To Kill a Mocking bird is a book written by Harper Lee. It is a story about innocence, love, sympathy and human nature. The story starts in the town of Maycomb, Alabama and is set during the American depression. It was a time of deep racial division and prejudice. The story talks about the lives of a southern family led by Atticus Finch, a lawyer, and his son Jem and daughter scout. The main focus of the story is the accusation, arrest and trial of a black man. Harper Lee writes, in the voice of a southern child. The story is easy to read and the action is entertaining. To Kill a Mockingbird will help you overcome any trouble, which can be experienced in life.

I read this book while in high school and decided to give it a re-read.

This book is set in a sleepy Alabama town in the Great Depression. The Finch family, Atticus the father and Jem and Scout, his son and daughter are the main characters. Atticus is a father that does not say 'do as I say and not as I do' but actually lives the exemplary life. He imparts wisdom and humour and is honourable.

Atticus represents Tom Robinson, a black man charged with raping a white teenager. Atticus is concerned about how the trial and his representation of a black man will affect his children.

This story although about racial prejudice is more about compassion and honour, kindness and cruelty, and innocence.

I loved this book every bit as much as the first time I read it decades ago. A real classic!!!!

It is hard to describe this book for me.

To start with, To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, is considered by most to be a classic and it deserves this status. The story first came to my consciousness when I saw the video tape of the movie version in a store. Reading the back of the case, the tingle of interest grew. Shortly after, I saw the movie on tv and it filled me. The book had to be mine, and it had to be mine now.

Flashforward 15 years and I finally bought the book. Yes, I move swiftly sometimes.

Flashforward two years and I finally read the book. I am decisive, I think.

The book is told in a flashback from the POV of Scout, a little girl growing up in a small town in the deep south during the depression. She lives with her older brother and her widowed father, and hangs out with her brother's friend and her housekeeper. She knows total love for her father, Atticus, who is a principled lawyer doing what he can for his family, society, and justice.

As time passes, Scout becomes aware of a growing disquiet in the town. A trial is coming. Her father is the defense lawyer. Tensions are everywhere. The trial occurs. Truths are ignored. Scout learns about the human condition. And a child gets a broken arm.

All these elements are essential to the journey.

Scout is a child you want to hold, hug, talk and play with. She has a wondrous view of life and an intellect expanding beyond her years. Her father's sense of helping and healing permeates into Scout's being. She attempts, on her first day of school, to assist the teacher in understanding social structure of the class. Scout views her actions as simply being nice. The teacher does not. To complicate her existence, Scout can already read, thanks to Atticus teaching her. The teacher's disapproval to this bothers her since she loves to read and it is something Scout can do with Atticus. Time spent with her father. Quality time decades before the term was invented. The honesty in the the scene is counterbalanced by Atticus's solution. Tell the teacher a little white lie. Scout is happy and fine.

As the story progresses to the trial, Scout's worldview grows and widens. Things we as adults know and understand, Scout must now grapple with. Prejudice exists as a way of life. But it is not Scout's way of life. Violence is the natural way of solving a problem. To Scout, it is frightening.

The pain of the ending is multiple. The trial just hurts. People who know better, do not do better. The lessons, the words, the thoughts make no difference. This trail could happen today and the pain would be the same. In the book, it is a black man on trial, today it could be a homosexual. Hatred of the other no matter what the reason is a fundamental loathing of mine. Homosexuals are still targeted by rancid politicians and public figures who have no morals. I refuse to call them religious figures since there is nothing religious about them.

When the journey ends, the next pain starts. It is over. Scout is still out their, growing up, living her life, but we don't see that. Scout. Atticus. Jem. Dill. Calpurnia. Boo. They are all fixed in time. World War Two has not occurred and the Civil Rights movement is far far away. But I want to see what happened to them all, every happy moment and inevitable heartbreak that followed. In my imagination, we know in this universe that Scout and Dill would get married after she became a lawyer. Her child would be called Atticus. Life would be better with them around. I want to live in a world with them in it.

I am still kicking myself that I took so long to read what is now one of my top five books. The love of the characters against the evil of the world permeates every word, every thought, every action. Everything.

Everyone should read this book. We would all better for it.

Scout: "Atticus, he was real nice…."

Atticus: "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them."

Thank you Harper Lee. You made me cry.



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P.S. To Kill A Mockingbird was published in 1960 and is 281 pages in paperback. Just read it.

