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ASOIAF books too mature for pre-teen?
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:02 pm
I have not read the books yet, but I's a huge fan of the show. My 12 year old daughter loves to read and would like the story, but the series is entirely too mature for her. Are the books as graphic as the show? Appropriate for an almost 13 year old to read?
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Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:03 pm to MyNameIsInigoMontoya
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I have not read the books yet, but I's a huge fan of the show. My 12 year old daughter loves to read and would like the story, but the series is entirely too mature for her. Are the books as graphic as the show? Appropriate for an almost 13 year old to read?
books are for sure rated R
Sex
violence
language
graphic themes
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:03 pm to MyNameIsInigoMontoya
Chances are your child watches alot worse without you knowing.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:04 pm to MyNameIsInigoMontoya
quote:More graphic. Much more graphic.
Are the books as graphic as the show?
quote:Up to you. Do you let her watch the show?
Appropriate for an almost 13 year old to read?
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:04 pm to MyNameIsInigoMontoya
The sexuality in the show is more explicit than what is in the books, but the books are still quite violent and use bad language. If you think the show is too mature for her, then the books are probably also too mature for her.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:04 pm to MyNameIsInigoMontoya
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Appropriate for an almost 13 year old to read?
I'm only about half done with GoT - I would wait until 14 - what you see on screen is equivalent to the level of graphic detail in the novels, and there are more numerous graphic depictions in the novels, from my reading so far.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:08 pm to MyNameIsInigoMontoya
quote:
I have not read the books yet, but I's a huge fan of the show. My 12 year old daughter loves to read and would like the story, but the series is entirely too mature for her. Are the books as graphic as the show? Appropriate for an almost 13 year old to read?
There is almost as much sexual content in the books as in the show, so if you think the series is too mature for her then the books will be as well.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:08 pm to MyNameIsInigoMontoya
quote:I's a fan too
I's a huge fan of the show
Yassa I is
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:19 pm to MyNameIsInigoMontoya
I would not let my 13 year old read them. Maybe in a couple of years.
ETA: Then again, you should assess the maturity level of your kid and decide based on that.
ETA: Then again, you should assess the maturity level of your kid and decide based on that.
This post was edited on 6/5/13 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:21 pm to Ace Midnight
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Appropriate for an almost 13 year old to read?
I'm only about half done with GoT - I would wait until 14
So no for a 13 year old but ok for a 14 year old? That doesn't make much sense
To the OP, if you are fine with your child watching the show then you are probably fine with your child reading the books. Books are probably more graphic though.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:28 pm to MyNameIsInigoMontoya
Let her read em
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:28 pm to F machine
meh books are nothing worse than them watching jersey shore
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:29 pm to auyushu
quote:I'm only 500 pages into the first one, so maybe it gets worse, but the sexual content in the book is very tame compared to the show. I haven't hit too much violence in the series though, so maybe that's graphic. I'd say no, but 12 year old kids know everything these days.
There is almost as much sexual content in the books as in the show, so if you think the series is too mature for her then the books will be as well.
ETA: Profanity isn't near as bad in the first book either. Maybe seen 2 f-bombs and 1 c-word and that's about it honestly.
This post was edited on 6/5/13 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:31 pm to tween the hedges
At least half the sex scenes in the show are either made up or happen between characters that do not have a POV in the book, so we would have never read about them.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:34 pm to OFWHAP
there is some crazy vulgar stuff in the books that can't even be shown on HBO
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:36 pm to MyNameIsInigoMontoya
I'll put it to you this way: During the first sex scene between Dany and Kal Drogo, Martin goes into great detail about how terrified she was and how he gave her a nice creampie that ran down her 13 year old legs.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:36 pm to tween the hedges
quote:war is hell. it gets worse
I'm only 500 pages into the first one, so maybe it gets worse
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:51 pm to ColaTiger
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Martin goes into great detail
And multiple wet snatches and/or lesbian sex scenes.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 4:10 pm to tween the hedges
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but the sexual content in the book is very tame compared to the show
I don't agree with that, & no I wouldn't let my 12 year old read them yet.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 4:12 pm to SaintEB
hell yeah I'm reading the books now!!!!!!!!
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