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Summary: If i could give this book more stars, I would.
Review: This was simply the GREATEST novel ever writen. Harper Lee shows her talent of getting poeple hooked on books and want them to turn the pages and see what's going to happen next.
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Summary: Hmmm......how could I rate this book? maybe 5 STARS!
Review: I have read it twice and am currently reading it for my english class. Harper Lee goes into so much depth of childhood it is amazing. From the perspective of a 6 year old (in the beginning) and later as she grows up and matures. If you look closely, you can identify multiple allusions to the bible; for example, Atticus is a Christ figure. Everything he does is morally, ethically, and what-ever-else-you-could-think-of correct. I cannot claim responsibility for this finding, though. My excellent teacher brought it to my attention. Back to the point, this book is so full of morals and themes that it is mezmorizing. This could teach us all many valuable lessons. READ IT! You can thank me later.
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Summary: The greatest book I ever read
Review: To Kill a Mockingbird was the greatest book I have ever read in my life. No other book caught me like this one did. There was so much that I could relate to, like the childhood mischief and the schools.
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Summary: It is a very powerful and moving book.
Review: To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel which shows the injustice to blacks in the South in the 1930's. It depicts a time when men were forced to be slaves, maids, and servants for other men, and not everyone was created equal.
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Summary: absolutely amazing - well thought out and written
Review: I loved this book! Scout Finch's observations are hilarious, despite the serious theme of the novel. What I liked best was how in the end the two separate plots - Boo Radley and the Tom Robinson trial - interwined with a common theme. This book is insightful and easy to understand - all you'll need is two boxes of kleenex.
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Summary: Discover courage and humor through eyes of a young girl.
Review: Harper Lee's novel explores with humor and honesty of a childs recollection of life among eccentric characters in a small town which seems untouched by reality of the times and the injustice of racial prejudice. Lee's style of writing is flowing and easy to understand. She has created a contemporary American classic.
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Summary: It Is a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird.
Review: To Kill A Mockingbird is absolutely one of the best books I've ever read. Lee writes very simply and truthfully about racial prejudice in 1930's Maycomb, AL. The story begins as Atticus Finch is defending a black man on the charge of raping a white woman. Lee describes in great detail how Scout and Jem, Atticus' children, come of age as they learn about the trial and how a jury of twelve white men refuse to look past the color of a man's skin and convict him of a crime he did not commit. Lee's writing is effective because she brings a simple truth to light: when the children ask Atticus to explain injustice, he tells them that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. A friend explains to them, "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." Lee never preaches to the reader, but her subtle comparison and contrast of the innocence of the children in the face of so much corruption is one of the most compelling aspects of this novel. The innocent are persecuted while the guilty go unpunished. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: When I first read this, I thought it was good. The second time I read this I saw it for what it really is. Lee's characters are well portrayed, and the charater of Dill and its resemblence to Truman Capote is brilliant, and Atticus left me speechless. If anyone hasn't read this, they should. It is a book not to be missed.
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Summary: This is a wonderful book.
Review: I just finished studying to Kill a Mockingbird in depth, and it is really a classic. It has great artistic unity, humor, iorny, and wisdom. I loved Atticus's definiton of courage as fighting and unwinnable fight, such as the Tom Robinson trial. This is also the case with Mrs. Dubose, she fought the unwinnable fight, she knew she was going to die. The tiltle fo the book is also very meaningful. It applies to Boo Radly, Scout and Tom. By saying Bob Ewell fell on his knife, Boo was saved for death. If people found out that Boo saved the children, they would bring him pies, this would be death for Boo, he could not stand the light. Also, Tom, because he was killed, and he was innocent. He simply commited the sin of feeling sorry for a black woman. And finally, Scout is also a Mockingbird, Bob Ewell wanted to kill and innocent little girl. Maycomb was filled with all kind of prejudice, even between own religions, such as Maudie and the foot washing baptists. Atticus has great wisdom, he knew exactly what he was doing with those children.
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Summary: Will I Ever View Things In The Same Light Again?
Review: Through the eyes of Scout Finch, the town she lives in - and the surrounding world - seem clear cut; she doesn't see the colour lines adults do and because of this is able to form sincere relationships with people of all races. This portrayal of life in the deep South (particularly notable through the language!) is told in a heartfelt and passionate manner which challenges the way you think. It is the childish logic of Scout which makes us wonder why there is the racial tension there is. I couldn't put the book down whilst I was reading it and I dare say it will remain on my favourites list for a very long time to come.
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