P.P.S. The movie, called To Kill A Mockingbird, was released in 1962 and stars Gregory Peck. He is amazing. Rent the dvd or stream it online today.

It is hard to describe this book for me.

To start with, To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, is considered by most to be a classic and it deserves this status. The story first came to my consciousness when I saw the video tape of the movie version in a store. Reading the back of the case, the tingle of interest grew. Shortly after, I saw the movie on tv and it filled me. The book had to be mine, and it had to be mine now.

Flashforward 15 years and I finally bought the book. Yes, I move swiftly sometimes.

Flashforward two years and I finally read the book. I am decisive, I think.

The book is told in a flashback from the POV of Scout, a little girl growing up in a small town in the deep south during the depression. She lives with her older brother and her widowed father, and hangs out with her brother's friend and her housekeeper. She knows total love for her father, Atticus, who is a principled lawyer doing what he can for his family, society, and justice.

As time passes, Scout becomes aware of a growing disquiet in the town. A trial is coming. Her father is the defense lawyer. Tensions are everywhere. The trial occurs. Truths are ignored. Scout learns about the human condition. And a child gets a broken arm.

All these elements are essential to the journey.

Scout is a child you want to hold, hug, talk and play with. She has a wondrous view of life and an intellect expanding beyond her years. Her father's sense of helping and healing permeates into Scout's being. She attempts, on her first day of school, to assist the teacher in understanding social structure of the class. Scout views her actions as simply being nice. The teacher does not. To complicate her existence, Scout can already read, thanks to Atticus teaching her. The teacher's disapproval to this bothers her since she loves to read and it is something Scout can do with Atticus. Time spent with her father. Quality time decades before the term was invented. The honesty in the the scene is counterbalanced by Atticus's solution. Tell the teacher a little white lie. Scout is happy and fine.

As the story progresses to the trial, Scout's worldview grows and widens. Things we as adults know and understand, Scout must now grapple with. Prejudice exists as a way of life. But it is not Scout's way of life. Violence is the natural way of solving a problem. To Scout, it is frightening.

The pain of the ending is multiple. The trial just hurts. People who know better, do not do better. The lessons, the words, the thoughts make no difference. This trail could happen today and the pain would be the same. In the book, it is a black man on trial, today it could be a homosexual. Hatred of the other no matter what the reason is a fundamental loathing of mine. Homosexuals are still targeted by rancid politicians and public figures who have no morals. I refuse to call them religious figures since there is nothing religious about them.

When the journey ends, the next pain starts. It is over. Scout is still out their, growing up, living her life, but we don't see that. Scout. Atticus. Jem. Dill. Calpurnia. Boo. They are all fixed in time. World War Two has not occurred and the Civil Rights movement is far far away. But I want to see what happened to them all, every happy moment and inevitable heartbreak that followed. In my imagination, we know in this universe that Scout and Dill would get married after she became a lawyer. Her child would be called Atticus. Life would be better with them around. I want to live in a world with them in it.

I am still kicking myself that I took so long to read what is now one of my top five books. The love of the characters against the evil of the world permeates every word, every thought, every action. Everything.

Everyone should read this book. We would all better for it.

Scout: "Atticus, he was real nice…."

Atticus: "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them."

Thank you Harper Lee. You made me cry.



Scoopriches

P.S. To Kill A Mockingbird was published in 1960 and is 281 pages in paperback. Just read it.

P.P.S. The movie, called To Kill A Mockingbird, was released in 1962 and stars Gregory Peck. He is amazing. Rent the dvd or stream it online today.

To Kill A Mockingbird is a story about the fictional town of Maycomb and how the events that take place there affect its inhabitants. One of the main themes of the novel is racial equality; Lee does an excellent job of recreating the prejudices of the previous century. This book makes you think. While at face value, the book may seem overly moralistic, weaved into the story are many intricate ideas that one has to think about in order to understand. The name of the book, for example, "To Kill a Mockingbird" suggests the loss of innocence that makes one consider how the innocence of many of the characters in the novel are destroyed by evils of society. A wonderful book with likable characters.

It is hard to describe this book for me.

To start with, To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, is considered by most to be a classic and it deserves this status. The story first came to my consciousness when I saw the video tape of the movie version in a store. Reading the back of the case, the tingle of interest grew. Shortly after, I saw the movie on tv and it filled me. The book had to be mine, and it had to be mine now.

