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Go Set a Watchman

Harper Lee

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Jun 03, 2015 Astrid Lim rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classic, literature, series, america, race, book-club

I'm quite disappointed with this book. Somehow I imagined myself would be walking down the memory lane to the charming Maycomb County with the ever lovable Scout and her brother Jem. Turned out, the journey was very different than I thought it would be. Scout (now 26 years old and called by her real name, Jean Louise) - is no longer fun, innocent, and charming. She's very rigid, a bit boring and unsympathetic. Atticus is a racist, but that's not the worst of all. The worst thing about this book ...more

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Jul 21, 2015 Gayle rated it liked it

3 starts because I love the coming-of-age lesson that Scout/Jean Louise experiences now as a grown up, but I felt like it took forever to get to the heart of the lesson (about 100 pages). I was so tempted to skim in sections, but I thought Miss Harper Lee deserved better than that. :D

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May 25, 2018 Debbie rated it liked it

They say you can never go home again.

In this sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, Jean Louise (Scout) Finch, who has been living in New York, returns to her childhood home. During her visit, she looks at her hometown and the people in it with new eyes. Her dad has always been her hero, but she sees him in a new light as well and has to come to terms with the fact that he makes mistakes like any other human.

Reese Witherspoon reads the audiobook and she is an utterly charming narrator.

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Sep 13, 2016 Angie rated it liked it

I wanted to love this because I so loved To Kill a Mockingbird. While this certainly included some important moments and lessons, I didn't find it nearly as engaging, nearly as profound as the original story when we met Scout, Calpurnia, Atticus and the others. My favorite parts of this book were Scout's memories, when we got to peek back in time and reminisce with her about childhood and adolescent experiences. The revival and Holy Ghost scene had me honestly laughing out loud, the falsies scen ...more

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Jun 05, 2017 Jana rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: x2017-reading-challenge

Read for 19. A New York Times best-seller
This book gave me lots of things to think about!

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Jul 10, 2015 Emilie rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2015-reading-challenge

I've always felt like 'To kill a mocking bird' made me grow. 'Go set a watchman' made me mature.

2015 READING CHALLENGE: A book published this year ...more

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