by gregoing » Sat Nov 22, 2003 10:21 pm
Hi, nessieq. I'm actually 17 myself. The beginning of the book is actually pretty good for any aged reader, but it's later on in the book when things get "heavier." If I remember correctly, it was about one-quarter through the book when I read the first "heavy" part, which actually tells how they had one young priest or monk come into the convent to speak, so young Moya and her friends had a few laughs at his illuatrations on the chalkboard. Forgive me if I'm wrong - I only read the book once. But yes, there's a short break after that one part of the book, then the "heavy" parts start again. The last approx. three-quarters of the book is where you start reading all these disturbing things that happen.
In the end, I think you would probably be fine reading it. Personally, this is one book that I would LOVE for my pre-teens to read, if I had any. I think this would be a great book for people to read at a young age (not before 12-14, I would guess, depending on the maturity of the young person), as it really heightens their awareness of these things that are written. And it's presented in such a way that you won't even want to put it down. Seriously, I had a hard time literally setting it down and letting it go from the safe grip of my hand. I would recommend this book to anyone, and you're no exception.
-Greg
"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."
-Albert Einstein
into our prize draw.