How old is old enough for TC?
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How old is old enough for TC?
I have a son, 10, is is an avid reader. I can't wait to introduce him to TC, but how old should he be? I read it at 18 for the first time.
Particularly, the rape scene with Lena worries me, but also, TC isn't exactly Harry Potter, now is it?
I submit the question and comments: How old should one be to first read TC, generally?
Particularly, the rape scene with Lena worries me, but also, TC isn't exactly Harry Potter, now is it?
I submit the question and comments: How old should one be to first read TC, generally?
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I was 14. The rape scene shocked me — I'd hate to think anyone that age wouldn't be shocked — but didn't stop me. SRD's rather florid and eccentric vocabulary, however, did make it tough going at times.
It depends on the kid, of course, but I'd say 10 or 11 is a bit on the young side.
It depends on the kid, of course, but I'd say 10 or 11 is a bit on the young side.
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I was 13, rereading now almost 5 years later and you understand alot more.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
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I must be mature beyond my years.Loremaster wrote:Wow, I thought you were much older!Warmark wrote:I was 13, rereading now almost 5 years later and you understand alot more.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
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I read LFB for the first time at around 13. Naturally insensitive, I wasn't particularly bothered by the rape scene, but then, things like that in books don't generally affect me much.
It's all down to the kid himself really. I'm not in favour of censoring what people read. My parents never tried it with me, and I turned out ok. *twitch* (:lol: Spring.)
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It's all down to the kid himself really. I'm not in favour of censoring what people read. My parents never tried it with me, and I turned out ok. *twitch* (:lol: Spring.)
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I'm not in favour of censoring what people read, either, but that's a very different issue from recommending books to kids. It takes a certain degree of sophistication (and vocabulary) to be able to appreciate SRD's stuff, and below a certain age it will just whiz over your head. What that age is, of course, varies from person to person. I should guess that very few people could appreciate TCoTC before about 12, and many people will have to wait until they're about 300.
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But I thought you were 9Loremaster wrote:Damn! 268 years to go!Variol Farseer wrote: and many people will have to wait until they're about 300.
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Ummm poor maths, theniquestor wrote:But I thought you were 9Loremaster wrote:Damn! 268 years to go!Variol Farseer wrote: and many people will have to wait until they're about 300.
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Warmark wrote:I must be mature beyond my years.Loremaster wrote:Wow, I thought you were much older!Warmark wrote:I was 13, rereading now almost 5 years later and you understand alot more.
Yeah... that's it...
Well, I read it quite young as well. But I read it a few years later and got a lot more out of it. But then again; every reread of these books give different people new appreciation as they change over the years.
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I think you are right, Torrent. I have to put aside my desire to have him introduced until he is ready and more able to enjoy it.
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