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Is it Clean?
Rachel wrote: "Odd Question: Someone suggested that my son read "The Sisters Grimm" series. He likes fractured fairy tales, but I am NOT a fan of the original Brothers Grimm, as I feel their stories were extreme..."Sisters Grimm is a good series for the middle school reader and younger. It is a little scary/suspenseful, but not too violent or dark. The only thing is the main characters are 2 sisters and Puck, so it depends on the boy whether he'll like the series or not.
My son has enjoyed reading "The Sisters Grimm"
Just wondering if anyone has read any of Barbara Wood's books. Some of her titles include "The Dreaming" and "Domina." Her latest is called "The Divining." They all look interesting, but I'm always nervous to try a new author because you never know what inappropriate or offensive things will be thrown in there once you're already invested in the story. Thank you!
Evermore by Alyson Noel is not a clean read. She's 16 years old, nearly does it in a cave with her boyfriend that she barely knows, and turns into an alcoholic. Don't read this!
Starlate wrote: "Evermore by Alyson Noel is not a clean read. She's 16 years old, nearly does it in a cave with her boyfriend that she barely knows, and turns into an alcoholic. Don't read this!"That sounds awesome. So how, exactly do you turn someone into an alcoholic?
Has any read Partials by Dan Wells. Is it clean because I hate to start a book and have to put it down because of swearing.
Emma wrote: "Is The Selection by Kiera Cass Clean?"Emma- The Selection is pretty clean. There is a handful of swear words and a couple make out scenes, but other then that it was clean.
Caleb wrote: "Has any read Partials by Dan Wells. Is it clean because I hate to start a book and have to put it down because of swearing."Partials is pretty clean. Some minor swearing and violence are really the only issues.
Is "World Without End" by Ken Follet clean?
Does anyone know if Sidney Sheldon is a clean authour?
Laura wrote: "Is "World Without End" by Ken Follet clean?"Not sure but Pillars of the Earth is definitely not so I would assume World Without End isn't either.
Anyone know if Cloud Atlas is clean? I read that the movie has a lot of nudity and sex, but maybe they took liberties with it.
Suzanne wrote: "Anyone know if Cloud Atlas is clean? I read that the movie has a lot of nudity and sex, but maybe they took liberties with it."I haven't read it, but I saw this review on it that includes the following:
"The author’s political and theological agenda seems clear enough. The message is liberal, anti-capitalist. The Christians are all hypocrites, save for one who begins to doubt his faith (naturally, as any Christian who isn’t a hypocrite probably won’t be a Christian for long, right?). The book features homosexuality, rapes, and adultery. Only the rapes could be said to receive a negative treatment."
benebean wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Anyone know if Cloud Atlas is clean? I read that the movie has a lot of nudity and sex, but maybe they took liberties with it."I haven't read it, but I saw this review on it that ..."
Thanks benebean. I'd looked through the reviews, but didn't come across that one. Definitely won't be reading it.
i just read this book
and there may be a bit of swearing but there are no f bombs at all.and one intense make-out scene.and maybe a bit of violence, other then that it's clean.
and there may be a bit of swearing but there are no f bombs at all.and one intense make-out scene.and maybe a bit of violence, other then that it's clean.
Does anyone know about author Karen White? Are her books clean reads?
If you mean Karen Witemeyer, then yes, her books are extremely clean. I have read 3 of her books: Tailor-Made Bride, Head in the Clouds, and To Win her Heart. I think I vaguely remember it saying in Tailor-Made Bride that Jericho noticed Hannah's bustle, but I really can't remember anything besides that in any of the books. Maybe there is something extremely small, but this particular author is extremely clean. There is no language. As far as violence goes, I think there were fights described in To Win her Heart, and in a girl almost dies because she goes out in a storm in Tailor-Made Bride (at least I think that's what happened- it's been a while since I read it). Karen Witemeyer writes historical/Christian/Romance fiction novels. Out of the three I read, I enjoyed Tailor-Made Bride the most. I really didn't care for Head in the Clouds. To Win her Heart was okay, In terms of this genre, Karen Witemeyer does okay, however I prefer Lynn Austin and Julie Klassen (although depending on the book, they may not be as clean as Karen Witemeyer, but it's hard to top her in her cleanliness of books). The way that I find books in this genre is I look at who's been winning the Christy Award in the historical categories. However, if you're looking for cleanliness, Deeanne Gist won the Christy a couple times, but I would not recommend her. I had to stop reading her books because there was too much junk in them. Another EXTREMELY popular author of this genre is Francine Rivers, but I'm not sure I would recommend her in terms of cleanliness either (she hasn't won a Christy, but she's won other awards).
Lynn wrote: "Does anyone know about author Karen White? Are her books clean reads?"There's more than one author named Karen White. Can you tell us which books your are considering? That would make it easier to give an accurate response.
The Karen White I am asking about wrote The Beach Trees and Sea Change. Thanks for your replies!!!
Janet wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Hey Janet,Do you like nonfiction? I have a lot of suggestions about clean memoirs, etc."
Pamela-no, I usually prefer fiction. I don't have anything against nonfiction, but the bul..."
Pamela, could you please post the list of clean memoirs? Thanks!!
