Author: Harper Lee
Pages: 323
Published: 2005 (first published 1960)
Genre: Literary Fiction, Classics
Edition: Paperback
Source: Personal
Description: Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression, To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus--three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Though her story explores big themes, Harper Lee chooses to tell it through the eyes of a child. The result is a tough and tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up. (via Amazon.ca)
Thoughts: I read this book this past summer because I wanted to have the storyline fresh in my mind when I read Go Set A Watchman. It also didn't help that I hadn't read the book in over 20 years and the book had become fuzzy and couldn't quite remember when things happened in the book. I suppose listening to the audiobook, which was narrated by Sissy Spacek, didn't hurt either.
Usually I find some little thing to nit-pick, even the ones that have a 4.5 rating, but honestly there was nothing that came to my mind in regards to anything bad about the book. I can see why why this book is considered to be a classic, even though it has only been about 55 years since its first publication.
Bottom line: I quite enjoyed this read and would recommend this book not only to readers, but also to non-readers as well. Highly Recommended.
Rating: 5/5
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