I can understand why lots of readers will give this book a negative rating: Atticus Finch, this beloved character from To Kill a Mockingbird now suddenly doesn't look so bright anymore. He turns out to be a racist who also attended meetings of the Ku-Klux-Klan. This revelation will clearly be a shoc...
Actual rating 3.5.I tried to avoid reading too many other reviews lest they influence my opinion. I heard all the horror and hype about Atticus being a bigot etc. However that really is an oversimplification. It's true, the writing doesn't sing like Mockingbird, but the subject matter is darker. Moc...
I read To Kill a Mocking Bird a couple of weeks ago and loved it, so decided, as there’s a sequel, why the hell not go and read it straight away? I’ll also admit to being a bit curious as to why there was such strong opinion about this book and I’m pleased to say that now I know why that is. Like ...
To Kill a Mockingbird is my favorite book ever written. I've read it almost every year of my life since I was 12 years old. I've always wanted another story from Harper Lee and when I saw we were getting one with Go Set a Watchman, I pre-ordered it the day it was available. I won't say Go Set a Wa...
Rather than properly review the book, I will comment on my literary friends reaction to it's release. I know, I haven't properly reviewed any book in a long while, but this is more worth the noise.Should you read this book? -Well, you shouldn't be avoiding it. If you liked [b:To Kill a Mockingbird|2...
Read full review at: http://thereadingarmchair.blogspot.gr/2015/07/review-go-set-watchman-by-harper-lee.htmlJean Louise returns to Maycomb, only to find it different from before. The faces of the people are the same, but she observes different attitudes. Even the town itself is changing, with new bu...
Maycomb did not have a paved street until 1935, courtesy of F. D. Roosevelt, and even then it was not exactly a street that was paved. For some reason the President decided that a clearing from the front door of the Maycomb Grammar School to the connecting two ruts adjoining the school property was ...
I knew better than to think of this book as a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird before I started reading it, but in practice it's difficult to separate the two. Both are about events and circumstances that have a profound impact on the way Jean Louise Finch sees the world around her. Both are about th...
I had my introduction to this author in 2010 and felt like I was missing something, having not read it for so long. I didn't wait to read this one, despite the mild controversy and opinions on it all. I had one comment saying she didn't think Harper Lee wanted the public to read this book. I think i...
I chose to listen to the audiobook version of this book as narrated by Reese Witherspoon. Going into the experience, I was fully prepared to be disappointed in the book, simply given the circumstances of its inception: draft pulled from the dust, Harper Lee not fully able to attend to a final draft,...
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