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Summary: Honestly the best book I've ever read!!!
Review: I thought that this book was the best book ever!!! I was amazed with the was Lee wrote so realisticly about the way racism affected there town.
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Summary: It was a Masterpeice of 1930's Racism
Review: I love how the racism was shown ohh so brilliantly. I love all the charcters, especially Mr. Ewell, he seemed life like, I also enjoyed the enthuseasem of Mayella on the stand, not able to back down from what she had said, or acussed Tom of. Atticus was pretty cool, and was Brought to life by Harper Lee. Jem and Scout were a little to nice and understanding of each other to come off as family, but it made for a heart-warming experience.
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Summary: One of the few must-reads
Review: There are few books that everyone must read to understand American literature... perhaps fifty.Not only is To Kill A Mockingbird in that group, it's in the small subset that can be grasped by a young reader -- in fact, can teach a young reader great lessons about both history and life -- and yet be returned to throughout one's life for a refresher of humanity and of its lessons. It is, to be blunt, a unique book. There is nothing else like it. It shaped my childhood; its ideals shape my adulthood. If you're a fan of Star Trek, as I am, you'll see ideals that you see in Trek throughout the book -- for example, this might be the work that comes closest to an Earth-bound expression of IDIC. [P.S.: There are two Trek connections to the filmed version... Paul Fix (the Judge/Dr. Piper in the second Trek pilot) and Brock Peters (Atticus' client/Captain Sisko's father on Deep Space 9).] If you have not read Harper Lee's masterwork, you're poorer for it. No matter your age, it's never too late to learn its majesty and consider its wisdom.
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Summary: They made me read it, it was OK but really it was pointless
Review: Basically its kind of a autobiography about her, but as I say its boring and pointless!!
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Summary: Doesn't even deserve the one star...
Review: Although the author had some good points, I must say that this book sucked a big fat one star. I thought it was horribly thought out and it was considerably a snoozer. I seriously feel asleep readin this. I advise and suggest that nobody dare pick up this book. You may die of boredom.
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Summary: well-written and moving
Review: This is one of those few books I read in school that I really enjoyed. Students tend to resist being forced to read books (and a lot of them don't have enough wattage in their brains to understand them anyway), but I remember finishing this book and shaking my head at Lee's brilliance. The previous 200+ reviews pretty much summed up the plot and then some, so there's not much more to say... except that what made the book special for me was Scout's comment on the very last page, on the metaphor between what had happened in the book and the killing of mockingbirds, given airtime earlier in the book. That image is moving and sad, and acted as perfect closure to the book, despite what previous reviewers have said. Whether Harper Lee intended to make this message or not, the painful events that have happened in the book were brought home to make a moving statement with those last lines. For all those people who complained about the racism and rape trial in the book: Grow up! That's like complaining about a book on physics being devoted to physics, or an sf novel being set in the future. What do you people expect? Take out the focus of this book and the second half of the book disappears. One more comment: Considering that I once had a review for Amazon.com never accepted because of an afterthought and a factual correction from the review I had just sent in for the same book, I find it amazing (and infuriating) that what was obviously a single person from Massachussetts has _thirteen_ reviews, all submitted on March 1, for this book. One wouldn't think it would be that difficult to notice, say, that the last 5 were obviously coming from one source, when they noticed and rejected a shorter, much less extreme (and more relevant) afterthought from me. Food for thought.
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Summary: Interesting book
Review: I thought that this was an interesting book. The first 15 chapters were all background. That might be a little too enduring. I personally think that the author shouldn't have spent half the book on background. But if you think about it, the story wouldn't have been as long without it. It was mostly fill-in. I think that the last 15 chapters were interesting and quality writing. So were the first 14, but the last had a good plot. I just wish the ending had had a little more conflict. It seemed to end awfully abruptly. But that was just the last half of chapter 31. The book is an American classic. And this is just my opinion.
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Summary: Spellbinding
Review: Our class had to read it as an assignment and i thought i wouldnt enjoy it cause i really dont like reading but i ended up reading it three times!!!! IT WAS THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ!!!!!!
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Summary: Like a spider, Lee weaves a story with a repeated theme.
