Paperback, 96 pages
Published Oct. 23, 1987 by Palgrave Macmillan.
I enjoyed this even more the second time. I had forgotten the wit of some passages, and can appreciate even more keenly Lee's attention to detail in the presentation of a precocious girl in a conservative town.
Reading this for the third (or fourth?) time, now as a parent with a six year old and an eight year old, this book definitely ages well in some respects - particularly how weird kids are.
One of my all time favorites.
Good literature, mediocre read.
The book is written in a style that lacks focus, its as if every next paragraph is barely connected to the last, people, items, situations, impressions and descriptions come and go. Up until the end I found myself struggling to keep up what is going on at any given moment. Perhaps I am just not used to this style, but nevertheless it is not for me. I feel that I read through 300 and some pages and nothing really happened, it just goes on and on about people's daily lives and thoughts. Might be better with second reading, to appreciate the situations, descriptions and impressions through the eyes of a young girl, but I have no patience for that.
As I said, it is quite good literature, but I am interested in good books.
