Loved itI have about 120 pages left. I could already tell this book is going to be an all-timer for me.
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and voted one of the best novels of the 20th century by librarians across the United States. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father -- a crusading local lawyer -- risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime. Lawyer Atticus Finch defends Tom Robinson -- a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Writing through the young eyes of Finch's children Scout and Jem, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unswerving honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in small-town Alabama during the mid-1930s Depression years. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.
- ISBN:
- 9781784875978
- Length:
- 318 pages
Genres: young adult, classics
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Loved itSo this year was To Kill a Mockingbird and I loved it. I loved every moment of it. I think it is a book that actually would benefit so many people to read right now in the world that we are living in.
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Loved itit is also a book that I read during my formative years it was very important to me in teaching me really do what is right no matter what and how important that is.
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Loved itthis is such a beautiful piece of literature again it is truly a five star ... I love this book
Loved itAlthough critics of this novel say the novel tends to sermonize the points that she's making, I felt that there was a great degree of nuance, especially in terms of the character.
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Mixedto kill a mockingbird I listened to it was by Spacek I will tell you I wouldn't recommend listening to it on audible or audio
Loved itI feel like this is just such an iconic classic and it's for good reason.
Loved itTo Kill a Mockingbird for example I probably got to the last 50 pages of the book and just never ended finishing it and then I read it last year. I absolutely loved it.