To Kill a Mockingbird, 50th Anniversary Edition
Format: Paperback
ASIN: B00BR9VRSW
Publish date: 2010
Publisher: Harper
Edition language: English
(Original review, 2004-08-27)There was a programme on the radio a few years ago which took a harsher view of the book. To summarise, Atticus Finch tried to win his case by substituting one prejudice (racism) with another (low-class women are loose and predatory). Beneath the charm, nostalgia and so ...
How does one review a classic when so many people have reviewed it before? This was a beautiful book, even though the unfairness depicted in it hurts. My only complaint is that there was one disturbing thing that was not addressed. In the trial scene, Tom Robinson said that Mayella Ewell said she'...
I’m not sure what to say about this book that hasn’t been said 61,500 times before. Seriously, that’s how many reviews To Kill A Mockingbird has on Goodreads. This is going to be a short review because I literally have nothing to add to the conversation. Even if you’ve never read To Kill A Mocking...
A few weeks ago, I admitted on Facebook that I'd never read To Kill a Mockingbird. Several people I respect told me that I ought to, because it's a wonderful novel. So I ordered a copy.Little did I know how timely our discussion was. Harper Lee died a week ago, on February 19th, 2016.I won't do a bi...
I read this book in school and had forgotten all but the basic story line (somehow I forgot all about Dill, and most of the townsfolk, and their Aunt). I was listening to the section following the trial when Atticus is talking to Jem and getting frustrated in how little somethings seem to have chang...
6 years ago
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