Originally posted by JaneM:
I first read the novel as a 13 year old schoolgirl, and I remember being profoundly shocked by the novel, the first 'adult' book I had read.
funny, i read the book at 12 and it was also my first "adult" book. the stuff between sonny and lucy (page 28 in my book) was certainly an eye-opener and unfortunately since my parents weren't telling me anything i thought that was the way it always went!
the stuff between Jules and Lucy didn't shock me even then, just bored me.
my parents didn't know i read it then.
