To Kill a Mockingbird

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Summary: To Kill A Mockingbird
Review: To Kill A Mockingbird was assigned to me by my english teacher. I thought the big would be a waste of time only to find to my surpise how much I enjoyed it. The way it dealed and handled prejuidice was amazing. Most books only include information about racism, To Kill A Mockingbird dealt with Race vs. Race, Woman vs. Men, and Classes vs. classes. I give this book five stars b/c it helps children, teenagers, and adults deal with prejuidce of all kinds. Prejuidice isn't something that can be ignored, and it will never coimpletely go away. However, when you read this book, through the eyes of a young girl. you realize exactly what it does to the world. As a whole.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: The classic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, was a magnificent book. One reason I liked it so much was because it was very detailed. For example, in the beginning of chapter nineteen, just before Tom Robinson was called up to the witness stand, Harper Lee (the author) really gives us detailed information on how Tom is nervous and what kind of actions he played played on. For example, when he reaches under his arm to grab his Bible. Besides details, I also liked the book because it is readable. It is also a book that really relates to our culture and way of living because of the jealousy factor in the book, relates to our life of jealousy. When people are jealous the will try, in any way, to get that quality or trait they are jealous for. A specific element that stuck out to me was the beginning when all the characters are described. Another element that I really like is when the book gets intense and stays intense during the presence of Boo Radley. This is a book for all audiences because it is good and it should be read and maybe researched by both students and adults.

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Summary: You should read this once every year!
Review: Entertaining...emotionally moving...life changing...what more can I say! I am strongly recommending for everyone to read this book once each year. As a former 11th grade English teacher, I brought this book into my classroom and saw several students literally come to life! One boy said it was the first book he had ever read all the way through. Not only is it fun to read, but it really challenges the way you think and process others' differences. To Kill a Mockingbird comes highly recommended...

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Summary: i loved this book!
Review: This book is awesome. I read it in my 7th grade english class, and we got into so many good discussions about it. It's very thoughtprovoking. Of course, it is possible to read this book straight through, and not think about mockingbirds or anything like that, but if you read this book, you must stop and think about how it affects your life, because it does. if you think hard enough, you can think of so many people who bear a striking resemblance to scout, jem, atticus, or tom

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Summary: To Kill A Mockingbird
Review: A story that tells of childhood curiosities and discoveries. It is a wonderful book that can bring back many fond memories. Full of innocence and suspense, a winning combination. Taking place over a 1 1/2 year period of time, this story tells of the mysterious neightbors, social injustices, and of small town life. Scout looks back at her childhood growing up with her father Atticus, brother Jem, nanny Calpurnia, and a plethora of other characters that add to the plot. One of the many pleasures of this book is how each one of the characters is presented in a believable manner. Atticus, a single father, balances work and trying to raise his two young children, Scout and Jem a brother and sister duo, who lurk around the mysterious Radley home to see what is inside. Tom Robinson, an African American accused of a crime he did not commit simply because of his race. These characters were presented in a way that the reader can relate and imagine. The only problem with this book was that the ending was a little abrupt. Even though the main plot is solved throught the book, the book leaves the reader wondering about the rest of everyone's lives. If there was an extra chapter or an epilogue, the story would be finished completely. Since there wasn't, the story lacked a certain ingredient that would make it a little better. The book was a window into the world of a young girl, her struggles and the struggles of all of the people around her as she grows up. Strongly recommended for teens but great for all ages. An eye-opening look at life and the variety of things that happen to a group of small town people. A superior example of American literature.

