How old should you be to read Breaking Dawn?

[Team]

my sister was 9 when she read the last book and she took it really well on the other hand her friend who was 10 read it also and said she didnt like it and it totally grossed her out so it all depends on your maturity

[Rheanna]

personally I probably wouldn't let my daughter read the series until she's older, at least 16. Granted she's only 2 and I've got a long way to go, but I don't know. Even though nothing really happens until the last novel and they are married, which I really appreciate that....I mean, there is a lot of sexual tension (I feel) and I think it reaches it's pinnacle in the last novel. I know I will be disappointed when I see the 10 year old girls at the theater when this last one comes out. just because they do wait until they are married and it is in the context of a honeymoon, doesn't mean that it's appropriate.

[Bella]

I'm 12 and I've heard worse things at school....

[Vivi]

I have some nephews that are under 10 and you should hear the way they talk

[Katie]

It does depend on the person who is reading it. An inappropriate 11 year old boy shouldn't read it, but I'm sure a maturer girl who's about 11 can. I started Breaking Dawn when I was 11 or 12 not sure. 12 I think...I had to return it to my friend, give it back to the library, etc. Very stressful. I'm 13 now finally back to reading and finishing it thank goodness! I knew lots of ppl who read BD when in 6th grade, and they are appropriate. Cuz I read the beginning over a year ago I don't remember a lot of the personal romantic context. I do say that Bella got married too young and had a half vampire half human baby too young as well, but I know that I would never do that myself.

[[deleted user]]

i was 12 when i read it and i have a 9 year old friend who read it but her mom made her skip parts that she cant read until shes 13

[Sabrina]

A lady I work with gave it to her 8 year old granddaughter to read. I thought that was way too young.

[Daisy]

When I was 14 I read The Kite Runner. I read Breaking Dawn when I was 12. It was fine, the sex isn't explicit, and it is a part of relationships. Yes, Edward and Bella's relationship is considered abusive and that's a great point to make, but on the note of sex I feel it's semi-invalid past the age of 11.

I feel like censoring the book for anyone older than 11 (who wants to read it, that is. Most of the time if kids aren't at least somewhat ready they won't read certain books given the option) is going to be counter productive. Kids are going to be exposed one way or another- when I was 11 Breaking Dawn wouldn't have been anything worse than what I had been badly misinformed of by other children.

Sex is a part of adult life. It's even part of teen life to some extent. Its sort of like how telling children constantly "don't drink" with no other context or information isn't effective. It's good to expose late-pre-teen/teens to a variety of perspectives and information and then allow them to make their own descison. Other questionable things about the book could be discussed with your child if you were really concerned it was innapropriate. But Breaking Dawn is another perspective- so if you feel discussion isn't enough then give them other perspectives to work from as well. Also, a lot of kids will simply gloss over and not really process parts of books they don't want to understand, so often times the less you press the matter the better it is for the time being.

As for kids under 11 I feel like unless you pushed them into reading it they wouldn't want to. I've never met anyone under 11 whose read the Twilight series (and I do a lot of volunteer work at an elementary school).

[Adria]

I would say 12 and up. most children have had sex ed by then. and while there was sexual content I thought it was done tastefully and not too graphic.

[Isabelle]

I say 13. You have to be a teenager at least.

[Prabh]

I read it when I was 14...so I would say 13 or up...it's a realy good book...just saying

[[deleted user]]

I read it when I was 11. But don't think anyone under the age of 10 to read it. (;

[Helena]

I read it a couple of months ago and I'm 11

[Aden]

11-12 should be the youngest.

[[deleted user]]

I think I read it when it first came out...so...14 years old...