tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580564373799601325.post2125883380913575096..comments2023-07-11T07:55:22.834-04:00Comments on Ali's Bookshelf: Guest Post: Violence, Sex and Cursing in YA. When to Use and How Much is Too Much? By Stan MorrisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580564373799601325.post-2855348941326502952012-01-13T11:59:07.720-05:002012-01-13T11:59:07.720-05:00I totally agree with you Annette! You have to figu...I totally agree with you Annette! You have to figure out whats offensive to you! If its offensive to you, you can put it down if not you keep reading. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355059586442597673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580564373799601325.post-76161080873298930492012-01-13T11:02:23.525-05:002012-01-13T11:02:23.525-05:00Every 12-year-old isn't the same either. To ar...Every 12-year-old isn't the same either. To arbitrarily assign an age to a book is also very difficult. Everyone needs to be like Shelby -- if you find something offensive in a book, put it down and pick up a different one! We do the best we can to figure out what is appropriate for each child, but there isn't a perfect system. And we need to teach our teens to be like Shelby.<br /><br />Even some adults don't like these things in books. I'm not particularly interested in erotica. Just because I'm an adult, I still find profanity over-used in some books, but appropriate in others. <br /><br />There just aren't any hard and fast rules...Annette Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850197520930988077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580564373799601325.post-76640407134598665872012-01-13T10:46:11.247-05:002012-01-13T10:46:11.247-05:00Hey Shelby, Thanks so much for your comment! I lik...Hey Shelby, Thanks so much for your comment! I like hearing from a younger reader on this type of guest post! <br /><br />I know what you mean, I'm 28 and if I watched stuff that I read I'd be scared to death too lol. <br /><br />Thanks again, <br />AliAlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355059586442597673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580564373799601325.post-74225389474848722352012-01-13T10:15:36.160-05:002012-01-13T10:15:36.160-05:00If there is ANY sex in a book, I usually put it do...If there is ANY sex in a book, I usually put it down. I know what it is, but come on! I'm fourteen years old!!!!!!<br /><br />Language is another thing. I can deal with most bad language, with a few minor exception (the f-word is one) or if the people use about ten cuss word per paragraph.<br /><br />As for violence, if I was watching some of the stuff I was reading about, I'd probably be scarred for life. But by reading about it I can visualize or not visualize it as much as I want.<br /><br />Great guest post and Happy Friday the 13th!Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781240808866389200noreply@blogger.com