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One of my favorite books ever. I loved re-reading this story and the audio version (narrated by Sissy Spacek) was great. The drama of the Depression and race-relations in the South were told through the innocent eyes of a child. It gives a new perspective on how customs are carried on through children and changes can be made in society through children. Scout and Jem see life through their fellow classmates eyes, but ultimately view the world through their father's eyes as he tries to change thi
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I do not remember reading this book while in high school so when the debate came up in my family’s book club, I thought why not read it and the new one!
With everything that is going on in the world today, I thought this was beautifully and poignantly written. The way Harper Lee can explain the horrors of what is in everyone’s thoughts is amazing. Sadly, many of the people in this small town do not see their thoughts as horrific and I think that lends to the horror even more. We do not see our ow ...more
With everything that is going on in the world today, I thought this was beautifully and poignantly written. The way Harper Lee can explain the horrors of what is in everyone’s thoughts is amazing. Sadly, many of the people in this small town do not see their thoughts as horrific and I think that lends to the horror even more. We do not see our ow ...more
I was very unsure of what to think about that book till the end. Don't get me wrong, it is very well written, but i just couldn't fall in love with the character till the end. The more i read of the book, the more i liked it, escpecially Atticus is an amazing characters. All characters in the book seem to me like real people, not like optimised person to make you like them and i that i really loved.
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I think this is the first "classic" that i truly couldn't put down and could definitely see myself reading again.
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Jul 28, 2012
Caren ~ the misfit geek
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it was amazing
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Incredible! I have to say I am glad I waited until now to read this book as I may not have appreciated it's excellence as much when I was younger. I loved it!
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Aug 08, 2012
Elle Lee
marked it as to-read
Oct 21, 2013
Patty
marked it as owned
Nov 25, 2013
Nenax
marked it as to-read
