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To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Start date: September 1, 2011

Finish date: September 30, 2011

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Nov 14, 2011 Stephen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: and-saw-the-movie, historical-fiction, literature, all-5-star-reads, z-read-in-2011, tally-50-book-list, pulitzers, 1-quiz

I've loved the movie for years but never read the book until now. The movie was a loving, faithful adaptation that really brought life to the characters and the situations, but of course, the book had the chance to delve a little deeper, present more complex characters and even included a few characters and words and situations that were completely missing from the movie.

I'm glad to have finally met some of Atticus's siblings but I can well see why they were left out of the cinematic version. T ...more

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Mar 10, 2009 Lisa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, should-have-read-bookclub

Wonderful book. Very touching and poignant. I feel terrible that I labored under the delusion for years that this book was terrible and figure somehow I must pay a book penance for bad mouthing it for years. I was wrong and I now eat my humble pie in the corner-I did mistake this for Inherit the Wind, but still I feel bad. Highly recommend this one and it is a book that will stay with me for quite awhile.

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Aug 12, 2010 Amy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: classics, used-in-bookclub, used-in-challenge

This is a wonderful book! I don't recall reading it in school, a thing a lot of people find hard to believe, all of my english teachers were a bit odd looking back a the years. Is a book I will be sure my kids read. Loved it! A truly well written book! ...more

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Mar 03, 2011 Shannon rated it really liked it

Wonderful classic. I had not read it before, and am glad I finally did. Very interesting, well written and easy to see why it is often quoted and referenced.

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