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Dec 05, 2011

Bird Brian added it

CELEBRITY DEATHMATCH REVIEW*
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Huck Finn v. To Kill A Mockingbird

Decision 2011

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Jan 25, 2008

Denise rated it:

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Oct 24, 2009

Kim rated it:

Why is it when I pick up To Kill A Mockingbird , I am instantly visited by a sensory memory: I’m walking home, leaves litter the ground, crunching under my feet. I smell the smoke of fireplaces and think about hot cider and the wind catches and my breath is taken from me and I bundle my coat tighter against me and lift my head to the sky, no clouds, just a stunning blue that hurts my eyes, another deep breath and I have this feeling that all is okay.

Why? Why this memory? I mea More...

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Jun 23, 2009

Meghan rated it:

If I could give this no stars, I would. This is possibly one of my least favorite books in the world, one that I would happily take off of shelves and stow in dark corners where no one would ever have to read it again.

I think that To Kill A Mockingbird has such a prominent place in (American) culture because it is a naive, idealistic piece of writing in which naivete and idealism are ultimately rewarded. It's a saccharine, rose-tinted eulogy for the nineteen thirties from an orator More...

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Nov 22, 2011

Lou rated it:

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A wonderful piece of literature, great characters, plot and prose. There is sadness and happiness, racism and equality, immaturity and maturity, injustice and redemption.
Atticus is a man we could all love and look up to a grounded just and fair man he sees beyond race and finds the goodness in people. His cook Calpurnia Is honest good black lady who you just gotta love in this story, she works for a nice family wh More...

7 comments like (18 people liked it)

May 24, 2011

Stephen rated it:

6.0 stars. I know I am risking a serious “FILM AT 11” moment and a club upside the head from Captain Obvious for voicing this, but nabbit dog I still think it needs to be said…TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is one of the BEST and MOST IMPORTANT American novels ever written. Okay, I said it, and I will wait patiently while you get your DUHs and DERs out of the way and hang your “no shit” signs outside for Inspector Holmes.

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Nov 07, 2008

Houston rated it:

“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”(p. 20)

I love this book and this idea of reading being like breathing. As Scout did, I read early too, and often. Every night before bed I would read and still do. I saw a Twilight Zone Episode once where the main character loved to read and only wanted to be left alone to do so. After falling asleep in the vault of the bank where he worked, he awoke to a post-disaster world where only he was le More...

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Jul 06, 2010

Hasna Diana rated it:

Buku ini akan menjadi buku fave-ku sepanjang masa.. TOP BGT! Serasa sudah lama banget ga ketemu buku yang bagus, tapi baca buku ini, mengobati rasa kehilangan itu.. alhamdulillah..

Membaca halaman awal buku cerita setebal 533 halaman ini, benar-benar sebuah upaya yang tidak ringan. Tidak terlalu paham apa yang dimaksud penulisnya, tapi biarlah, tetap saja dibaca halaman demi halamannya, mungkin nanti juga akan mengerti.

Cerita ini dikisahkan dari sudut pandang Scout, seoran More...

25 comments like (21 people liked it)

Dec 17, 2009

Mona rated it:

I read this book a long time ago, when I was ten years old. I remembered nothing from it except thinking it was really, really good. And here I am, thirteen years later. I picked it up again because I was curious about what my reaction would be to it now.

The book follows three years in the life of Scout Finch, her brother Jem, their father Atticus, and their fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, in the era of the Great Depression. The first half of the novel focuses mainly on Scout and More...

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Jul 06, 2010

gieb rated it:

kalau hanya ada satu jenis manusia, mengapa mereka tidak bisa rukun? kalau mereka semua sama, mengapa mereka merepotkan diri untuk saling membenci (hal 431)

kutipan di atas berhasil mengingatkan saya, bahwa beda itu perkara besar pada zaman kita. bahkan, kondisi hari ini, beda tak lagi dilihat dari luar, dari kulit tubuh dan pakaian, tapi dari dalam, dari iman.

ketakutan mbah harper lee ini sekarang lebih merajalela. hari ini, dengan mudah darah muncrat dari seorang manus More...

28 comments like (13 people liked it)

Jul 06, 2010

Bunga Mawar rated it:

Ardi, salah seorang siswa kelas 5 di sekolah saya, berdiri di ujung barisan siswa kelas 2 yang antri masuk kelas setelah berhasil menjawab sebuah pertanyaan yang saya ajukan. Wajahnya terlihat sedang berpikir keras. Dia menunggu sampai siswa kelas 2 terakhir masuk, dan mengajukan satu pertanyaan pada saya.

"Itu, Atticus Finch... Dia bapaknya Jem dan Scout?" Disebutnya tokoh-tokoh protagonis dari novel yang dua hari sebelumnya saya sarankan kepadanya untuk dibaca.