Review: Harper Lee expertly weaves the theme of hurting the innocent in and out of the first person biography of a young girl's life as delicately as a spider making sure every weave is thick and catches its prey. This ordinary child begins to learn the way of life through the hypocritical, the prejudice, the courageous, the insecure, and the hateful, violent angry actions of the people from within her own household to the center of town. With but a father and a brother to aid and answer her many question, her dive deepens to the unspoken darkened depths of all human hearts.
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Summary: a fun yet serious and eye opening story
Review: Review of: To Kill A Mockingbird by: Harper Lee To Kill A mockingbird was written in 1960 and published in 1980. It is a story about a 8 year old girl name Jean Louise Finch (scout) and her family growing up and living a southern county when black people were still often not created equal in the eyes of the white people who live there. The setting is Maycomb a county in Alabama. The story is narrated by scout and is based on the adventures of her, her brother Jem (Jeremy Finch), a friend of theirs from Mississippi who visits in the summer (Dill), and the children's father Atticus Finch. Scout doesn't remember her mother who died when scout was very young. She only hears of her Jem who remembers her a lot better because he is quite a bit older than she. Jem, Scout, and Dill have a infatuation with their neighbors the Radleys who are very shut in and are rarely ever seen at all outside. The kids are drawn to the house and at times dare each other to go touch it or something. At one point they go to investigate one time at night and end up running away while Jem losses his pants and goes back and finds them mysteriously sewn up and folded on the fence. It is not till the end of the book till the long lost Boo Radley is ever seen out of the house. In the beginning it shows the difference of schools back then when scout is told she isn't allowed to read or write any more at home. This is were you first get a look at the lower class Cummingham who try to be good and the hookworm infested Ewell who is ornery and only goes to school on the first day. Through the book you see read scouts troubles with the school she doesn't like. Atticus is a lawyer who gets involved in a very sticky rape case where he is chosen to defend a black man accused by a white man in a dominantly white town. This case plays the major role in the story and how it unfolds adding some very interesting plot twists and allowing a setup for a exciting conclusion. Another important part of the story is the social structure in the town there are a couple poor families in the town. It is interesting to see the difference of how one family is poor but respectable and trusted by the town and the other is controlled by a abusive father who has many kids and can't support them with his welfare check because he uses it on alcohol. This man is an Ewell and often causes a lot of trouble for the finches and the rest of the town. The story is also effected by scouts aunt or Atticus' sister. She is very well respected in the town when she comes to live with the Finches and help Atticus with the kids. She tries to change Atticus' ways of parenting and turn Jem into a gentlemen and scout into a lady. This story is quite unique and has quite a few very exciting parts and has a the ability to keep you reading. It is also very unpredictable and often surprises you. I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book much at all at first but once I got into it I did like it and the pages seemed to go quicker than I thought and I began to like it quite a bit. I liked the unique feisty character of scout and the usually calm and collective personality of Jem like his father. I liked how the author made the Ewells (at least the Bob Ewell) mean and nasty enough to make me forget how I might feel sorry for them and their misfortune and almost despise them and make me happy when things don't go their way. The author also uses the southern scene of prejudice to the plots advantage often making me feel sorry for the blacks and rooting for them at the trial. In all of this the author also was able to fit in many of the main characters physical traits such as Atticus getting older and start to slow down and become more fragile. You see that scout get bigger and is no longer easily able to sit in the lap of her father. Jem also gets older and starts to get into a moody stage and many new physical characteristics appear. The author was able to have the story as real as can be and at the same time keep all the characters always unique and interesting. You have the town gossipers, the grouches, mean nasty type, kind, witty, shady, and the respected. The list goes on. This author in my eyes not only makes the book interesting with the troubles and happiness, but presents the info in a way that you think you know someone or what will happen and you are found wrong and surprised. This book would be a enjoyable for anyone old enough to understand situations and has experience reading. The reading is fairly quick and easy to understand in my opinion. A lot of the book is fun and entertaining while other small parts can be a little bit boring once in a while. Over all I would recommend this book for people who like to read. It is a good read for all grades 7 or above and for all adults.
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