Lazarus52980 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 I have recently started reading Mistborn to my 9, 8, and 7 year old children. All three of them seem to like it so far (we are about 6 chapters in). I would love to know what the forums think of this. Do you think this is a good book to read to "younger" children? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 There's a bit of gore here and there and some of the themes might be a bit hard for younger readers to grasp but Brandon does a pretty good job of making it appropriate for all ages I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Anamaximder Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yes he does. Stay away from the whores thung though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 I have recently started reading Mistborn to my 9, 8, and 7 year old children. All three of them seem to like it so far (we are about 6 chapters in). I would love to know what the forums think of this. Do you think this is a good book to read to "younger" children? I think that it's fine, except that you'll probably want to skip or come up with other stuff whenever the mmmm, private activities of the noblemen come up. I'm almost finished reading Final Empire to my tween sister and have done exactly that. Personally, I think you can read the gore to them straight, but that's definitely your decision. I did and still do hate gorey films and television, but I've never had that problem with books so much. I think it's awesome that you're indoctrinating them at such a young age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus52980 Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yeah... I forgot about that. The 1st part of the book deals with the lord raping one of the Skaa women and then having to kill her when he is done. There was really no getting around that, so we had to have a brief discussion on what rape is... It's been all good since then though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natc Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Well that's the kind of thing you might as well tell kids to never do early on, worst case scenario. Could be worse. The book could've actually described it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kestrel Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 I think (just for sheer understanding of some of the themes and gore) you should wait. Maybe in middle school, after "the talk" is given and they have more knowledge about such things. Its definitely your choice, and isn't the worse thing you can read to them. But I feel that 9, 8, and 7 aren't really good ages for it. I do feel that you can read Sanderson to them, like Steelheart or the Rithmatist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybrandt Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 The Alcatraz books are good to read for kids that age. Personally, I wouldn't let my kids read Mistborn until at least 13 but that's just me. I'm NOT judging as only you can determine what's appropriate for your kids. You might have to explain what a eunuch is, and I think Straff Venture gets slightly vulgar in book 3 (talks about breasts), but nothing worse than what you've already read. If you already discussed rape with them, I can't think of anything worse than that in any of Brandon's books. Just avoid George RR Martin and Rothfuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneSpren Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 It's a great book for anyone who wants to get addicted and read the other 30 Brandon books (including novellas and Wheel of Time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Compounder Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 I would wait until they are older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 *Shrug* If they enjoy it, go for it! As far as more unsavory aspects, stories are probably the best way to broach the subject and instill a good morality. It might be uncomfortable, but if the time comes it might be better for them to say, "I'm not going to do that because Kelsier disapproved of such things!" then for them to stumble upon these concepts without a frame of reference. Ultimately, you know your children and will know when they are enjoying the story, getting something out of it, or contemplating the Void. If it seems good to you, go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colours Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 I think I'd have been fine with reading it myself at around the age of 10, but it would have looked very different to me at the time. I would have been more interested in figuring out the magic and the setting and the rules - I was that kind of kid - and less in the characters and their interaction. (The whole morality aspect would have been lost on me entirely - as far as I was concerned, when I was reading a character's point of view, what they thought was right was right, and what they thought was wrong was wrong, until we got to the next person's viewpoint. But that might have just been oblivious-little-moral-relativist-10-year-old me.) And if it's being read aloud in a group setting, then it takes on a very different feel. I think a wide range of subject matter can be made more child-friendly when approached interactively with your direct supervision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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