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Summary: ahhhh!
Review: this is the best book i have ever read for school, and one of the best i've ever read for enjoyment
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Summary: Great!
Review: We had to read this book for school, and i was NOT looking forward to it. The class from last year had nothing but bad things to say about it. So I decided I would read a little bit just to keep up in our class discussions. Let me tell you, I was hooked! I couldn't put it down! To Kill a Mockingbird is the best book I have ever read!!
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Summary: Greatest Novel Ever Written
Review: Harper Lee didn't have to write another book after "To Kill a Mockingbird"; she'd already achieved perfection. This is my absolute favorite book of all time; have read it over and over again, read it aloud to my spouse, and own two beautifully bound, autographed copies of the book, plus the movie. Scout, Jem, Dill, Boo Radley, Tom, and above all, Atticus Finch, are beloved characters more real than reality. What's the book about? Love, respect, humanity. Racism, false pride, ignorance. The ultimate triumph of the human spirit. A little girl who befriends a tragically lonely neighbor. An ignorant girl who betrays her kind-hearted neighbor. This book is so many things and so beautifully composed I think it would've been a shame had Harper Lee actually written another.
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Summary: Compelling, Exciting....
Review: A compelling novel about the challanges we face everyday. Told through the eyes of a young girl, the novel explores many aspects of life from racism and prejudice to family morals. The protagonist, Scout, is taking in life like a sponge, bit by bit. Life is simple enough until her father agrees to represent an African-American man in a rape trial. He fights against the accuser Mayella Ewell, a white girl who is the daughter of the town's well-known, immoral family. Believe me-you CAN'T PUT THE BOOK DOWN! A great novel I would really recommend to anyone!
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Summary: Review of Harper Lee's : To Kill A Mockingbird
Review: The place is Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930's. The book is told through the eyes of Scout Finch, an eight- year old girl. At first you get to read about things as they are "today", and then the book actually begins by leading us in to the three-year journey through the life of Scout, her brother Jem and her father Atticus that led to how things are "today". Atticus Finch is a trial lawyer representing Tom Robinson, a young black man accused of raping a white woman. This is the very central thing about this book: Atticus is white and he represents a black man, which is a very controversial thing to do in Maycomb at that time. Robinson is found guilty and he is sentenced to life, al though it is clear to everyone he is innocent. It is this case that presents the ugly, racist side of Maycomb. The things concerning the case happen mostly in the second part of the book. In the first part Lee concentrates on telling about Scout's and Jem's relations with the towns other people. Hear you find many unpleasant people and Atticus is forced to explain a lot of things to Scout and Jem about why people act the way they do sometimes. But all in all I would say that Scout and Jem were very happy, because they had a loving and wise father and although their mother had died when they were very little they had a black cook, Calpurnia, who was kind of a mother figure for them, a part of the family. This book is very good in many ways. I love Atticus as a character because he holds such wisdom and because he really is a man who stands by his principals through the whole book. I noted these words by Atticus because I think they say it all: 'You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.' I think it was very clever of Lee to tell things through the eyes of a child: You read about a child's thoughts and feelings but at the same time there is a very mature side to the text. Another good thing about the book is that although the first half of the book was sometimes quite "slow" the end was so good that I must say this book is worth reading again. It is truly an unforgettable novel about fatherhood, honesty and justice.
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Summary: Yeppers, it's pretty darn good.
Review: "To Kill A Mockingbird" is about growing up in a lazy town in South. The story focuses upon two young children and last throughout a few year period. The main character is a stubborn little tom girl named Scout who is very adventurous and completely innocent at heart. Her father is a lawyer who is a great person morally and will always stand up for what's right. One day, a case comes into town about a black raping a white girl, and the father, Atticus, is assigned to the trial. The whole town is shaken up by this case since the old talk of the town was a confined neighbor by the name of Boo. The racism issue comes into play during the trial. The part that shows how wrong the racism is, is that a little girl, free of any past experiences or any hatred, is amongh the few that realize the extreme wrongness that is taking place. This book can be taken on at the least two levels. The higher level is much more extreme in the overall moral being displayed. This is one of my favorite books because of the amazing way that such a deep feeling and concept of "wrongness" is brought to a reader through words. Without a doubt, this is recomended to anyone who can read.
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Summary: I'll say whatever you want me to - just stop the torture!!
Review: In my Junior English class this year I was forced to read this Pulitzer Prize - winning novel. First, what was the PP committee thinking? Yes it was 1961, yes it was the Civil Rights Movement, yes a lot of people used WAY too much pot, but none of those arguments can explain why this obvious, saccharine mockery of a novel won anything, including publication rights. I kept thinking that "it has to get better", but it DOESN'T! The characters are flat and cariacatured - everyone does exactly what a Disney-style movie would like them to do. Because of this, there is no real definition to the characters and you can't care about them - believe me, I tried - under threat of death by English teacher. Also the symbolism is blatant beyond belief. She actually tells you directly what the symbols are and what they mean - defeating the whole purpose. As bad as the first 28 or so chapters are, they are no comparison with the last 3. I have seen and read many bad endings, but this made me throw the book across the room in anger. If you've ever watched any of the ... movies or most any other kids movie (see the unending series of sports animal ones), you will have a rough idea of the sappiness and predictability of this conclusion. For a high school kid, I consider myself pretty well read, and this novel hits a new low in any genre. Kids, if your teacher pushes this on you, just remember what they taught you in DARE - "Just Say No"! If you (any age) are considering this book, consider yourself warned - I couldn't be paid to read even one chapter again. But if you REALLY like those dopey kids' movies your 3-year-old watches, this is the book for you. Immerse yourself in the sugar of it all.
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Summary: A student's view
Review: I am currently reading To Kill a Mockingbird in my 8th grade English class. I must say, I have been pleasantly surprised. For a "school book" it is pretty darn good. Every adult I have talked to always says "oh, you just HAVE to read TKAM" yadayadayada. I think that this book is a true diamond in the rough. When you sift through all the controversial junk of today's world, this novel is refreshingly honest and well written. I would reccomend to anyone old enough to understand it.
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Summary: This book has something for everyone
Review: I first read to kill a mockingbird in high school and have re read it a few times over the years. It is an amazingly well crafted novel that sets the context for the story and then lets you be absorbed the characters very human reactions. If you enjoyed the movie, do yourself a favour and read the book!!
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Summary: An Inspirational Novel
Review: The book To Kill A Mockingbird captures serious issues that are occurring in society through the eyes of a naive elementary school girl. The symbols and underlying themes are told through the innocence of the young child, Scout. This brings an interesting point of view to the story because she does not understand the stereotypes that exist in her small town. She also doesn't realize that complications that her dad, a lawyer faces. Social standings and relationships between family, friends, and neighbors are explored in this story. The book starts at the end of the story, and there is a flashback through all of Scout's adventures. This book is an exciting collection of events in Scout 's life that together reflect on society as a whole. This social commentary by Harper Lee, shows how a young girl who hasn 't been subjected to the prejudicial views of society is able to judge character better than wise adults that have been through many experiences. To Kill A Mockingbird is fun summer reading, that leaves the reader with something to think about.
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