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Summary: to kill a mockingbird is a must read!
Review: My mother first handed me this book when I was thirteen years old, and one day I was bored enough to give it a try, and I am so glad I did. It was such a moving, realistic story of a bright young girl's interesting adventure. Once I started reading this I couldn't put it down. It is beautifully crafted and emotionally deep. I give it a perfect 10!
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Summary: An American Treasure
Review: A grown Jean Louise (Scout) Finch narrates the tale of her youth in Maycomb, Alabama, wherein her father Atticus defends a black man against a completely spurious rape charge cooked up by a poor white drunkard and his daughter. No, the issues are far from comfortable. The racism is stark, but the heroism is stolid. Through Scouts eyes we see a world of many colors and textures, but one must read the book to appreciate even a few of them.More than four decades since it was first published, Harper Lees book is more than just a tale of courage in the face of racial bigotry in the mid-twentieth century rural South, it is more than a tale of a girls love for her father, it is more than a novel. Without hyperbole, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is truly an American treasure. If you have never taken or been given the opportunity to read this book even if you dont read that many novels you owe it to yourself to transcend all the politics and attain the better understanding of humanity that Harper Lee can help you discover. After all, she has helped so many millions of schoolchildren do just that in the past two or three generations. Neither does she do it with the preachy tone I found myself falling into for this review! Whatever your age or color, enjoy!
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Summary: One of the Finest American Books
Review: This is one of the most popular books of the 20th century: it is in the top three. And with good reason, it is an excellent story, but it is a bit slow-paced. This book describes the trials and tribulations of a young Southern girl and her family during the middle of the century. It is told from the point of view of Jean Finch, whose father Atticus is representing a black man in a rape case. She is threatened and called names, just to name a few, but she never loses hope. It is one of those books that everybody can take something out of, it is an inspiring and invigorating book.
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Summary: pretty good
Review: I thought this was a pretty good book. However, I was forced to read it for school, which I am sure took away from the true excellence of the book. Even though it was mandantory to read this book, I still enjoyed it, and might even read it again some day. So, if you are teenager and have not had to read it in school yet... read it now, while you can still fully enjoy it!
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Summary: One of my best books ever read!
Review: Ok, I had to read this book for my school.Most of the time I get bored with the books I read in school. But when I started reading this, I was really amazed it turned out to be a good book. This is the best book I ever read for school. I just love it :) If anyone is reading this, please go get the book. It's worth it.
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Summary: Unintential Insight?
Review: I cannot deny that this novel pulled me into the story and maintained my interest. The novel, chock full of human insight, doesn't opt for lies or platitudes. But some schools teach this work as a profound statement on race in the USA. While this may be true, the father's representation of a falsely accused black man despite threats from the white community, while admirable, isn't the key. The key to understanding race in the USA lies in the fact that the author does not imagine in detail the lives of that black man and his family, the real tragedy, the real and profundly distrubing story that this book only mentions in passing. The child narrator loves her father for his principles, but does not begin the fathom the situation of the black man's family. By all means read this book, because it shows that even many decent and well meaning whites do not really understand the lives of American blacks. And read it with a reading group and ponder whether this was the author's intention, or a limitation of her own understanding merely reflected in the book.
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Summary: Big Events That Rock the Boat of A Small Town
Review: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is entertaining and inspiring. The narrator, Scout, is the daughter of a proud lawyer who's newest case is to defend a gentle black man named Tom Robinson who is accused of a crime he didn't commmit. Although I did find it to be a little slow at times, this novel definitely taught me a lesson. Mockingbirds represent the childhood innocence that we are all born with, and "to shoot a mockingbird is a sin, because they don't dig up our gardens or bother us... just sing their hearts out for us." A simple, bittersweet story that is honest and truthful.
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Summary: Classic
Review: This is a classic story of the south. There are the racists, the white , and the few noble citizens in this impressive novel. Not only does Lee tell a very good story about prejudice against blacks, but the part of the story about prejudice towards Boo Radley is a wonderful parallel. I first read this book when I was 11 or 12, and it has been one of my favorites ever since. The movie with Gregory Peck is as good if not better. If you like the book, be sure to watch it.
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Summary: Who knew a classic could have been oh so totally cool...
Review: Who knew a classic could be oh so totally cool the first time you tried to read it back when you were 14. It made sense at 14, it makes better sense now. Harper Lee has an amazing story telling ability and she potrays the young girl Scout so well. Its almost as if the story was written from Scouts view. Incredible characterizations. Thats what really swept me off my feet, along with the amazing setting description. You could feel the heat, you could feel the hate, you can just really FEEL this book!
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Summary: Truman Capote strikes again!
Review: This book was written by Truman Capote. Harper Lee was his childhood friend and he wrote the story as a gift to her and let her publish it. Don't you think someone that wrote this book would of gone on to write many more? Well Truman did. Harper Lee never "wrote" another book.
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