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To Kill a Mockingbird |
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Rating: Summary: A touching book reviewed in poem form. Review: Tough lessons are learned
By a young girl named Scout
The prejudices churned
She knew nothing about. Atticus, with morals as strong as can be
Showed there are heroes
That stick by their cause and never flee
From the dangers of the enemies that he knows. Some ignorant
people who hate
Others for no reason at all
Seal a young man's fate
Which sucessfully does apaul
The young Scout Finch Who now understands her society's fall.
Rating: Summary: One of the best books in American literature. Review: This is also the book that got ME started into an English degree. Not only do you see the world through the eyes of a young tomboy named Scout Finch, you hear other voices--such as Miss Maudie, the neighbor across the street who tells Scout how Southern people act (they aren't always polite). Other voices include Sheriff Heck Tate, Jem Finch, Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell and Mr. Ewell, Mr. Cunningham, and the loud silence of one Boo Radley. All of them converge on one character: Atticus Finch, a character that transcends time. This is a well-written book, told through the dialect of a grown Southern woman looking back on her childhood. A MUST READ!
Rating: Summary: Borrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggg Review: Well, at least it was in my own language. Otherwise, it sucked. It was the same old, same old plot. Maybe Lee originated it, but that doesn't matter. Once you have read one book like this one, you have read them all. A classic american piece of caca
Rating: Summary: What a wonderful tale I've ever read in this planet! Review: I could do both shedding tears and burst to laugh. It's a little bit
different culture to grasp for Indonesian like me but mostly the tale are really
representing the very nature of life itsel
Rating: Summary: A story to make you cry Review: Harper Lee tells the tale of a small Alabama county Maycomb. The narrator, Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, tells all about the mysterious Radleys, and many others in the town. However, the main plot deals with racial injustice and the book makes your heart sag. However, you will never read a better book
Rating: Summary: Lucid and engaging reading of Harper Lee's compelling novel. Review: Sally Darling brings Harper Lee's tour de force of a young girl's encounter with the beauty and the ugliness of human nature to vibrant life. Scout Finch, the daughter of a southern lawyer, reflects upon her childhood years. In a series of engrossing events the tale of life in a small southern town unfolds. Never slow, the narrative moves swiftly from one action to another in highly fluid form. From the eyes of a little girl, the reader witnesses the unfolding of a series of events through which she is brought
face to face with prejudice and bigotry. The forms that this prejudice takes are both subtle and obvious. Black and white, old and young, rich and poor, cultured and earthy, educated and ignorant, Scout encounters hatred and fear in almost all the people around her. Her world is shown in a series of expanding circles with herself in the center, her brother and friend next, her father and housekeeper next, then neighbors, teachers, schoolmates etc. in ever widening circles. Starting with the outermost people and working inward, the innermost hatreds of the human heart are revealed to her. As she awakens to more and more varieties of prejudice she seeks to separate herself from them. During the climax of the book, Scout is shown, for the first time, her own heart and the prejudice within. In a moving final narrative, she admits her own failing and awakens to true compassion and empathy.
The narration by Sally Darling is perfectly in keeping with the spirit of the novel. In silky southern tones Ms. Darling brings the story to almost a visually compelling life.
The novel introduces us to a variety of the townsfolk in a richness that makes us seem as though we ourselves live in
that town, and Ms. Darling's insightful characterizations bring the people out in an almost tangible reality. The coupling of one of the most outstanding novels of our time with the animated and believable narration provides the listener
with an unparalleled experience that only gets better with
each listening. An unqualified triumph.
Rating: Summary: The pinnacle of literature. Review: This book is quite simply the sweetest, most perfect story
ever written. At its core is a simple story, filled with
honor and compassion, told through the wide, innocent eyes
of a 6-year-old girl named Scout.
If you only read one book in your life, this is the one.
Rating: Summary: The best written books and by far the most touching I read. Review: The book To Kill A Mockingbird guides us through the unbosomings of Scout and Jem's childhood.
The book shows how man can be so hypocritic and cruel, how prejudice had hurt so many, how one brave man can go out of his way to help a fellow man.
José Moreno
Age 13
Rating: Summary: Extraordinary story of courage through a child's eyes. Review: On the surface, first-person story of a young girl's
adventures in a small southern town during the depression.
Story addresses impact of economic hardship and extreme
racial injustice through the eyes of the heroine without
patronizing her.
I believe the character of "Dill" was based on Truman
Capote, a childhood friend of Harper Lee.
One of the finest books I have ever read; I generally
reread it every year or two.
Rating: Summary: To Kill a Mockingbird - a "Must-read" Review: Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a novel that deals with the problem of racial prejudice in southern parts of the United States in the 1930's. The main character, Atticus Finch, is a liberal and open-minded lawyer in his self-righteous white community in Maycomb, Alabama. He takes up the defence of Tom Robinson, a black farm worker who innocently stands accused of raping a white woman. Robinson is found guilty and killed while attempting to escape, and Finch is confronted with the hate and injustice of the community he lives in. The novel is told from the perspective of Finch's 9-year-old daughter, Jean Louise ("Scout"). I enjoyed reading this book very much. It gives an insight into how life must have been (and, perhaps, still is) in a racist community like Maycomb (which, of course, is a fictional location). The novel's plot is well-elaborated, its characters are complex and realistic. I especially liked the second part of the novel, dealing with Tom Robinson's trial and the effects Atticus' stand against his racist community by defending him in that trial has on his life and his family. It is also quite interesting to see how Scout seems to "mentally grow up" when becoming aware of the "ugly face" behind the nice and clean facades of the town. The first part before the communnity starts to show its true attitude could have been a little bit shorter,it is more interesting for people who are interested in society and the relationships between the people. Nevertheless, this book is fascinating and worth reading.
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