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Jul 06, 2010

Amang rated it:

Tahun 1930-an. Suatu periode yang disebut Great Depression, ketika Perang Dunia I menyedot uang begitu banyak hingga akhirnya ekonomi dunia ambruk. Amerika, negara yang kuat saja akhirnya ikutan mengalami zaman susah. Sesusah kisah hidup petani Cunningham yang diceritakan dalam buku ini, sampai-sampai si Walter Cunningham --teman sekelas Scout di kelas 1-- bersekolah tanpa sepatu dan cuma punya satu baju bersih. Atau dalam film-film Charlie Chaplin, digambarkan saking susahnya sampai-sampai Char More...

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Jul 06, 2010

nanto rated it:

Alurnya masih terasa lambat. Sepertinya memang begitu seharusnya untuk menggambarkan ketegasan Aticus yang berpesan kepada anaknya tentang usaha melawan rasialisme dengan pemikirannya. Ia tetap menghormati pendapat mayoritas yang berbeda dengan dirinya, yang utama buat Aticus adalah, "sebelum aku mampu hidup bersama orang lain, aku harus hidup dengan diriku sendiri. Satu hal yang tidak bisa tunduk pada mayoritas adalah nurani seseorang(hal. 206)."

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Dec 07, 2007

Jennifer rated it:

Notes from an academic discussion about the book:

Each time I read this book, a different “universal truth” jumps out at me. When I was younger, I pondered the themes of prejudice, kindness, and dignity that run through the book, but now that I’m considerably older, what stuck out to me this time were the themes of innocence, and loss of innocence running through the whole book.

This reading I was particularly caught by the child-like perspective that the book gives each of More...

4 comments like (36 people liked it)

Nov 08, 2011

Sue rated it:

As I said before, what a wonderful book. The characters are so well written and the setting actually seems to come to life in my mind. The tug of right and wrong on Scout as she grows through childhood in the deep South includes learning issues of race in day to day living. Having a father like Atticus means that lessons will be learned in a different way, not through books, but through actions. Scout and Jem see what their father and other townspeople do from day to day in reaction to life's ch More...

5 comments like (11 people liked it)

Jul 06, 2010

Roos rated it:

Dah selesai...bentar baru nulis reviewna nih...hehehehe.
Duh mau nulis apa yah...bukunya Bagus banget ternyata...

"Kau tidak akan pernah bisa memahami seseorang hingga kau melihat segala sesuatu dari sudut pandangnya...hingga kau menyusup ke balik kulitnya dan menjalani hidup dengan caranya." Harper Lee.

Quotation ini sebenarnya sudah lama diajarkan sama orangtuaku, jika kita terlalu sempit dalam menanggapi suatu permasalahan. Terutama saat kita mengeluarkan More...

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Dec 17, 2009

Rishi rated it:

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41 comments like (27 people liked it)

Jun 16, 2011

Thomas rated it:

*Reaction to when I read this as a freshman in high school*
After my second read-through of the novel (some parts independently and some parts at school) I've really realized just how amazing this book is. I actually got teary-eyed quite a few times. Lee infuses tremendous writing technique with a story so real, raw, and damaging that it just left me irreversibly changed. There is no question why schools teach lessons with this novel; it's just... amazing. My heart is still aching and rooti More...

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Jul 06, 2010

Jimmy rated it:

To Kill a Mockingbird (The Movie)

Etnis Afrika-Amerika, yang sekarang lebih sering disebut sebagai Afro-Amerika adalah kelompok etnis di Amerika Serikat yang nenek moyangnya berasal dari Afrika di bagian Sub-Sahara dan Barat. Umumnya, rakyat etnis Afro-Amerika berdarah Afrika, Eropa, dan Amerika asli. Dulu, etnis ini sering disebut dengan sebutan “negro” atau “colored” yang juga merujuk kepada warna kulit hitam orang yang bukan penduduk Amerika Serikat. Namun sekarang, sebutan kul More...

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Sep 23, 2007

Núria rated it:

No sé por qué, yo siempre me había imaginado que 'Matar a un ruiseñor' estaría todo más centrado en Atticus Finch y lo noble y buen abogado que es, todo muy judicial, así que me he llevado una grata sorpresa al ver que todo estaba narrado desde el punto de vista de una niña que va creciendo y las historias de niñas, no niños, que crecen son mi debilidad. Así que podemos ver toda la hipocresía y las injusticias de la sociedad a través de sus ojos. La protagonista es Scout y tiene un hermano que s More...

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Dec 16, 2009

Razzberry rated it:

A beautiful, if painful, coming-of-age story. Set in fictional small town in Alabama, the story talks about life in Depression-hit America. It starts out with an affectionate description of the sleepy southern county. Scout and her brother Jem are raised by their widowed father Atticus and their housekeeper, Calpurnia. Their summers are consumed by grand plans to lure the recluse Arthur “Boo” Radley out of his spooky home. The ladies meet for missionary teas and “bathed before noon, after their More...

