Zane oh Zane

I remember reading my first Zane book. I was 12 and may I say wow. Just wow. How I got my hands on a Zane book is nobody's business but it was quite the page turner. For all of those of you who read a Zane novel then you know exactly why I say that any Zane novel is a page turner.

Zane is one of the leading novelists in urban erotica. From the Sex Chronicles to Love is Never painless, Zane's novels are known for the raunchy and very explicit sex scenes. Now I wonder you are wondering "where does a twelve year old get a Zane novel from?" Well where does any twelve year old get a Zane novel from? The women in her family who would bury their heads in the latest Zane novel then abandon it for a curious pre-teen to get their hands on ;).

The first Zane book I read was The Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth. And from the title you can tell what the book is about. It is a stories divided into three categories: Wild, Wilder, and Off Da Damn Hook. More and more into the book the stories become wilder and wilder. Now at twelve years old, I understood the basics of what was going on but I didn't really understand what was going on if you know what I mean.

Zane is one of the leading authors in urban fiction but reading a Zane book in a classroom full of high school students in urban high schools is a bad bad idea. For one teens are already having sex and after reading a book like Nervous, Skyscraper, or Sisters of the APF (all Zane novels) may encourage many of them in engaging in sexual activities. Plus I doubt any Board of Education whether in NY or otherwise would deem this book appropriate for reading, in a class setting of course *hint hint*.

VERDICT: I DEEM THIS BOOK INAPPROPRIATE FOR HIGH SCHOOL READING.