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And maybe I have ta agree with Nyssa there and put the number to a teenager. |
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01-31-2013, 10:02 AM | #1608 | |
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TBH I'll probs go with around 16, from then onwards he'll probably be reading what he wants regardless of my views anyway. |
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01-31-2013, 11:52 AM | #1609 | |
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Quite possible that I feel like a kid in the candy store reading the series, that I forget not everything that is funny and hilarious to me as an mature adult is equally entertaining for a growing developing younger little person. Last edited by DuckieTigger; 01-31-2013 at 11:54 AM. Reason: spoiler tag added |
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01-31-2013, 02:46 PM | #1610 | |
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She asked if I could loan her the books for "busy work" in school last year and I did thinking at 15-16 she could handle anything that might be referenced in the books. Honestly, if your child is going to public school - anywhere - they have been exposed to way worse than anything that might appear in the Dresden series. Not being jaded here, just realistic. Either way, when I think back to my reading selections when I was the same age, some of the horror and sci-fi books I was reading was probably a little over what I should have been exposed to, but I turned out OK... ...right? |
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01-31-2013, 07:53 PM | #1611 | |
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Examples: 1. The first curse word I ever heard said by a child was at a parochial (religious) private school. And although this school was a K - 12, the child was in 3rd grade (a grade lower than me at the time). 2. A friend of mine (A) invited the daughter of a friend of her's (B) for a sleep over. The girls were ages 10 (public school student) & 11 (home school student) respectively. While putting clothes away in her daughter's room, "A" saw a "Sex Quiz". Horrified she called her friend "B", who immediatly blamed "A"'s daughter becuase, well you know, she's in public school!!! Turns out the quiz was created by "B"'s daughter who was in the habit of reading the romance novels her mother left around the house. Last edited by Nyssa; 01-31-2013 at 07:59 PM. |
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Those are bad examples... everyone knows the religious schools are for the kids kicked out of public school and the home-schoolers are not allowed anywhere.
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I just finished Cold Days.
Holy crap. I didn't see that coming. Or, more accurately, I didn't see any of those coming. Wow. I don't think I need to list the things I'm referring to, for those who have read it. Also, I see romance ahead for Spoiler:
which should make things fun later. I only wish "later" was "now". I literally just finished it ten minutes ago and I miss Harry already. |
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So I was going to plow right into the Shift Omnibus, but it's not on the reader yet and the USB cable wasn't where I could reach it from the bed (yeah, I know) so I decided to dive into one that's been on my "Next Reads" list FOREVAH - Already Dead by Charlie Huston, first of the Joe Pitt Casebooks. And then I find that Huston doesn't like the usual writing conventions, like properly formatted dialog. And now I don't know if I'm going to keep reading. Just because Cormac McCarthy got away with it, doesn't mean other people can. Huston uses em-dashes. That's it. Just em-dash before the words spoken. -- Someone says this. -- Someone else says this. -- This person chimes in. I'm annoyed. |
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Oh, thanks for reminding me about him. I forgot there was a question about his .. umm .. being. Quote:
Yeesh! Both the missing cable and the annoying format sucks!! Hopefully the story is compelling enough to allow you to continue resting in bed, and enjoy your reading. |
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I actually think Harry set a record there in the wizarding world...
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