Flashforward 15 years and I finally bought the book. Yes, I move swiftly sometimes.

Flashforward two years and I finally read the book. I am decisive, I think.

The book is told in a flashback from the POV of Scout, a little girl growing up in a small town in the deep south during the depression. She lives with her older brother and her widowed father, and hangs out with her brother's friend and her housekeeper. She knows total love for her father, Atticus, who is a principled lawyer doing what he can for his family, society, and justice.

As time passes, Scout becomes aware of a growing disquiet in the town. A trial is coming. Her father is the defense lawyer. Tensions are everywhere. The trial occurs. Truths are ignored. Scout learns about the human condition. And a child gets a broken arm.

All these elements are essential to the journey.

Scout is a child you want to hold, hug, talk and play with. She has a wondrous view of life and an intellect expanding beyond her years. Her father's sense of helping and healing permeates into Scout's being. She attempts, on her first day of school, to assist the teacher in understanding social structure of the class. Scout views her actions as simply being nice. The teacher does not. To complicate her existence, Scout can already read, thanks to Atticus teaching her. The teacher's disapproval to this bothers her since she loves to read and it is something Scout can do with Atticus. Time spent with her father. Quality time decades before the term was invented. The honesty in the the scene is counterbalanced by Atticus's solution. Tell the teacher a little white lie. Scout is happy and fine.

As the story progresses to the trial, Scout's worldview grows and widens. Things we as adults know and understand, Scout must now grapple with. Prejudice exists as a way of life. But it is not Scout's way of life. Violence is the natural way of solving a problem. To Scout, it is frightening.

The pain of the ending is multiple. The trial just hurts. People who know better, do not do better. The lessons, the words, the thoughts make no difference. This trail could happen today and the pain would be the same. In the book, it is a black man on trial, today it could be a homosexual. Hatred of the other no matter what the reason is a fundamental loathing of mine. Homosexuals are still targeted by rancid politicians and public figures who have no morals. I refuse to call them religious figures since there is nothing religious about them.

When the journey ends, the next pain starts. It is over. Scout is still out their, growing up, living her life, but we don't see that. Scout. Atticus. Jem. Dill. Calpurnia. Boo. They are all fixed in time. World War Two has not occurred and the Civil Rights movement is far far away. But I want to see what happened to them all, every happy moment and inevitable heartbreak that followed. In my imagination, we know in this universe that Scout and Dill would get married after she became a lawyer. Her child would be called Atticus. Life would be better with them around. I want to live in a world with them in it.

I am still kicking myself that I took so long to read what is now one of my top five books. The love of the characters against the evil of the world permeates every word, every thought, every action. Everything.

Everyone should read this book. We would all better for it.

Scout: "Atticus, he was real nice…."

Atticus: "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them."

Thank you Harper Lee. You made me cry.



Scoopriches

P.S. To Kill A Mockingbird was published in 1960 and is 281 pages in paperback. Just read it.

P.P.S. The movie, called To Kill A Mockingbird, was released in 1962 and stars Gregory Peck. He is amazing. Rent the dvd or stream it online today.

I first saw the film when I was just 7 years old, and assumed it was a kids movie because it had kidskin it. It taught me so much about humanity, but it wasn't until I read it in Grade 10 English class that I read this truly wonderful story. It is a timeless classic, one that I am always unwilling to finish, it is so good.

This book may be the best book ever written. It was unbelievably well-told and perfectly written.
It is an absolutely timeless classic.

When I first read To Kill a mockingbird, it was for an highschool project. Like most of the teenagers of my age, I was not a big reader and I thought that Harper Lee's masterpiece was just another school book. Perhaps, I was move by the main character, Atticus Finch. This simple lawyer stands for the right of the black people during the time of segregation in the United States. The seconf part of the book, the trial, is an inspiring moment of hope and hanger for egality. Personnaly, I never though that a book could have so much influence in my life.

I read this growing up and am reading it again with my daughter. Enjoyed it both times around though with somewhat of a different perspective being a parent this time. The character role of the aunt is interesting; could be developed more!

I loved this! The story was nicely told and well-written. A classic story about inequality told from the eyes of a child. It was great!

Loved it! This is another great classic that never gets old, no matter how many times you read it.

The best book ever written ...bar none. Nothing else to say.

