To Kill a Mockingbird
 

To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.... When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave... (read more)

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  • tasha V

    tasha v said:

    this year i did this book for literature class. let me tell you, of all the books i've read, this is the only book that i can read again and again without feeling bored. Harper Lee presents her world in a simple, humourous language that takes your breath away..if you've not read this book, i advise you strongly to do it. you'll be taken away and wont regret

    posted Tuesday, September 2 2008 ( | view 4 replies )
  • buoyant

    buoyant said:

    yesterday i watched the film and it made me remember the book with keen fondness- the film does not capture the spirit of the book and i think scouts voice in the book is so heartfelt and real.... to those who have not read the book, lose no time.

    posted Wednesday, June 18 2008
  • Thom

    thom said:

    Perhaps the greatest novel ever. The most refreshing part of it is knowing that this is the only title Harper Lee wrote and based on events that happened in her life. To me, this is as real as a novel can get without it being non-fiction; it's exciting and beautifully written with some great portraits of characters. The book is filled with subtle inexplainable eccentricities that are true to life.
    As much as I love Gregory Peck, the film adaptation was terrible. The film as a standalone I suppose was okay but a massive downgrade from the novel. The charm captured in the text was lost completely in the film and became a movie based purely on the race issue. Although the racism came as a main part of the plot, it's not just what the novel is solely about.
    Scout's perception on the world is hilarious, inquisitive and innocent; some people would use the word naive but scout is more intelligent than some give her credit for. There are some great characters in this novel, you feel like you them personally. To Kill a Mockingbird really is one to read, I can't express it enough. It is my favourite book of all time and will most likely stay that way.

    posted Monday, June 16 2008
  • Tinkerbell y

    tinkerbell y said:

    Guys!! I need help! What age should I be so that I can read this and understand it??? What age???

    posted Wednesday, June 11 2008 ( | view 6 replies )
  • Selina C

    selina c said:

    oh, I just checked. There isn't..but she's been portrayed in movies of other writers - Capote, Jaquelinne Sussan.

    Well not being from the US South and not of that era it was inconceivable to me, this whole segregated way of thinking. I thought it was very sad, that people could not recognise the common humanity of each other. I hope things have changed...

    posted Saturday, June 7 2008 ( | view 4 replies )
  • Selina C

    selina c said:

    Was/is there a movie biopic of Harper Lee? I heard there was one, but I'm not sure. It is my sister's favourite novel, not my absolute favourite, but up there. It's very period. I read it when I was about 14. I vividly remember the rabid dog, for some reason. It's one I think I might read again one day.

    posted Saturday, June 7 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Becky T

    becky t said:

    This book is on my top ten favorite novels ever. I enjoyed every page of it. Thank goodness I read it again.

    posted Saturday, June 7 2008
  • urasay

    urasay said:

    true. it stays with you long after you put it down. tell me, would it have felt the same if the book was named 'Atticus'. it was the name originally chosen. check this out, an interesting article about book names. http://www.hindu.com/lr/2008/05/04/stories/2008050450260600.htm

    posted Wednesday, May 14 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • David W

    david w said:

    Its been long since I read the book but its one of those few books which keeps you nailed to the book. The point of view that the narrator takes is also very refreshing. It actually provides an innocent point of view that questions the day-to-day activities in a very curious way- which makes it all the more interesting.

    posted Tuesday, May 13 2008
  • chetan_eee

    chetan_eee said:

    Very very good narration....you will not forget the characters Scout, Jem and Atticus in your life....A must read book...

    posted Monday, May 12 2008

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