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To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

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  • Author：Harper Lee
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Summary

Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South ― and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred。

One of the best-loved stories of all time， To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages， sold more than thirty million copies worldwide， served as the basis of an enormously popular motion picture， and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country。

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。

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PaminKokomo ，

This book。 ❤️ My high school girls were completely taken in （in the best sense） by this book。 Wonderful conversations！

Debrah ，

This was a good book。 I felt though the narrator Scout being in the age of six to eight years old seemed older than she was。 It was good to finally understand where Boo Radley came from I had heard that name in other books or in movies before and wondered。

Sagar Panwar ，

Just too much to process at a time， amazing

Lizzie ，

4。5This was a really good classic。 It surprised me on how much I liked it。

KK ，

Found it boring， I know it's one of the classics but I didnt enjoy it as a novel ， despite it carried meaningful lessonsI didnt bother to complete it， as the 10 min summary was more than enough for me Found it boring， I know it's one of the classics but I didnt enjoy it as a novel ， despite it carried meaningful lessonsI didnt bother to complete it， as the 10 min summary was more than enough for me 。。。more

Molly Byrne ，

It took me a hot second （22 years） to read this classic - and I'm glad I did for a couple of reasons。 I know I will end up teaching the novel one day and it's nice to have read it without the pressure of planning how to teach it。 Further， I just really enjoyed the plot/point of view。 Harper Lee was smart to have this story told through the lens of an innocent （and fiery） child。 The innocence easily highlights just how screwed up our world is。 It took me a hot second （22 years） to read this classic - and I'm glad I did for a couple of reasons。 I know I will end up teaching the novel one day and it's nice to have read it without the pressure of planning how to teach it。 Further， I just really enjoyed the plot/point of view。 Harper Lee was smart to have this story told through the lens of an innocent （and fiery） child。 The innocence easily highlights just how screwed up our world is。 。。。more

Aleksandrina ，

Parece más un libro para niños， eso me sorprendió un poco。

barry ，

i’m not going to rate this book as it would be biased but i didn’t enjoy this book at all， except for the court scene but that was only a couple chapter long anyways， one of the most overhyped books ever sorry ig lol

Nuno Martinez ，

Livro fantástico que retrata na primeira pessoa os olhares sobre um tema sempre presente que é o racismo。

BooksAndBlueCookies ，

As I’m sure most people know， this book is fully deserving of the Pulitzer Prize that it got。 It was an incredible read and the ending was immensely satisfying。

Sonia ，

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Jarrod Reiter ，

First and foremost wow。 Incredible book that calls for the reader to always bee alert and read carefully。 At the same time it discusses many taboo topics other books would never think of getting involved with。

Emma ，

kinda boring， no plot。

feluuu ，

🖤

Aurélien Viard ，

Très bon livre très prenant

Zufanka ，

No mockingbirds were killed in this book。 I say false advertising。

Maddy webb ，

I know that this is a very popular book and teaches a lot of lessons in it but it just wasn't my kind of book。 I like more adventure and stuff to happen。 I would recommend that you at least try to read this because it is a very important book。 This book I agree everyone should at least read once because of what it teaches but it isn't a book I would read again。 I know that this is a very popular book and teaches a lot of lessons in it but it just wasn't my kind of book。 I like more adventure and stuff to happen。 I would recommend that you at least try to read this because it is a very important book。 This book I agree everyone should at least read once because of what it teaches but it isn't a book I would read again。 。。。more

Franco Marsicovetere ，

Un classico da leggere assolutamente， avere in casa， portare con sè

Alice Armezzani ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mamma mia che spettacolo di libro！ Una scrittura semplice e dal punto di vista della protagonista che ti tiene incollato al libro。 Mi ero costruita un'immagine di questo libro assolutamente diversa da quello che realmente è。 Pensavo che fosse tutto incentrato intorno alla vicenda del tribunale e della difesa di Tom Robinson， invece sono rimasta sorpresa nello scoprire di come inizia a parlare della vita di Scout e Jem per poi arrivare piano piano fino agli eventi centrali Mamma mia che spettacolo di libro！ Una scrittura semplice e dal punto di vista della protagonista che ti tiene incollato al libro。 Mi ero costruita un'immagine di questo libro assolutamente diversa da quello che realmente è。 Pensavo che fosse tutto incentrato intorno alla vicenda del tribunale e della difesa di Tom Robinson， invece sono rimasta sorpresa nello scoprire di come inizia a parlare della vita di Scout e Jem per poi arrivare piano piano fino agli eventi centrali 。。。more

Karen Rohr ，

The first pages were boring so I gave up on reading a few times。。。 But I'm glad I got back to it cause after it became a little more interesting I just couldn't stop reading。 I saw a few reviews online saying that the story is all about a white savior， Atticus， and I don't desagree。 However I imagine the frisson it must have caused at the time it was published， after all the author won a Pulitzer and the book today is a must read。I was mesmerized by Scout's wit， by the end of the book she's 8 ye The first pages were boring so I gave up on reading a few times。。。 But I'm glad I got back to it cause after it became a little more interesting I just couldn't stop reading。 I saw a few reviews online saying that the story is all about a white savior， Atticus， and I don't desagree。 However I imagine the frisson it must have caused at the time it was published， after all the author won a Pulitzer and the book today is a must read。I was mesmerized by Scout's wit， by the end of the book she's 8 years old， and I wish Atticus was my father :） The book is about empathy， tolerance and respect。 Essencial reading for sure！ 。。。more

