To say my DM was not unreasonable to let me read adult books aged 11?

[CraveThatRadox]

I adore reading and in school, was very natural at English and History. I actively spoke about these things and I've always been a very passionate person on topics of interest. When I look back, I owe this to my DM giving me grown up books.

I was in Year 6, so about 11 (I'm a September baby), when I stumbled upon her 'Pillars of The Earth' book.

I said "Oh what's this about?". I was given a rough idea but couldn't stop asking. She then said "read it, if you like. It's quite dense though".

I did read it. I couldn't put the thing down. I had read the whole thing within two weeks or so. I brought it to school to read during reading time once, and it got confiscated

Yr7!! I mean age 7, yr 3!!!!

Are you sure trinity

Another early reader here. I was ridiculously young when I read Lord of the Flies - under 10 - but I grasped what it was all about, being a victim of bullying myself. It was strangely therapeutic, in fact, because I was able to understand that I was not responsible for how others were treating me, and I got an inkling of how people can do monstrous things collectively but be reasonable and normal individually.

Just because you can read something doesn't mean you should. There are plenty of adult books perfectly appropriate for 10/11 year olds if you insist on them not reading children's books!

Yes Bertrand. We insist rather than facilitate a child wanting to try books that they have seen and sparked their interest

I think children should have a wide range of books to read. Including adult books.

I just think that there are some adult books that are inappropriate.

I also think that there are a lot of books that will be spoiled if read too young- they won't understand the nuance, and when they are old enough to understand the nuance the plot twists won't be a surprise.

Dd is 11 and I've told her she can read pretty much anything she wants. However, as she's grossed out by sex and would be scared by some other topics, it's quite self filtering. I have also put a total ban on Irvine Welsh and bret Easton Ellis for a few years.

My parents allowed me to read freely and whatever I wanted and it really encouraged my love of reading and writing.

My DS is only 17 months but I will allow him to read what he wants and will trust that he will come to me to talk if he wants to discuss the themes and ideals of the book.

catrin

I have banned ds1 reading American psycho by bret whatshisface forever

He is 18 now, but i domt care...he is not reading it

There are somethings you cant ever unread

I didn't really lead a wild reading lifestyle. I was into Famous Fave, Secret 7, The Five Findouters and Point Horror.

I think the raciest I ever got was Are you There God it's Me Margaret and Forever, both by Judy Blume!

Parents let me read anything the news was always on about some murders or horrible things also dont forget peers will tell children a lot!! My friend told me about bjs at 9 cousin told me what sex was before then my parent s would have been horrified. They know more than what you think.

If your son is 18 he can just buy it himself to read if he wants too.

Rufus Your son is a grown adult?

I read American Psycho aged 16

My mum loved barbers Cartland and I used to read them.

Took me years of therapy to recover

I read American Psychological pretty young. I thought it was pretty boring, but I suspect a lot went over my head.

I read Flowers in the Attic when I was 11

My 6 books from the library would last me from Saturday to Sunday - leaving me to raid my parents bookshelves for the est of the reading week.

At the end of primary I was especially enjoying Agatha Christie, Len Deighton, James Herriot and Daphne du Maurier. I adored Cider with Rosie especially. I was also on my umpteenth rereading of the Narnia series, Arthur Ransom and the Little House series. I read The Hobbit on a regular basis but never got on with the LoTR (despite many attempts).

Basically - if it was a book, I'd read it. The idea of being limited to only the children's section is horrifying.

Oh - and I read an awful lot of Thomas Hardy. Loved some. Hated others. Which is still true for me to this day.

Also a voracious reader, and read everything I could find. Lots of trashy junk like Flowers in the Attic, Danielle Steele, Clan of the Cave Bear (and the sequels of that are where I remember finding some very descriptive sex scenes, when I didn't know much about sex at all). In fact most of what I learned was from novels like that really.

But at the same time, as I got older, I also went back to children's and young adult books much more, and read them differently. I was often a bit embarrassed by age 16 or so, when everyone else in my English classes were reading proper serious literature, and I was either reading children's literature (which I thought I should be too old for), or 'adult' junk-novels like the ones above. I didn't feel I was interested in the right sort of classics, and it kind of put me off reading for a while, which is a shame for a child who'd spent years reading a book a day.

I read lots of adult books when I was 10 and 11 because they were on my grandmother's shelf; Flowers In The Attic series, Gone with the wind, Fanny Hill and one called 'Maggie' which I still have a copy of. My grandmother let me read anything.

The only book my parents ever told me not to read was called 'Aztec'. Chock full of sex, violence and sacrifice. So of course I read that at every given opportunity and credit it with my skill of always being able to find what page I left a book on. I think I was 14.

I read Catherine Cookson and Agatha Christie in primary school, graduating onto Leslie Thomas and Tom Sharpe by 10 (at my nan's house and hidden under the bed). I have tried to encourage DS to read more adult books but he liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid right up to 14.

I was a pretty avid reader (lack of friends, isolated etc). Would read anything in the house so read a lot of crime novels because that's what mum read and then moved onto the other stuff in the house. My sex education was Jilly Cooper, always suspected that's why I'm so kinky

I was reading Jules Verne by that age (not in the original French, that was later) and also Dorothy Sayers, Agatha Christie and a lot of Jack Vance. My parents didn't have the graphic stuff, that wasn't their reading matter of choice. My dad did get into Stephen King but not until I was 14-15.

I am old - there were not a lot of good Young Adult books around, though Diana Wynne Jones was just starting up and I devoured all of hers. And still do.

I don't censor what DDs read, but I do make sure I have read it too and we discuss books a lot - we're very bookish.

My parents let me read what I liked from the library. Lots of Sci fi and fantasy. Bit racey prob at 11

crave

Yep...and he is not reading it...end of discussion, not happening

No siree

Not on my watch

Nope, nope, nope

I think that is the only book i can think of which i would put my foot down about

(But yeah...i know, adult and all that )

My brother was beside himself when he had to study it for a course...not a happy bunny