels rather than their age. I would let my 12 year old brother read it, but not my 9 year old brother. Simply because he wouldn't understand it.
11 if they're mature, but just by age, I would say 12+.
I understand you just want to you if you can read the book, but it makes it sound like I should look at some arbitrary age and then not let anybody younger read the book. Now, it's one thing if you want to check sexual content or anything, but I don't understand these random age limits.
If you are a child, you need to ask your parents. They know your reading ability and your maturity level. I don't believe we should ban books from children unless their parents have a specific reason. ex. not letting a child read Divergent because they are ten. No. ex. not letting a child read Divergent because they are twelve but the last time they read a dystopian novel they got nightmares for weeks and the child's parents know it is best not to.
If there is no reason other than, people their age aren't USUALLY ready for it, or you don't think they'll understand every word, let the kid read.
If you are trying to find out if you are ready for a book, try to find a parents guide. It can tell you the facts and your family can make a choice.
Erm, it really depends on the person's maturity and intelligence, I would say 13-14, I mean, I read it when I was 10, but I was also the kid who read the fault in our stars looking for Alaska the selection the hunger games.......It really depends on the person.
Well I read the trilogy when I was about 13 and a quarter, and I understood it just as well as a 15 or 16 year old could I think, so I think the minimum age would probably be 12?
I read it and I'm eleven, tho people say like I act like I'm 13. I honestly loved the book but it was alittle awkward reading it. I think you should read it whenever you can handle kissing and not be immature . If your younger than 13 I think you should wait till you can read as well as one;D I honestly loved it and 100% understood it.
I read the whole series when I was 9 and ten. But, I did read The Hunger Games series before the Divergent series. I don't know if that makes any difference.
my 10 yr old grand daughter read it in 3 days. she's reading at a 10th grade reading level. her twin sister couldn't care about reading a book!
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