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Hey! Does anyone know the age rating for this book? Or if it’s appropriate for a teenager?

Jezza It is is harsh and thought provoking. There is no sex or violence to talk of so nothing there that should prevent a teenager reading it.
I think someth…moreIt is is harsh and thought provoking. There is no sex or violence to talk of so nothing there that should prevent a teenager reading it.
I think something like The Hunger Games is more disturbing if you are concerned about violence.
It certainly isn't a YA book, but also not one I would stop a teen reading.
Maybe loneliness, hopelessness, and inevitable death is more disturbing than sex and violence when you stop and think about it.(less)

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Jezza We never find out. The narrator has no memory before being captured, as a very young child, so nothing to compare. Other women think the moon looks th…moreWe never find out. The narrator has no memory before being captured, as a very young child, so nothing to compare. Other women think the moon looks the same.
I feel that they are still on Earth, but other things point against this. She walked for so many years without finding signs of civilization, other than a road and a rusting bus. Even the Sahara isn't that big at approx 3,000 miles East to West and 1,200 miles North to South. Walking for 40 years at say 10 miles a day would be 146,000 miles.
The circumference of the Earth at the equator is less than 25,000 miles.

Hmm, number like this make me realise just how small our little planet is(less)

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