To Kill a Mockingbird
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Is this book good? Or is it boring?
Eric wrote: "I think "boring" is a vague and misunderstood word. The book intentionally starts off as ordinary, "boring", childish, small townish, etc. If you have ever lived in a small town or neighborhood, ..."
You should elaborate on this a bit and cross-post it as a review, Eric. Very insightful words!
Anyone who thinks this book is boring shouldn't be allowed near books.
this book is really great. it's amazing how much you learn from this book, how much your mind opens up, just by reading from the point of view of a child. Go into it with an open mind and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
I love this book. Simple but far from banal. It is one of those few great books I came across by sheer chance - many years ago. And this fact alone is enough for me to consider myself a lucky guy.
Elizabeth wrote: "this book is really great. it's amazing how much you learn from this book, how much your mind opens up, just by reading from the point of view of a child. Go into it with an open mind and I think y..."I subscribe in toto.
I was going to comment on this book but, oh my, all the words here. I just like a good story. I love this book for the good story. It is well written and entertaining. I love Atticus. I love all the quirky chahacters. I like the sub plots going on all around. A good story stays with you long after you have finished reading it. This one stays with me.
book is awesome. read it!
Amanda wrote: "*walks in**looks around*
*backs out slowly...*"
lol
Josh wrote: "Wastrel wrote: "...I do think there's a difference between how good a book is and how much you like it. It's just that I think it's easy to confuse the two...Firstly, just want to point out this ..."
Josh, you are great! I think the same
Karl wrote: "Anyone who thinks this book is boring shouldn't be allowed near books."I think it's boring and I have 400 books in my room. So I shouldn't be allowed near them for thinking TKaM is boring. Thinking it's boring is a matter of my opinion...glad ya liked it. Honestly I was hoping to like it, but it just didn't do anything for me.
Peggy wrote: "I was going to comment on this book but, oh my, all the words here. I just like a good story. I love this book for the good story. It is well written and entertaining. I love Atticus. I love all..."I think the same, too. Even though everyone says that Boo is the most likable character in TKAM, I think that Atticus actually has the same qualities as Boo, but as an adult. Atticus is one of the main characters. Boo shows up for, let's say 20, 10 pages. Atticus shows up for the entire book. I have no idea why I put this comment here in the first place.
Kyle wrote: "All Hail Atticus! :)"Lol. Yes Atticus is amazing.
Are you kidding? It is one of the best books of all time!
Natalie wrote: "Karl wrote: "Anyone who thinks this book is boring shouldn't be allowed near books."I think it's boring and I have 400 books in my room. So I shouldn't be allowed near them for thinking TKaM is b..."
Well, you have 34 books in common with me, so that speaks to me, tells me everything I need to know about your reading habits.
Good book!! U will not regret reading it!
Akdiligence wrote: "Very boring"Cool story, bro.
Kyle wrote: "All Hail Atticus! :)"yeah ATTICUS!!!
Kyle wrote: "Seems we all agree on Atticus!!"That's right! Do we still love Boo?
With that said, here's a question for the entire discussion: Who's YOUR favorite character?
This is one of the best books I have ever read. I would recommend it very highly. If you think this book is boring you probably have no soul. It is a short book a quick read but well worth it.
The story is awesome but it's still boring. Feel me.Oh yeah and Atticus is amazing.
Sarah wrote: "I absolutely loved this book. I first read it in grade school and have since read it numerous times. I highly recommend it. Yeah, there are some boring parts, but on the whole it is a fabulous b..."This is a good novel and good movie;however, it is told from the white liberal point of view. A better book is Anne Moody's "Coming of Age in Mississippi."
Delaney wrote: "Ok, so is this book good? I heard it is, but I've also head it's the most boring book on the planet...Can someone shed some light on this book for me please?"I'm 15, and I can understand how some people today would find this boring, what their extremely small attention spans and all. (Note: I'm a classic book nerd). However, once the arduous first thirty or so pages are read, the book becomes very, very good. So much so that I ended up finishing it in two days, which is an achievement, even for me.
To sum that up, if you're someone who can appreciate classic works of literature, you will love this book. If not, well, bad luck.
Is it good? Of course... the real question for TKAMB (sorry for the acronym)is How great is this book?Vivid images and scenes are burned into my mind, and this is from the book, the novel. The movie's approach was excellent, too, but as we know, that is a different vehicle and expression of this story. Gotta read this if you haven't -- peace and (almost) Happy New Year to all you serious readers. TN
I'm typically not a big fan of classic books, but TKAMB is by far my favorite classic. I read last year when I had a great English teacher. This year my friend read and did not, because her teacher was terrible. It's also about who you read it with.
