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To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Start date: April 1, 2015

Finish date: April 30, 2015

Why we're reading this: Nominated by Ashley Murray
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Sep 26, 2010 Stephanie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, bookclub, young-adult, historical, just-fun

Surprisingly, I never had to read this book in high school, so this was my first encounter with Lee's lauded work. It absolutely stood up to everything I'd ever heard about it.

Scout, Jem, Atticus and Boo have all wriggled their way into my psyche. It's no wonder that this text has stood the test of time. Scout's unfailing honesty and earnest curiosity about her world bring the text to life. ...more

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Aug 03, 2011 Erica rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, classics, inspirational

What can I say that hasn't already been said about a timeless classic? All I can do is discuss how this has personally affected me. Otherwise, it's not a perfect novel. It's not a crazy far gone hell bent type of story that people go crazy over. Its not even completely consistent in the writing. But these things are easily overlooked. It's a story told by a very young girl centering around her life her humble and loving father her growing older brother, their housekeeper aunt and the rest of a s What can I say that hasn't already been said about a timeless classic? All I can do is discuss how this has personally affected me. Otherwise, it's not a perfect novel. It's not a crazy far gone hell bent type of story that people go crazy over. Its not even completely consistent in the writing. But these things are easily overlooked. It's a story told by a very young girl centering around her life her humble and loving father her growing older brother, their housekeeper aunt and the rest of a sleepy town in Alabama in the midst of a year she will never forget when so much had happened and she'd taken away more knowledge than she could've imagined. It was during this time that her father, a defense attorney was working a case that nearly pushed him to a limit along with his children. It comes with a few shocking twists, and heartbreaking moments. I could go on and write another novel just trying to tell you what it's about most people already know. But I'll put out what I can say and how this has affected me.

I can say that it has taken me far too many years to finally pick it up and read it. I know there were classes reading this when I was in school but I was jealous as my English class was reading something different and I was never assigned to read it. My own father as loving as he was bought me a copy to read in my spare time and what with so many books I wanted to read I simply never got around to it until now.

I can say that knowing myself, I know that everything happens for a reason. I know that had I been assigned to read this in Junior High when some of my peers were reading it I don't think I would've followed it well enough to understand each message the book was trying to relay nor would I have been able to grasp the emotion of the events even though it was apparently told from an eight year old... Leading to the possibility of me never picking up the book again to read it as an adult. I think that more than ever right now we all need to focus on this message especially me what with the type of people I've grown up with and feelings that I've harbored over the years it's definitely a book that's forced me to re-think certain thoughts and behaviors, as I hope it could have that affect on anyone.

That being said I don't regret reading this now rather than earlier... Or later. Even with it as aged as it is, it's still the perfect time for us to read and absorb it. ...more

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