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Apr 29, 2010

Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins

RATE: 4/50

Violence: 3
The book is centered on adolescents killing each other for survival. It is mildly graphic in its descriptions.

Sexual Content: 1
Feelings of romance between characters, kissing

Language:0

Crude Humor:0

Drug Reference:0

Reviewers Note: I loved this book. This is the second book of The Hunger Games. I would recommend to anyone 13 years and older.

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Daughters of Eve - Louis Duncan

RATE: 5/50

Violence: 2
A father beats his wife, a daughter kills her father (non-descriptive)

Sexual Content: 3
A couple sexual encounters between High School aged adolescents, a boy tries to force himself on a girl

Language: 0

Crude Humor: 0

Drug References: 0

Reviewers Note: This book includes radical feminist views. Still, I thought it was a good thriller, I never wanted to put it down.

Down a Dark Hall - Lois Duncan

RATE: 0/50

Violence:0

Sexual Content:0

Language:0

Crude Humor:0

Drug References:0




Reviewers Note: The only advisory I would add to this book is the scary theme. Overall a good suspense book. I would recommend to anyone 10 years and up.

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Life of Pi - Yann Martel

RATE: 2/50

Violence: 1
Description of animals eating other animals, cannibalism for fear of starvation (non-descriptive)

Sexual Content: 0

Language: 0

Crude Humor: 0

Drug Reference: 1
Smoking references

Reviewers Note: I give this book an A++! It is free from inappropriate content and quite funny. Yann Martel is a great story teller and leaves you wanting to read more.

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Incarceron - Catherine Fisher

RATE: 5/50

Violence:2

Battle/Fighting situations (Mildly Graphic)

Sexual Content:1
A character is talked of having gotten a couple girls pregnant

Language:1
A couple 'B' words

Crude Humor:0

Drug References:1
Alcohol reference

Author's Note: If you have read any of the Hunger Games series you may enjoy this book. Personally I didn't think it was as good as the Hunger Games series and it was a little too predictable. I probably won't be reading the next book in the series.

Apr 28, 2010

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

RATE: 4/50

Violence: 3
The book is centered on adolescents killing each other for survival. It is mildly graphic in its descriptions.

Sexual Content:1
Feelings of romance between characters, the undressing of characters with others in the room (non-descriptive), kissing

Language: 0

Crude Humor: 0

Drug Reference: 0

Reviewers Note: I personally loved this book. I would recommend it to anyone above the age of 13.

Angelas Ashes - Frank Mccourt

RATE: 30/50

Violence: 1

Sexual Content: 8
Graphic sexual encounters, autoeroticism

Language: 8
Frequent use of the Lord's name
Crude Humor: 4
Children telling crude sexual jokes

Drug Reference: 9
Frequent consumption of alcohol throughout book

Reviewers Note: This was a very touching memoir but about half way through I found that it picked up a lot more on the sexual interactions of the main child and his childhood friends.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

RATE: 23/50

Violence: 6

Sexual Content: 9
Incest, rape, frequent sexual encounters, homosexual activity

Language: 5
Few 'F' words

Crude Humor: 0

Drug Reference: 3
Smoking, Alcohol

Reviewers Note: While this book's overall rate does not rank high, I would add a large caution to anyone who chooses to read this book. While having a great plot, the sexual content is explicit and plays a large part in the book.