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To Kill A Mockingbird
Just reread this book for the umpteenth time and love it all over again. I first read it as a young teenager and knew even then that it was an important, near-perfect book. I understand that we all have different tastes, but I'm amazed that some few reviewers actually found the book boring. I can't help but doubt that it was really read and digested by them. If you haven't read it, do so. It's an absolutely wonderful book--a classic to be treasured. Thank heaven Harper Lee wrote it!
To Kill A Mockingbird
I figured out something when I finished re reading this book after I read new biography on Harper Lee titled "Mockingbird" Why adult revewers who love this book can not write or spell good? There are chunk of generation who are Mockingbird-free who is now about 50 to 60years old, well educated, well read, good speller but missed timing to read this book as young adult because it was not around or school didn't assigned it on them. These people grow up and know once how to appriciate good books, it is kinda hard to go back to pick up this book in first time in their lives. So naturally, if you are not an English major--means you can't write-- and an adult and read this book and able to appriciate it, chances are you are kinda person who won't read more complicated books anyway or your kid had to read it so you just did (my case) or watched movie first and got interested in or, you are an immigrant (my case) ---so we can't spell.It have been four years since I read it first time and back then, I was reading only chicklits and books my kid was reading because that's about I could have understood. Now I can see through how much struggle for the author to make this book publishable with help from editor and agent. How come Atticus, that perfect dad, let kids go alone in the dark to Halloween pagent and aunt Alexandra, the gossip, would not wanted to accompany them knowing whole town is at the school? because otherwise Bob could not have chance to attack kids so whole climax won't come about. Scout does pre- show for the family and go so far to explain once she got to the show, that ladies too tired from decorating were not there, to justify her aunt's absence. I hate myself even thinking about all these while I was re-reading but could not help it. It moved me to my guts the first time I read it when I did not know any better (or worse)It is sad as many kids love this book in this review pages, some kids just plain hate it. You have to be young and flexisible to hit by the chord but you have to be mature enough to understand the deeper message. I guess, that's why 6th to 9th grade are the best match for the first time Mockingbird experience. You can come back to it again and still moves you but, it still doesn't make you a good writer or speller.
To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee's book To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic piece of literature read by students everywhere. However, I was not one of those students. It was not on my reading list, much to my regret now. I just finished reading the book and enjoyed it thoroughly. I love Scout's charming point of view and her descriptions of childhood summers make me wish for times past. Justice, or lack of it, is made so real when looked at from the perspective of Scout and her brother Jem. And the dynamic between the kids and the mysterious Boo Radley is just plain cool in the book.The movie is great too. A classic. The way some of the scenes are portrayed is dead on. I also love how Scout's narration in the book is carried into the movie. It's great to hear Harper Lee's narrative spoken. The charm of Scout's childhood is effectively portrayed visually in the film. I do like the book better for the simple reason that it portrays so much more than the movie ever could. The "relationship" between the kids and Boo Radley is included in the movie but more fully developed in the book. Because the movie just can't handle it fully, it ends up as a sidestory to the trial instead of a developed storyline all its own as in the book. The movie also couldn't include some of the additional charm of the book - like the storyline with Mrs. Dubose; how the kids feel about Atticus and the Finch family; visiting Calpurnia's church; or how Aunt Alexandra, surprisingly enough, began to have an effect on the lady Scout would become.Don't get me wrong though, I really did enjoy the movie. The character portrayals were great - especially Scout and Atticus. But I must say (at the risk of sounding like the girl that I am) that the best part about the movie to me was that it brought the book to life so effectively that in parts I was somewhat emotional. It is a powerful story of childhood and race and justice (or injustice) that cannot be ignored. It speaks to so many in book or film form. Awesome! Enjoy both!
To Kill A Mockingbird
I consider this the best book I have ever read concerning the racial tensions in the South during the time period in which it takes place. Harper Lee uses the perspective of "Scout" the young girl in the book, to capture the whole atmosphere of the time and place.She also deals with the matter of prejudice against the mentally challenged with great sensitivity and insight. I have read this book twice- and I'm sure I will read it again!
To Kill A Mockingbird
written from the perspective of a child trying to understand the complicated issues of race, gender, class and crime in a southern town in the 1930's. The honesty in the words still hold true today. A must read.
To Kill A Mockingbird
This is a MUST read for anyone interested in the history of America. Not only does this book give us a picture of what the '30s in the South must have felt, but it gave us a heartwarming story of american culture.There is no question why school's all across the nation have this book as a required reading