i thought it was a very good novel.Yes some of the pages are unaporiate, but its not lilke we havn't heard this stuff before...

I agree whith peace2422 it really depends, and honestly I don't think that you should have bought that book for your 12 year old if a bit of cursing was a problem. I really do think that she's probably read waaaaaay worse though, and at twelve, I tjink that you may not have to monotor things as feverishly as im sure she understands not to do the things in the book, like commit suicide or chant out the f word. hope this helps!

I loved the book and people need to stop hating on the book because so what if the is cussing and sex it is a natural part of life and if you have NOT given the "Talk" to you childern and they're over 10 you should because if you don't they will find out from friends, movies, books,exetra so please stop hateing on thid book

I started to read the book, completely open minded, as any good reader is with any book. I shut it and walked away after not too many chapters. Charloette, after dying and becoming invisible, sneaks into the boys locker room to watch her crush get changed!! what is THAT?!?! Definitly NOT aprropriate for kids. The crush also watches a girl get changed through a mirror! This is not something I think anyone would want to read. EVER!

This is one of my favorite books, the 'consumorism' isn't bad, or poorly potrayed. The author uses quotes and discriptions of bands, to help illustrate the tone and style of the book's individual chapters (she also does a bit of a 'life lesson' at the opening of each chapter about love, life, and friendship that any girl (no matter how much of a die hard goth) will melt at. the dark humor is softly used (imagine Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas's humor, set in a highschool) but my first reaction to the entire novel when it first came out when i read it was Beetlejuice, only toned down with not as much adult material. the sexual material is not too extreme with some kissing, and Charlotte never sees the boy entirely unclothed (boxers still on, nothing too graphic) while the descriptions of the dead teens are a bit gross, they're not very extreme, if your kids could watch "Scooby Doo on Zombie Island" (which was rated Y7) they could handle the minimal gore and almost non exisistent violence in this book. Language is not skimped out on, though it is infrequent, they do hit you with h****, s***, f***, and a few other insults from the tough-as-nails secondary main character, Scarlett. overall this is one of my favorite books out of modern titles with a beautiful echo of Edgar Allan Poe's horror tales, as well as MANY CLASSIC LITERATURE REFERENCES throughout that will have intelligent teens squelling over the poetry of it all.e P.S. this isn't much of a tear jerker, if you're afraid of how depressing it will be. Death is merely like entering another level of schooling (literally) and it is also nearly painless (she feels herself unable to breathe before she's seemlessly in the world of the dead. Christain veiws are not compromised too much, as she has yet to reach Heven yet she has the belief that she will, but she finds out that she has not been sent down there either.

this book is amazing.. its the only book iv ever read, and i think it was amazing.. im currently starting the second book. its not too bad its a bit slow but its getting better =) im so exited to finish it and hopefuly there is a 3rd one coming out soon =)

I really love this book.....but it's not for small children. But I think that "Doesn't deserve to be read by anybody" is harsh. This book has good humor and an amazing plot. Some parents just can't be realistic about what their kids are going to be talking about. We can't all be 5 forever. If you didn't think it was appropriate, you shouldn't have bought it for your child. It being age appropriate really depends on how much your children know about things and how much they can understand or take with out being influenced by it. I read this at 11 and loved it. Life can't always be sunshine and lollypops and the sooner you realize that the better.

Oh my gosh!!! I loved this book. Grated there are some parts in it that are a little...mushy... but hey, it's not like we don't hear it at school. I just finished reading it again, then went online to find more books by Tonya Hurley, and I found out that there is 2 more books!!! OMG.. now I need to find them!!! :D

Love the story.Well,kind of creepy because of the ghost.I've read book 1 and excited to buy the others.Plus,the cover of the book is distracting.