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Summary: To KIll a Mockingbird
Review: Never going outside, never talking to neighbors, and never being seen created a big fiasco in Maycomb County. To Kill a Mockingbird was a good book. It was about three Children Jem, Scout, and Dill who were on a mission to encounter Boo Radley. Boo was a man who lived in Maycomb County and has not been seen in years. Throughout the book a major disturbance occurs in Maycomb and there is a big trial. At the end of the book, the children finally come in contact with Boo Radley. This book was good because it taught four lessons: courage, growing up, education, and prejudice. Throughout the book, there are many different times which courage is shown. One example is when Jem lost his pants at the Radley's and he went back to get his pants off the fence. This took a lot of courage for Jem. The theme of growing up was shown most often thoughout the novel. Some examples are: Scout turns down a fight for her very first time, Jem learns to be respectful in church, and Scouts tells her uncle how to treat kids. The theme or education was taught when the kids father, Atticus, taught them not to judge people until you have got into their skin. This is something that many people in the world fail to do. Finally prejudice occured many times in the novel. There was an incident at the Radleys and someone was in the their backyard and automatically Nate Radley thought it was a black man. Another time of prejudice is when Scout wants to play with Jem and Dill, Jem doesn't want her to because she is a girl and also because of her age. These are a few times inwhich prejudice occured throught the novel. All these themes were easy to relate to and this made the book even more interesting. To Kill a Mockingbird is a wonderful story that portrays everyday occurences.

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Summary: Review of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird
Review: The fiction novel To Kill A Mockingbird is one of the best well written novels of the 1900s. Harper Lee who is the author of the novel brings out some heartmelting scenes to the reader. She also throws out the sense of what a childhood is like growing up in a country town of Maycomb County. Jem and Scout Finch raised by Atticus Finch who is their father without the presence of their passed mother. Jem and Scout play the investigators of who their neighbor realy is.The Finch's neighbor is the creep talk of the town, but no one realy knows the truth of his life. The scenes of this book are so well described in its southern dialect the reader can picture it realy happening. One great example of this is when Scout walks their neighbor Arthur Radley to his porch and reflects on all of the games, bad times, and good times that happened. Also Lee's courtroom scene is so moving it makes the reader want to go into the book and be part of the trial. Come join Jem and Scout in this mysterious investigation of their mysterious neighbor. Also, go back to the 1930's and get a taste of what the depression was like.

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Summary: To Kill A Mocking Bird
Review: In search of a mysterious character, Scout and Jem Finch encounter many situations that put them in danger. To Kill A Mockingbird ia a fantastic representation of the 1930's. Now take a trip back to a time of depression and racism in Harper Lee's, To Kill A Mockingbird. Taking place in Alabama in the 1930's, To Kill A Mockingbird tells the story of a middle-class family and the childrens' search for a mysterious neighbor. The children go through many situations and people to get to their goal of finding this neighbor. When they finally find him, the open everybody eyes in the town. Lee makes the reader feel like they have known the family for years with her great backround of the family. She also makes the reader feel like they are in Alabama with her great description of the situations and characters. The book is very well written and it will be difficult for the reader to put the book down. This reviewer strongley recommends you read this timeless classics.

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Summary: To Kill a Mockingbird
Review: To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is a compelling story about childhood, and growing up. Based in the 1930's, To Kill a Mockingbird delivers a realistic, heart warming story. This is a truly intriuging book, that the reader wil not want to put down. The novel goes through the childhood of Jem and Scout Finch, and tells the high and low points of their youth. The book starts off with Scout fighting at school, goes through the trial of a falsley accused black man, and ends with a social hermit having his few wonderful astranged moments in the spotlight. To Kill a Mockingbird will captivate all readers, from children to adults, this is truly an amazing book. The story is set in Maycomb, Alabama during the depression. The novel revolves around the Finch family and their experiences. As Jem and Scout the hermit, Boo Radley, Atticus, Jem and Souts father, defends Tom Robinson, a black man falsely accused of rape, in court. The awful truth becomes discovered about Bob Ewell, as Jem and Scout learn the unpleasentries of life. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, will bring the reader in and not let them go until they have reached a fulfilling ending.

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Summary: Who'da thought it would be that good!
Review: Being a 17 year old teenager I thought that Harper Lee's epicnovel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' would be rather boring. Growing up inan era where science fiction rules every teenagers imagination, I was suprised to find that I enjoyed reading such a classic book. Harper Lee's narrator is young Scout Finch who is a fiesty, outgoing, self reliant young girl who witnesses the hate that the people of Maycomb have towards someone or something that is different from them. Witnessing the telling of the story in a childs eyes shows how innocent and not aware of prejudice children can be. Harper Lee has written a classic novel about hate, racism, class, love, and growing up. Who'da thought it would be that good!