Lynn wrote: "The Karen White I am asking about wrote The Beach Trees and Sea Change. Thanks for your replies!!!"I enjoyed Beach Trees as well. It was a surprise find on Kindle. Diane Owens Prettyman
Diane wrote: "Lynn wrote: "The Karen White I am asking about wrote The Beach Trees and Sea Change. Thanks for your replies!!!"I enjoyed Beach Trees as well. It was a surprise find on Kindle. Diane Owens Prett..."
Thank You Diane. I am guessing they are clean reads?
Beach Trees was a sweet romance set in the south on the Mississippi coast after Katrina. Yes, a clean read. DianeOwens Prettyman
Anyone know if Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan is clean?
Diane wrote: "Beach Trees was a sweet romance set in the south on the Mississippi coast after Katrina. Yes, a clean read. DianeOwens Prettyman"Thanks Diane!! I will put this on my list.
is this book clean????
someone recommanded it to me
someone recommanded it to me
Can anyone shed light on the content of William Faulkner's "Light in August"? I have a niece who has been assigned the book in school and a sister with some concerns because of the premise.
Rachel wrote: "Can anyone shed light on the content of William Faulkner's "Light in August"? I have a niece who has been assigned the book in school and a sister with some concerns because of the premise."Graphic violence. Sexual relations between people outside of marriage. And typically Faulknerian bleak.
I am not a fan of cliff note reading, but if it were my daughter and, after she started it, she found that she despised the book, I'd give her my complete permission to read the cliff notes, take good notes in class , skim only as much as she felt necessary and write essays based on what she learned from that.
MaryBliss wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Can anyone shed light on the content of William Faulkner's "Light in August"? I have a niece who has been assigned the book in school and a sister with some concerns because of the p..."Mary--Thanks much! I will let her know.
Does anyone if Robert J. sawyer is a clean authour? I got one of his books from the library called Triggers and I started reading it and I came across something I didn't like. Has anyone else read any of his other books.
Does anyone know if Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs and Signora Da Vinci by Robin mAxwell are clean.
I started Miss Peregrine's home for Peculiar Children. There was quite a bit of language; no F bombs, but the main character is a teenage boy, and apparently has quite the colorful vocabulary. I put it down pretty fast, without finishing. So I suppose it depends on your definition of clean.
Has anyone read Numbers by Rachel Ward? I saw it at my library and it looked interesting but I wanted to make sure it was clean before I read it.
Brianna wrote: "Has anyone read Numbers by Rachel Ward? I saw it at my library and it looked interesting but I wanted to make sure it was clean before I read it."Ms. Ward's novel about a psychic who can tell the day someone will die just by looking into their eyes is a fascinating tale of terroism that I doubt even the most prudish reader would consider unclean - so enjoy!
By the way; this was not a spoiler since the information is printed in the backmatter of the cover.
Marie wrote: "Can someone tell me about Tamora Pierce's books? Specifically her Song of the Lioness series, Trickster's Choice & Trickster's Queen, and her Immortals series? Thanks!"I let my daughters read the first two of the Immortals series, but after that I didn't. I have the third one in the house, still thinking about it. The books progress ala Harry Potter where each book represents a different age of the protagonist. By 16 the girl is having some pretty warm experiences and then outright sexual activity, written in glowing terms, not terribly vague and could be too stimulating for a teen who shouldn't be looking for that kind of excitement. Also, her main sex experience is with her rather older teacher! That stunk to high heaven! A later book of the four has her thinking about sexual relations and how her lover/teacher has another woman who is his other lover, and how the girl has to adapt to that, as tho it were healthy. This is part of how feminist is defined within Pierce's strong female roles. That's the part that tarnishes her otherwise fine characters.
I am kind of confused by how some people say that Alexander McCall smith is a clean writer, because I read The Sunday Philosophy Club by him and I was really enjoying it but then near the end I came across the b-word and it just turned me off so much. Also, in one of his books from the 44 Scotland street books I came across something else odd. I love his no. 1 ladies detective agency series though. I mean it just seems like he changed his style a little bit from the no. 1 ladies detective agency to the other series. So what do you guys think?
Lora wrote: "Marie wrote: "Can someone tell me about Tamora Pierce's books? Specifically her Song of the Lioness series, Trickster's Choice & Trickster's Queen, and her Immortals series? Thanks!"I let my daug..."
You may want to read this about Tamora Pierce,I don't care for her justifying the sex and violence in her books which are targeted at minors! :[
http://tamora-pierce.com/faq_sexnviol...
Of all the things in the history of Man and Earth, she brings up Rwanda?
Is anyone familiar with Jennifer Anne Kogler? She has a ya book titled The Death Catchers. I wondered what the quality was.
Lora wrote: "Of all the things in the history of Man and Earth, she brings up Rwanda?"Regarding Death Catchers, there is a review at Compass Book Ratings for that title. http://www.compassbookratings.com/rev...
Thanks so much for the link. Lots of good information there.
Can anyone tell me if bill Bryson is a clean authour?
He can be crude and use a fair amount of swearing. Sometimes he feels earthy, like a ranch hand earthy, but other times he's just swearing and crude. I never finished whichever of his books I tried- Appalachian Trail? I can't remember.
No, I read it years ago and it's not clean. Parish priest constantly tempted by a woman and finally having sex.
But how did the authour explain it? Did she imply that these things happened or did she add a lot of details? Is it like a real romance novel or erotica?
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I liked the Lioness books and especially the strong heroines, but I was disappointed that the heroine sleeps casually with the hero. It could've been a middle school book so I think the sex was very inappropriate. It wasn't graphic, but it wasn't necessary.