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Author: Harper Lee
Length: 278 pages
Genre: Fiction
Where did it come from? Barnes and Noble
Why do I have it? Because, Harper Lee
Summary: Go Set a Watchman is the "lost" novel written before To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout is an adult who comes home and realizes that perhaps both she and her home have changed and diverged in ways that cannot be reconciled.
Review: I have just finished the book. I'm glad I read it, but I'm even more glad that the editors convinced Harper Lee to go back and write about ...more
Length: 278 pages
Genre: Fiction
Where did it come from? Barnes and Noble
Why do I have it? Because, Harper Lee
Summary: Go Set a Watchman is the "lost" novel written before To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout is an adult who comes home and realizes that perhaps both she and her home have changed and diverged in ways that cannot be reconciled.
Review: I have just finished the book. I'm glad I read it, but I'm even more glad that the editors convinced Harper Lee to go back and write about ...more
What to make of this book. Much has been written about it, the need for it, and the deployment of it. I cannot add but my own experience with it.
I spent the entire book asking why does it exist? I asked, who is this for? What is to be gained by reading this?
The book details the shaky ground that Jean Louise steps back into when she returns to the Yellowhammer State after time spent in New York. The ground has been poisoned, she believes, and the ones that walk upon it are furthering the spread ...more
I spent the entire book asking why does it exist? I asked, who is this for? What is to be gained by reading this?
The book details the shaky ground that Jean Louise steps back into when she returns to the Yellowhammer State after time spent in New York. The ground has been poisoned, she believes, and the ones that walk upon it are furthering the spread ...more
I do not agree with the fiasco surrounding how this book was discovered and the such. I do not see this book as a prequel, sequel or whatever to TKMB. It has been over 15 years since I read TKMB and can't remember much. I went into this book as a stand alone novel. It should not be a companion to TKMB. The first half was a bit slow but the second half I thought was good. It's not perfect by any means but I think it's message and thoughts of "scout" still rings true today some 55 years later. It
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