Harper Lee is releasing a sequel and I am incredibly skeptical.

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I first read Harper Lee’sTo Kill a Mockingbirdat the command of my 8th grade required reading list. It was the summer of female heroines in all their near-diversity: I met Francie from Betty Smith’sA Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Scout from the aforementionedMockingbird, and the host of Chinese mothers and daughters from Amy Tan’sJoy Luck Club. I had mixed feelings about Tan’s and Smith’s work, but Lee’s opus I immediately and thoroughly fell in love with.

But to be honest, I haven’t really re...