Robin Bock ，

Told from the perspective of Atticus Finch’s daughter Scout， this classic catalogs the loss of innocence she and her brother Jem are experiencing in a southern town in the 1930s。 We follow them as they experience heartbreak and the realization that the world is not always fair and people are not always as they seem。 The overarching storyline focuses on the trial of Tom Robinson and their father acting as his defense attorney。 The story is unique in that it is truly written through the eyes of a Told from the perspective of Atticus Finch’s daughter Scout， this classic catalogs the loss of innocence she and her brother Jem are experiencing in a southern town in the 1930s。 We follow them as they experience heartbreak and the realization that the world is not always fair and people are not always as they seem。 The overarching storyline focuses on the trial of Tom Robinson and their father acting as his defense attorney。 The story is unique in that it is truly written through the eyes of a naïve child。 The reader must interpret what she is seeing through the lens of their own experiences and knowledge。 While opinions have been divided on the use of this book in classrooms， and multiple challenges and bans have been placed on it， it is still a valuable educational tool。 Some people say that it is outdated in it’s views on race relations and encourages the white savior trope。 However， I think when used with a variety of other books that are more modern-leaning， this novel still holds its own。 There are of course darker and more complex themes that make this book more suitable for older adolescents， and close discussions will be needed along the way。 。。。more

Sahar Bouzidi ，

Atticus you magnificent man ！

Ines ，

One of my absolute favourite books！

Akreta Kampe ，

Quite emotional

Nicola Wilson ，

。A good book but it took me about 10 weeks to read！ I found the first half quite slow but the second hall much better。 The story is told by a 9 year old girl as she is growing up in American with her brother in the 1930s。 A black man is accused of rape and it details how racist people were back then。Time Magazine rate this book number 1 on their all time top 100 list。 I'm not convinced its that good 。A good book but it took me about 10 weeks to read！ I found the first half quite slow but the second hall much better。 The story is told by a 9 year old girl as she is growing up in American with her brother in the 1930s。 A black man is accused of rape and it details how racist people were back then。Time Magazine rate this book number 1 on their all time top 100 list。 I'm not convinced its that good 。。。more

Que Orteza ，

This book consumes your soul and keeps you entranced with every turn of the page。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Femke ，

I had to read this for school， so that automatically makes the book less attractive， even though I wanted to read it myself in my free time。 What I liked about the book:- the main character Scout。 She wasn’t perfect and didn’t understand some things， but I think she was very smart， maybe even too smart to make it believe she was 6/7 in the book。 - the relationship between Atticus， Jem and Scout。 - how the book gave an insight on a mostly white town， and the people’s view on black people。 It was I had to read this for school， so that automatically makes the book less attractive， even though I wanted to read it myself in my free time。 What I liked about the book:- the main character Scout。 She wasn’t perfect and didn’t understand some things， but I think she was very smart， maybe even too smart to make it believe she was 6/7 in the book。 - the relationship between Atticus， Jem and Scout。 - how the book gave an insight on a mostly white town， and the people’s view on black people。 It was also very harsh。 What I not liked about the book:- the pacing was very slow， I struggled with reading and going on to read。 It was more of like a 5 pages per day book for me。 - certain plot elements， like Tom dying where kind of a shock， and after finishing the book I hoped it didn’t happen。 No one talked about it after Tom died and the main characters didn’t really speak of him again。 I think the story could be better had Tom survived。 。。。more

Priya Gupta ，

I would’ve given this a 2。5 but I rounded it up for like chapters 15-18。 I read this for my English class （I likely would have enjoyed it more had i not been forced to read it） and the first couple chapters were really rough for me to say the least。 The language just confused me and I was having a hard time comprehending what was going on。 After a while I got an idea and began to understand。 BUT when I got to the part about the trial I became invested。 I read those chapters so quick- I literally I would’ve given this a 2。5 but I rounded it up for like chapters 15-18。 I read this for my English class （I likely would have enjoyed it more had i not been forced to read it） and the first couple chapters were really rough for me to say the least。 The language just confused me and I was having a hard time comprehending what was going on。 After a while I got an idea and began to understand。 BUT when I got to the part about the trial I became invested。 I read those chapters so quick- I literally read ahead of my class because I needed to know what happened。 After it went downhill again。 I still don’t really understand why this book impacted people so much？？ Perhaps I’ll need to read it again in a few years。。 。。。more

