About The Objective Reader
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My goal is to provide fact-based, opinion-free, objective information about the content of books on regular and AP high school reading lists. I am not here to say whether the book is good or bad or worthy or worthless. I am also not here to opine whether it is appropriate for your child (or young adult, or whatever you want to call them). I believe the job of deciding what is appropriate for your child rests solely with you. It is also not my intent to substitute my analysis of a book for yours. Without a doubt, the best way to know what your kids are reading (and whether you want them to) is to read it yourself.
I will be honest; we do not limit what our children read. At all. My entire viewpoint can be summarized as follows: I love reading and I am happy they are reading. I hope it is something good. Also, I’d rather them encounter mature material when they are still around to talk to us about it. I have never been surprised about what my kids are reading in school, because I read everything they do (at least in terms of assigned material in English). I am a big reader, and I use their readings lists as my own “suggested reading” bank. This gives me a good list of stuff to read, and it serves other purposes as well. It lets the kids know that I’m on the scene and interested in their lives. It also allows them to ask me questions about the material if they get stuck. Finally, and most importantly, it gives us something to talk about, and it gives them an easy way to bring up touchy subjects. Nevertheless, I understand and respect that not every parent shares my view. I also understand that not every parent can read every book every time. My hope is that this site can give you an idea, based on the objective tally I’ll explain below, about whether you want to delve further by reading the book yourself. |
"No two persons ever read the same book."
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