Hello there, is the series alright for 9 and 7 year old boys who have previously read all 7 Harry Potter books. Not in terms of the density of the material, but just in terms of subjects covered, ideas, subtle or otherwise ?
It’s unlikely that most parents would want a 7-year-old reading it; some might be more comfortable with a 9-year-old. There is nothing sexually explicit, and the violence is rare and treated seriously and not graphic.
But there are clear references to sexual violence, and there are some deaths, and there is also frank talk of war and rape and death itself in ways that I suspect a lot of parents would prefer their kid not be exposed to quite so early.
(I would likely let my own 7-year-old start reading, and keep going if they were interested, but I would want to be on-hand for providing context and comfort and so forth.)
Hello there, is the series alright for 9 and 7 year old boys who have previously read all 7 Harry Potter books. Not in terms of the density of the material, but just in terms of subjects covered, ideas, subtle or otherwise ?
It’s unlikely that most parents would want a 7-year-old reading it; some might be more comfortable with a 9-year-old. There is nothing sexually explicit, and the violence is rare and treated seriously and not graphic.
But there are clear references to sexual violence, and there are some deaths, and there is also frank talk of war and rape and death itself in ways that I suspect a lot of parents would prefer their kid not be exposed to quite so early.
(I would likely let my own 7-year-old start reading, and keep going if they were interested, but I would want to be on-hand for providing context and comfort and so forth.)
Hey Duncan, thanks a lot for your response!