We just finished a chapter where Arya has been playing outside for so long she looks like a dirty common boy so the guards won't let her back inside. Note: even with this method, there is still some pretty course language. It's actually a fairly congruent story by itself of a 9yo girl who, sick of sewing, learns to fight with a sword - and then discovers that war is no place for a little girl who too soon be all alone in it. So we listen to Arya's story (and Sansa's when they're together) and skip the storylines in between. My philosophy is that, if it's quality literature, any book is appropriate for a child of the same age. I have been desperately trying to find a way to share this with my 9yo daughter and have discovered that the audio book - by Roy Dotruce - is divided by character and easily navigated through parts that I know will be inappropriate. That said, this story is the most pain-filled, beautiful, emotional story ever written (and I say that as one with multiple degrees in literature whose personal library numbers tens of thousands). But this story draws me back in because every time the writer abuses his female characters, he rebuilds them (or rather, they rebuild themselves) into something more beautiful and fearsome than they could ever have been otherwise. As they're pretty much all dead - mostly because they were brutes or were killed by brutes.) I almost quit again when Sansa was married to Ramsey because some scenes are quite honestly the worst things that can ever be seen on film or in real life. By season 7 there are literally no men of note in power. (Side note: fwiw, this story is entirely about female empowerment and using your pain to your own advantage. I have to admit that I tried 3 times to get through the Season 1 Premeire because the way that women are treated and the graphic violence was just so upsetting that I turned it off several times. My husband and I are absolutely obsessed with this series. If you think that you or your child can’t handle the content shown in the books then don’t watch it. The books give you the sort of image of what the mature content is like. Finally, if you are still unsure I would recommend you or your child read at least one of the books. I would recommend the movies “Dude” and “Terminator” to build this sort of thing up.ģ. Gradually build up through sex and language movies and if you are disturbed by it stop watching that type of movie. Also, the same applies for sex and language. If you are remotely traumatised by 15+ movies then you definitely are not ready to watch “Game of Thrones.”Ģ. Stop watching those types of movies and leave game of thrones for a few years. Start of with more mild violence 15+ movies and gradually move on into the more violent ones such as “Stranger things” and “The Vampire Diaries.”If you or your child starts getting frightened of it, wakes up from nightmares. Try watching some 15+ movies if you haven’t already. If you are unsure then you can do this to check if you or your child is old enough:ġ. Some children might be ready to watch the show at as young as 11, but others might not be ready even into adulthood. I think that generally children 13 and up should watch this but the maturity level should depend on the child.
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