I read this book 2 years ago and found it very difficult. This time i read faster and had a much better understanding of it. I really enjoyed reading this book. It had many adventures and mysteries in it. The characters were well developed and the narrator went into depth with detail. I'm interested in law, and the court scenes were probably my favorite. I really like that the book had a strong theme on racism and human equality. I would definitely read it again.

I feel a bit silly writing a review for a book that has been in publication for so many years and is already held in such high esteem...but I LOVED this book so much I had to say something. I usually struggle with books that have been deemed 'great' because there is such high expectations involved that I feel the stories often fall short. Not so with this book!

The story is about the Finches, a Southern family living in a small town during the Great Depression. Numerous issues are involved, most significantly, racial inequality. Throughout the book, while Scout is recounting stories, the reader is forced to interpret the true reality of the situation as all the events and people are described through the eyes of a precocious young girl. The characters are a large part of what make this book great - they are so lovable, dynamic and real.

I don't generally read books more than once, but I will most definitely reread this one. A truly outstanding piece of fiction.

... I'm doing this book for my English drama production at school and I'm playing the character Jem Finch, the lawyer's son (Atticus Finch). I am a girl playing a male character, that's because I go to a girls private school so no guys :P lol. I really did enjoy this production a lot and it is my first play this year too :) I recommend this novel to anyone that likes suspense, action, thrill and mystery. I liked it soooo much the first time I read it, but I since I read it everyday because of drama, I kinda got tired of it too lol. That's why I gave it 3 in 5 stars :P

Happy Reading!

Ok, I finally understand, why so many people love this book.

It showed the truth back in 1935. A sad reality yes, but a reality where it teaches you things in the end.
I wish I actually bought this book instead of having to give it back to my grade 10 teacher.

I love how the ending connects with the beginning, and Harper Lee's little summary toward the end of the book as well!

I can't believe I haven't read this book early!
It was really and truly Amazing!

I read To Kill a Mockingbird as a novel study in my class, and I hadn't expected much from it. But by the end of the book, it had me sitting on the edge of my seat, desperate to know what happens.
Scout is a tomboy living with her brother, Jem, and her father, Atticus. They live in Maycomb during a time where Negroes were looked down upon. Atticus is a lawyer that takes a case where he defends a Negro, Tom Robinson, who was suspected of raping a white woman.
This book leads you through many troubles that include racism, sexism, justice, and other problems that many people face everyday. Harper Lee's writing was hard to understand at first, but once you get through a couple chapters, you get used to the way the characters talk and it adds a lot to the story.
These type of stories are not enjoyed by everyone, but I really liked this book because it had great characters and important matters that were discussed.

This book is great! It's all about the civil rights movement as told by a 7 year old girl ( Scout) in the span of 2 years of her life.

What I find so fascinating about the book is how the author was able to deliver the message about equality so well through the most Innocent, children.

She is a genus. Think about it, to children everybody is equal, they see no handicap, no social classes ,no color, no ethnicity they just see people. It's life and other people who taint that beautiful instinct children have.

Now couple this beautiful instinct with a parent who treats his children with respect and intelligence then you have the perfect combination. That parent is Atticus who throughout the book does not let evil defeat him, he keeps instilling the message of kindness to his children that they have to always meet evil with good no matter what.

This novel deals with all kinds of equality issues, poor to rich, handicapped to not, the crazy and the not so crazy, it even tackles the issue of addiction but the most prominent story is the equality between black and white.

The thing that struck me the most is that Atticus acts exactly the same way everywhere, whether he is in his house, at the court or anywhere he goes, he is the exact same person wherever you see him. If people could only take that message from the book then that would be enough, imagine if all people are always the same to their children, they don't act all good and nice in front of other people then they are a beasts at home.

Just be the same person wherever you are.

I cannot urge you enough to go read this book, it's full of wisdom in a very pure way.

I am glad I read it as an adult and parent because I got so much more out of it.

It is one of my all time favorites.

I read this book for school and yes, i really did love it! The writing is very good and the characters are so dynamic unlike most of the static ones you get in today's books for young people. I personally believe that every person should read this book atleast once in their lifetime. It really helps you understand how Alabama was in the 1930s and teaches you to value the society we live in today.

With all that being said, i truly don't understand why this title is so worldly known; although most people havent read it, somehow everybody knows the title! it a phenomenon i truly don't understand. i mean, yes this book was very good, but it wasnt THAT good..

i hope this review didn't end up confusing anybody lol!

xoxo