Lone Survivor
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Colleen
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Apr 11, 2012 10:59AM
I'm trying to approve this title for a student, but I don't have a copy in hand. Can anyone give me a lexile approximation for it? I can't find one online.
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5th or 6th grade. Hope this helps.
Great book, strong language at times. A very good read for anyone who likes military books. Cant wait to see the movie.
Our student ended up reading it and enjoyed it very much. Thanks everyone!
Good read but laced with blasphemy.
James Osborne wrote: "Good read but laced with blasphemy."
Blasphemy? Against whom - Jesus or Allah?
It's a visceral, personal survival story told by someone with an extreme will to live at all costs, and by someone who swears like I imagine all soldiers do. Unless you consider swearing to be blasphemy, I sure don't recall any blasphemy in it. But even if there is, so what? That's part of the human condition and doesn't detract from the Truth of the story at all.
Blasphemy? Against whom - Jesus or Allah?
It's a visceral, personal survival story told by someone with an extreme will to live at all costs, and by someone who swears like I imagine all soldiers do. Unless you consider swearing to be blasphemy, I sure don't recall any blasphemy in it. But even if there is, so what? That's part of the human condition and doesn't detract from the Truth of the story at all.
Original question mentioned a review for 4th and 5th graders. My response was with that in mind. Yes GD is blasphemous IMO and not suitable for that age group.
We can disagree on whether certain words are a form of blasphemy or not and while the lexile approx. may be 5th or 6th grade, I believe we can agree that the language content is not suitable for that age group. That was my point.
James Osborne wrote: "We can disagree on whether certain words are a form of blasphemy or not and while the lexile approx. may be 5th or 6th grade, I believe we can agree that the language content is not suitable for t..."
I understand now. I haven't heard swearing equated to blasphemy for a really long time, so I wasn't sure if that's what you were referring to or not. But yeah, I completely agree with you that the language is probably inappropriate for most kids that age.
I understand now. I haven't heard swearing equated to blasphemy for a really long time, so I wasn't sure if that's what you were referring to or not. But yeah, I completely agree with you that the language is probably inappropriate for most kids that age.
While the book is rather easy to read (it is also a page turner), the content and how it is expressed is mature in nature.
