Julia Thompson wrote: >And a mom I know has a daughter reading it, albeit slowly, and the mom >wanted to know who lived and who died, so I let her know. I was all set >to e-mail someone here who had already finished it, but she said she could >wait for me to finish. And given what I know now, it's just as well I was >the one to do so. (The mom is now all set to pick up Book 1 and start >reading.) > > > I was wondering about this. How old is the daughter? The Sunday papers here showed the Saturday shopping crowds (it was 9am Sat morning here for the release) and there were LOTS of little children proudly holding up their new books, and I couldn't help wondering if their parents thought that these were still kids books like the first one. Deathly Hallows is a *dark* book, and could be disturbing for a lot of littlies.
I loved it, but the bit where Harry asks his companions "Does it hurt?" had me quite emotional (I trust that's not a spoiler). I don't know that I could recommend it to a parent for a child, which I have for all the previous books. Cheers Russell C. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
