To Kill a Mockingbird

Paperback

English language

Published Aug. 13, 2015 by Arrow Books.

ISBN:
978-1-78475-263-7
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OCLC Number:
1061556032

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4 stars (176 reviews)

'Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird.'

A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the thirties. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much. --back cover

105 editions

A forward novel that we already moved past

3 stars

The book represents a point of view of a child during the 30's written by someone who was a child during the 30's, which brings valuable historical authenticity. It was published in the 60's and due to its immediate success it was a part of a shift in attitudes regarding the civil rights movements of the 70's. Reading the book with this context in mind is an interesting experience because to a contemporary mind, the 60's is in many ways more absurd than was the 30's to the author.

The novel own its own merit is greatly delivered, with enough character building and contextualization that by the time the main plot arrives my metropolitan millennial mind is decently acclimatized to a completely alien society and culture. The naive, progressive-household-raised, clean slate kid point of view gives the narrator plausible bewilderment when facing the pervasive racial injustice and hypocrisy the book …

Recensione de "Il buio oltre la siepe"

4 stars

Romanzo per giovani adultǝ scorrevole e di forte impatto, ma capisco perché molti americani non apprezzino: vederselo obbligato come libro sul tema razzismo nelle scuole non mi sembra proprio il massimo, visto che se lo si analizza con minuzia cade talvolta nella narrativa del salvatore bianco.

Review of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

We never read this in highschool. I guess my homeschool curriculum focused on different stuff than most.

It's an enjoyable, easy read. Lee's opinions come through the voices of the child protagonists a bit more heavy-handed than I like. Despite agreeing with his message, I strongly dislike putting your opinions into the mouths of babes, as if they are the natural truths a pure and innocent child is born knowing.

Review of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I wish my daughter will look at me as Jem and Scout look at their father, Atticus Finch. There are a few things I have learned from him.

“Before Jem looks at anyone else he looks at me, and I’ve tried to live so I can look squarely back at him.” Atticus knows his kids are looking at him, observing what he does and learning from him. So he has to keep his head straight, do the right thing, no matter how ugly it is. Only that he can earn their kids’ respects.

You also need to understand the kids, and know how to give them a lesson when they did something wrong. So when Jem cut the tops off every camellia bush Mrs. Dubose owned because she said Atticus is a nigger lover, Atticus said to Jem, “Son, I have no doubt that you’ve been annoyed by your contemporaries …

Review of 'To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird, #1)' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Simply stunning! Why hasn't Harper Lee written more? Such a shame as she makes reading and picturing the story so easy.

Scout, Jen and Dill are a great group of kids, some of the stuff they get up to is really fun, brings back memories of being a kid and doing similar sort of stuff.

The story is very moving and has the ability to make you so angry during the court scene.

I can certainly see why this is usually at the top of best books lists.

Review of 'To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird, #1)' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

The book has been described as a southern gothic novel which gave the book a certain appeal to me and was one of the main reasons I decided to read this book. What I found left me a little disappointed. To begin with, I found the book didn’t start to get interesting till chapter 11. I know the back story was needed, it was a different time, but I didn’t much care for the childhood of Jean Louise, Jem or even Boo. To me it felt like it dragged on and could have used some cutting down, but some people like to hear about life in the 1930’s. When I did eventually get to chapter 11, I did start to enjoy the book a lot more and finally at chapter 17 we started to get into the real story of To Kill A Mockingbird; The Court Case.

Atticus was the …

Review of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This book is about as good as everyone says. Reckon I got nothin' much to add.

Why four stars? It's a solid story, well written and well told. I don't have any particular reason to begrudge it a fifth, other than p'rhaps sheer orneriness. It was a mite predictable.

Best novel of its century? Can't think of another could knock it off its hill.

Review of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' on Goodreads

3 stars

1) '''Atticus, you must be wrong...'
'How's that?'
'Well, most folks seem to think they're right and you're wrong....'
'They're certainly entitled to think that, and they're entitled to full respect for their opinions,' said Atticus, 'but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.'''

2) '''She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe...son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I'd have made you go read to her. I wanted you to see something about her#-I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely …

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