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thenewgreen  ·  4410 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What's 'just right' for the young reader?

Dystopia for all youth should be mandatory. Oh, you'll mow the lawn mister or I'll bring the apocalypse down on you. Truth is most good parents know what their kids are capable of consuming. I started reading Stephen King books when I was 12. Miss those days, had some pretty good times being freaked out by Flagg.





b_b  ·  4410 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I saw It for the first time when I was young, and I really didn't want to read any King after that. Scared shitless.

barwhal  ·  4410 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have a hilarious mental image right now of someone running screaming out of a theater ripping their shirt off.

b_b  ·  4410 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, edited to shitless. Shirtless was an awesome Android autocorrect.

thenewgreen  ·  4410 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I started with Eyes of the Dragon and fell in love with King. I haven't read any of his books as an adult and I don't think I will. I'm afraid I won't like them anymore and I prefer to remember his work with fondness. I spent a lot of time reading and re-reading his work.

Edit: I don't blame you. IT was a scary story, for sure. The book is so much more disturbing.