sassenach Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 If it weren't for that naked man scene, I don't think I would be hesitating this much. I can't make up my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Well, perhaps you can skip that part, like in a movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 14 yes. I think it would be fun to discuss it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Would have no problems with a 14 year old reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I don't remember a naked man scene! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I would not have a problem with it. I think it would be wonderful to discuss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I've not heard of this book, what is it about please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I just finished this book, and, yes, I would let a 14 y/o read it. Despite the naked man scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I don't remember a naked man scene! Me either. Great book, though. And since the naked man scene obviously isn't memorable, I'd give it to a 14 year old to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilesonly Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Another yes here. Great book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I don't remember a naked man scene! Neither do I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Mine did. :) The naked man scene is outside of Celia Foote's home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 My nearly 13 year old read it - I just told her to skip those pages, which she happily did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I've not heard of this book, what is it about please? Black women who work as domestic help for white women in the south (in the 1960s, I think). How some people are staunchly segregationist and racist even as they put the same people in charge of cooking and raising their kids! I'm not summarizing particularly well. Still don't remember a naked man! The chocolate pie was memorable, however. There is a sort of bloody scene but I don't think it was too explicit for a 14 yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Interesting. I don't remember a naked man either. Yes, I would let a 14 y/o read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Yes, I would. I'm actually thinking about adding it to my 15 year old's reading list for the upcoming year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Really, you guys don't remember the naked man scene? Celia almost beat him to death when he attacked Minnie outside Celia's house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 (edited) OH! Now I remember the naked man scene! LOL Heck yeah I'd let a 14 year old read it. The race relations are a much more significant aspect of the book than that rather odd scene. Edited July 19, 2011 by livingnlearning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Hmmm, is it written for a young teen or adult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2girls2boys Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I think it is written for adults, but I let my almost 14 year old read it. I loved discussing it with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari C in SC Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 If it weren't for that naked man scene, I don't think I would be hesitating this much. I can't make up my mind. :iagree: I just finished reading it and throughout the whole thing, I kept thinking my soon to be 13 year old dd could read it. Then I got to that small part and was like... nope. I may still let her read it and just "edit" that chapter. It is not really needed for the plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleWMN Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 We'll, I can't remember the naked man scene, so I'd have to evaluate or edit that. I have a 10 year old daughter and I think I'd let her read it about 12. We have a daughter who is black, so race relations directly affect our family. I'd also initiate much discussion!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Hmmm, is it written for a young teen or adult? Adults, virtually all the characters are adults, but the main issue of the book is race. Not coming of age or teen romance. By the way this is an interesting conversation if you have time, on Diane Rehm show with these guests The Right Reverand Jane Holmes Dixon The Right Reverend Jane Holmes Dixon, retired Episcopal Bishop of Washington, Pro-tempore. E. Ethelbert Miller poet; director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University, Board Chair of the Institute for Policy Study. And author of the forthcoming book "On Saturdays I Santana With You." Natalie Hopkinson media and culture critic for TheRoot.com, The Washington Post's black interest Web magazine. She is coauthor of "Deconstructing Tyrone: A New Look at Black Masculinity in the Hip-Hop Generation" and the forthcoming book, "Go-Go Live." http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2010-02-25/readers-review-help-kathryn-stockett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleWMN Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 We'll, I can't remember the naked man scene, so I'd have to evaluate or edit that. I have a 10 year old daughter and I think I'd let her read it about 12. We have a daughter who is black, so race relations directly affect our family. I'd also initiate much discussion!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Wow - I thought I remembered that book well, but I have zero memories of a naked man being anywhere near the text. lol Planning to have my 13 yo read it later this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Thanks for the input. I think I will go ahead and have her read it, but maybe skim that section. You guys seriously don't remember the m-bating, naked, white man in Celia's backyard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 (edited) Absolutely. In fact, I wish one of my kids would read it so I'd have company going to see the movie. (We have a policy that you have to read the book first.) Edit: I didn't remember "the naked man scene" until you described it, but that wouldn't put me off allowing a teen to read the book. There's so much great stuff in it, and it's such a compelling story that I wouldn't let that one scene get in the way. Of course, I don't do a lot of censoring by the time my kids get to that age. Edited July 19, 2011 by Jenny in Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegP Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Would you let your kids watch the movie? If so, what age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Would you let your kids watch the movie? If so, what age? My daughter read the book and also watched the movie. She is 14. YMMV, but at her age, I accept language and other elements that I screen against at younger ages. I want her to begin to read/view books and movies with sophisticated themes and you can't really do that if you can't get past a few undesirable elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I *think* I would, but that scene would give me pause for sure. He's offering them "p*cker pie" -- he's not just being lewd, he's being somewhat s*xually threatening, which might be too much for a 14-year-old who is sheltered from trashy TV (like my 12dd is). I do think the book has a lot of good going for it though, both as a story and a history lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyg Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I asked this *very* same question about six weeks ago. Most people said yes. I ended up listening to the audio book by myself, and it was so, SO good. Personally, I loved the characters. But I was glad my 14YO son did not listen along with me. And it's not because of the naked man scene. There were so many heavy topics. Including an entire miscarriage with a bathroom full of blood. I did make a caramel cake after reading the book, and it turned out really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I didn't remember the naked man scene in the book until I read more of the detail here. Because of that, I would not offer the book to my 14yo. I "made" my 17yodd watch the movie with me the other night. My 13yods was bored and watched. He actually really liked the movie. Dd ended up liking it too, but it was ds's enjoyment that surprised me. He was fascinated knowing that that people were like that in our country when I was born. (Yes, I explained that some still are.) Growing up out west, it's a completely foreign idea to him. It showed the miscarriage scene; we'd actually talked about miscarriages earlier that morning from a book we are reading. No naked men scenes in the movie thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Celia beating the crap out of that guy was awesome. How can y'all not remember that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 My 14 year old read it and loved it. As for the naked scene, I just asked my dd and she described it as a racist thing and not a sensual scene. She did say though that the book as a whole may bother somebody that is more sensitive. But, I would say dd is pretty sensitive herself and seemed to be fine with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I did make a caramel cake after reading the book, and it turned out really good. How about the chocolate pie? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Definitely!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'm surprised so many forgot about the naked man! I guess that's........ Good???:001_unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Me either. Great book, though. And since the naked man scene obviously isn't memorable, I'd give it to a 14 year old to read. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathymuggle Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenC Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 She loved the book and the movie. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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