This is the type of book that sticks with you for a really long time. I first read it eight years ago and I can still remember how I felt reading it and what I was thinking at that time. And it is similarly impactful every subsequent time I've read it.
I liked it, but I know quite a few people who didn't, but that is probably because they had to read it for class. Any more questions? Fell free to ask me here, I'd love to hear em' :
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I had heard so much about this book over the years and when I came across it in a pile of books one day I had to read it. Can honestly say I loved it. Definitely worth reading.
I loved this book. It was fun to read because there were some real hard words to me like subpoena. it was real interesting, don't trust people who say it's boring or else i don't like u
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING
Your right everyone is entitled to their own opinion....I just don't see how you can read that book and not be moved by it. There is so much depth to that story.....many many layers and at least 5 different stories going on in that one small book....brilliant writting.
I did not find it boring at all! I absolutely loved it!
Ben wrote: "I thought it was okay. I don't consider it wonderful, but it is better than most of the tripe published nowadays."+1
I like this novel. I've read it about 5 times and I'll probably read it a few more times before I die.
Have you guys ever read Holes, by Louis Sachar? It's probably the only book I read over and over again...although I don't recall if it was because of the context or me forgetting the plot...I think it's just because of pure awesomeness. Yes, I remember now.
We read Holes in class this year, and it took me about 2 days to finish the book, and I read it over about three times before we moved onto a new book.
Well I read it last year and I have to say it was not the greatest book in the world. That being said it was not the worst either. I would diffently reccomened it just because it really is an eye opener of what happened in that age of time. Also is is literally packed full of live leasons that many people live by today.
No, what is the story about?
Tina wrote: "No, what is the story about?"This teen 'prison' camp. You can search it up on Goodreads.
Delaney wrote: "Ok, so is this book good? I heard it is, but I've also head it's the most boring book on the planet...Can someone shed some light on this book for me please?"It really depends on what you think. To tell you the truth, the beginning is extremely slow and quite boaring. It's almost like a day to day encounter of what the main character and her family are doing.
After some time passes, the book becomes a bit more interesting with some suspense, but this doesn't last long.
In my opinion, I had to force myself to finish the book.
I have to admit, I dont think I would have picked it up unless it was for school but I loved it. Think it is a brilliant book that everyone who loves reading should read!
Give it some time Hannah. Then, read it again. Also, watch the movie with Gregory Peck.
The movie was really good too! Great adaptation!
This is the story of the motherless Finch Family of Maycomb, Alabama, in the years 1934-35. The father is an attorney assigned by the local court to represent a black man alleged to have raped a white woman. The novel’s achievement, I believe, is to tell this rich story solely through the “lens” of the lives of the Finches. The narrator Jean Louise Finch, aka Scout, is eight years of age through most of the action. Like James’s What Masey Knew though the diction tells us that the intelligence behind the narration is that of a more mature person recalling an early experience. I was a tot during the Civil Rights Movement. So the action possessed an immediacy for me because I lived through part of it. For young adults I think this would be a very good novel from which to learn about the tenor and sorrows of those years, which you might otherwise only get in attenuated form from the 2,800 pages of Taylor Branch’s America in the King Years trilogy. Though Branch is required I would say read this novel first then Branch.
My only complaint is that the father of Jem and Scout, Atticus Finch, the attorney, is too good to be true. He has no flaws. I thought at first that he would have been far more believable with a vice or two, but then it occurred to me that the perfect father we see is a reflection of Scout’s point of view. Naturally, she doesn’t know of his vices, which doesn’t necessary mean that he is without them. Moreover, the naïvete of the father proves costly later on during the thrilling conclusion, which nicely confounds reader expectations.
I enjoyed it, and I read it in school. I never like books I read in school, but this was good. A bit slow, but still.
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The book intentionally starts off as ordinary, "boring", childish, small townish, etc. If you have ever lived in a small town or neighborhood, this story's image of Maycomb Alabama remains true today as it did almost 50 years ago when it was first written.
The strength of Harper Lee's writing is transformative. She takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary. She is a master at storytelling - through Scout's story, she and Jem learn some hard lessons about life, family, friendship, and human nature in this "boring" small town.
The story speaks to most but not all of us about growing up. By keeping your eyes, mind, and heart open, you can learn so much from the people around you, and about your own character, value, and ethics.
Life is full of "boring" parts, daily routines, and a hot long summer days, but in between the "boring" parts, there are often big adventures, dark places, and injustice.
This book teaches you how to survive both the ordinary and extraordinary.