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May 27, 2011

Amanda rated it:

November 21, 2008
It's been a long many years since I last read this novel. So it seemed high time to read it again. And this time my eyes have been opened to the loveliness that is Jem Finch. What a passionate and honorable young man. How did I never notice this before???

November 23, 2008
Full Circle Observation: Jem ends up with a wonky left arm, just like Tom Robinson. How did I never notice that before? I tell you peeps what--you've GOT to read this book paying speci More...

11 comments like (8 people liked it)

Jul 15, 2011

Julie (Mom2lnb) rated it:

Reviewed for THC Reviews
I usually prefer to enjoy my reading material rather than having to parse it's deeper meaning, so I can sometimes be rather reluctant to read books that are critically acclaimed and/or considered classics, since they are often difficult to understand. I'd heard so many wonderful things about To Kill a Mockingbird that I finally decided to take a chance on it when it was chosen as a book club read for the GoodReads Readers Against Prejudice and Racism group of which More...

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Dec 19, 2011

Mery rated it:

Buku ini salah satu peraih Pulitzer.

Sudut pandangnya dari seorang anak yang dipanggil Scout, atau nama lengkapnya adalah Jean Louise Finch. Pas baca awalnya gak tau kalo dia perempuan ^^
Apalagi ada perkataan Jem (Kakaknya Scout) yang mengejek Scout, "Kau ini seperti anak perempuan saja".. huhuhu pengen jitak Jem :(

Karena ceritanya dari sudut pandang anak kecil, jadi plotnya agak lelet...Scout selalu menceritakan keadaan sekitarnya dengan detil sekali...Ia More...

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Jul 06, 2010

miaaa rated it:

cara scout melihat dunia kecil di sekitarnya sangat menarik. menurutku di masa resesi dan diskriminasi rasial seperti itu dia beruntung memiliki ayah seperti atticus, memiliki saudara seperti jem, sahabat seperti miss maudie serta pengasuh seperti cal.

kehidupan mereka memang berubah setelah atticus membela seorang kulit hitam, tapi harper lee menutup buku ini dengan baik. kau tahu kehidupan mereka tidak akan sama lagi, tapi mereka akan baik-baik saja.

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Dec 17, 2009

Steve rated it:

The following was a review I wrote April 1. I've since come to view it in a different light, and now believe it's one of the finest books ever written.

April 1

It's funny how things can change. I recall really liking this book the first time I read it back in about 8th grade. Maybe I should have just left well enough alone. It was a pleasant memory from my youth. Why spoil things by picking it up again as a more clear-sighted (some might say jaundiced)adult? I probabl More...

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Nov 08, 2011

Henry rated it:

Alabama, 1935, during the Great Depression,Atticus Finch, a widower lawyer,(a gentleman if ever there was one) is raising two small children, Scout(Jean Louise) and Jem(Jeremy)in the fictitious southern town of Maycomb.The siblings are unusually close, the father is absent often, being in the state legislature in Montgomery, the state capital.Calpurina their black servant, is the real parent of the kids and of course, considered a member of the family. Mr. Finch is a rather remote father,the ch More...

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Sep 21, 2011

Kua rated it:

Mi aspettavo un libro sul razzismo, invece... non è solo quello. E' anche un libro sull'ipocrisia della gente, che da una parte condanna le ingiustizie e dall'altra le appoggia. E' anche un saggio sulla tolleranza verso tutte le persone, di qualsiasi fede o colore di pelle, sull'importanza di fermarsi a pensare agli altri e di provare a mettersi, anche solo per un attimo, nei loro panni. Ma soprattutto è un libro che sottolinea con forza come sia importante lottare per le cose in cui si crede, a More...

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Jul 06, 2010

Gabriella rated it:

Buku yang sarat dengan pelajaran hidup dan sangat menggugah jiwa. Prasangka bisa membuat hubungan dengan orang-orang sekitar kita memburuk. Bercerita mengenai Atticus Finch, seorang pengacara kulit putih yang membela seorang nigger (orang kulit hitam) Tom Robinson yang dituduh memperkosa seorang gadis kulit putih. Setting ceritanya kalau tidak salah tahun 1950-1960an di mana rasialisme masih mendarah daging di Amerika. Alur cerita di buku ini berasal dari sudut pandang seorang gadis kecil, Scout More...

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Aug 17, 2011

Femmy added it

Novel pertama yang kuterjemahkan, setelah sebelumnya hanya menerjemahkan nonfiksi. Waktu itu saya sempat membuat beberapa catatan kaki, tetapi entah kenapa tidak disertakan oleh editor di penerbit. Apakah keterangannya disisipkan di dalam teks ceritanya ya? Saya belum sempat memeriksa.

Bab 1
Andrew Jackson: President ketujuh Amerika Serikat (1829-1837).
John Wesley: Pendiri aliran Metodis.
Merlin: penasihat Raja Arthur, peramal, tukang sihir.
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