Natalie ，

I haven't put up reviews for any of my school books this year （albeit most were too boring for reviews with the Great Gatsby as the only exception）， but I just couldn't stay quiet about this beautiful novel by Harper Lee。 I have a number of thoughts 。 。 。 but I'd like to first apologize for my misspeaking in advance。 This novel definitely deals with some large and somewhat sensitive topics， and my review reflects only how I interpreted the content and messages of this book。 I know what I stand f I haven't put up reviews for any of my school books this year （albeit most were too boring for reviews with the Great Gatsby as the only exception）， but I just couldn't stay quiet about this beautiful novel by Harper Lee。 I have a number of thoughts 。 。 。 but I'd like to first apologize for my misspeaking in advance。 This novel definitely deals with some large and somewhat sensitive topics， and my review reflects only how I interpreted the content and messages of this book。 I know what I stand for， and I'm aware my views contradict many， especially those in the communities I've been a part of for the past two years。 In no way do I intend to attempt justifying any unintentionally offensive comment I may make， but if you read this and spot one， please call me out on it， and I'll do my best to own up to it。 Ok， now that's out of the way。 To Kill a Mockingbird follows the story of Jean Louise （Scout） Finch， from the time she is five years old， to being nearly nine by the end of the novel。 It's narrated by Scout as an adult， reflecting on the events of her childhood， and assessing them as a grown woman。 Her brother Jem is four years her senior， and is also a very central character。 Most importantly though， the story centres on Atticus Finch， Scout & Jem's father， and a white lawyer fighting to justify a black man， Tom Robinson， who was unfairly accused of raping a white woman。 The story takes place in the Deep South in the 1930's， during the Great Depression。 As you probably know， black people were very underprivileged during this time， and not were not looked highly upon by white people， but rather kept as servants in their households。Atticus Finch is one of the few white men in the novel who understands the blatant prejudice against the black， and fights for their justice。 Of course， Atticus is highly frowned upon in his community for his work defending the lives of black people， and both him and his children are constantly ridiculed because of it。 Scout is a feisty young girl， who， throughout the novel， begins to gain an understanding of injustice， lying， and racial prejudice。 Taking proudly after her father， Scout doesn't stand for inequality whatsoever。 She stands up for Atticus when he is shamed for his work， so much so that he has to personally tell her to fight with her head instead of her fists。 She matures as well by watching her brother Jem respond to all of the happenings in their life， and reflecting his behaviour。 The central plot line focuses on Tom Robinson's trial。 He was accused of assaulting Mayella Ewell， a young white woman， by her father， Bob Ewell， who was the real cause of Mayella's physical injuries， though she never admitted it。 At the time nearly no evidence was necessary to convict a black man other than the colour of his skin， and the word of a white man， and Atticus Finch understood this， and worked to defend Tom， calling upon multiple witnesses to state the truth， and nothing but the truth。 But even after all of Atticus' efforts， Tom is "proven" guilty。 And not long after， is shot dead in an attempt to escape prison。 Shot dead。 Though we as a society hate to admit it， racism is nearly as prevalent as it was in the Deep South all those years ago。 As much as anything， this book has made me ashamed。 Ashamed of the fact that unarmed black men are still shot dead today。 It's been sixty years since the publication of this novel， and though many rights of the black have been fought for and appointed， there are still SO many racial inequalities and injustices。 So many deep-rooted racial issues that have yet to be worked out， and have only recently been brought to the attention of many a white person。 Let that sink in for a minute 。 。 。 at least for me， had it not been for the internet， I wouldn't be half as aware of just how harmful racism truly still is， and just how ignorant so many people still are of it。 I'd like to say this: You're either part of the solution， or you're part of the problem。 Truthfully， the effects and impacts of racism can never be reversed， but changed。 And we as a society， particularly white communities， have to do our part to be a part of that change， because sitting in silence is doing nothing but adding to the problem。 So many resources have been brought to light in the part year for you to help create change， and the time is now。 I highly suggest you do your research， and brainstorm and act on ways you can make your contribution to quelling racism。 I got a bit off topic from the novel there， but that's the main point I wanted to make in my writing of this review。 My final thoughts are these: I completely understand how many people take issue with the way Tom Robinson's is presented in To Kill a Mockingbird。 The story is told by a white woman， for a white audience， using a white layer to defend a black man， who can't defend himself。 This is not exactly historically accurate， as it was the black communities who rose up to claim their rights， and I understand that， and why it's a big turn off for a great many people who've read this novel。 Because I can see both sides， I do feel quite conflicted about my own feelings toward To Kill a Mockingbird。 I see its flaws， but I also see its cultural significance， and the impact it had on the lives of so many readers。 I think I'll just leave it at that。 Again， I'm quite positive I misspoke at least once during the course of this review， and I really do apologize。 I know I'm quite ignorant in some aspects on these topics， and I've been working to educate myself lately， so as to know exactly where I stand and better voice my opinions。 I'd like to thank whoever took the time to read all this， and just close by saying that if nothing else， this novel really got me thinking， and I really do think that counts for something。 。。。more

samk27 ，

I liked the book it's just kinda white saviour。。 I liked the book it's just kinda white saviour。。 。。。more

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