I have been contemplating whether I should return to all the books I reviewed or just the ones I absolutely loved. I'm still not a hundred percent sure but I think I will only leave those out that I didn't enjoy. Because there is always someone for whom this particular review might instigate them to read the book.
Lee, Harper "To Kill a Mockingbird" - 1960
The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it.
This novel certainly belongs to the books that will stay on the classic list and one of my top favourite ones forever.
I still don't know whether to read "Go Set a Watchman" because it is not sure whether Harper Lee agreed to the publication. Has anyone read it? What do you think?
Read more on my original post here.
To Kill a Mockingbird remains a favorite, and no I didn't want to read
ReplyDeleteGo Set a Watchman--but maybe I should.
I'm glad you feel the same, Jen. We'll see whether I will read it one day. At the moment, it looks more like I won't.
DeleteTKAM is my favorite book of all time. I love it more and more every time I read it (and I do re-read it every couple of years, even though I really don't like to re-read). As for GO SET A WATCHMAN...I didn't hate it. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it. Here's my review if you're interested.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that link, Susan. You not loving it might encourage me to not touch it.
DeleteThis is one of my all-time favorite books. I love Scout. And Boo. And everything about this one. I decided not to read Go Set a Watchman because I heard that Lee never wanted it published, too.
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of people have it on their list of all time favourites. And yes, I don't like it when they publish something the author doesn't want to.
DeleteTo Kill a Mockingbird remains one of my all-time favorites. I read it the summer between 5th and 6th grade when I found it on my uncle's bookshelf in my grandparents' basement. After a while my grandma noticed I had been awfully quiet and she asked what I was doing. I showed the book I had been engrossed in and I thought she was going to have a heart attack because she was so sure my mom would be upset with her for letting me read it. Luckily Mom was not.
ReplyDeleteI bought Go Set a Watchman because I felt like I needed to own it, but I doubt I could ever read it. I can't bear to watch Atticus become someone I don't recognize. Not to mention the incredibly shady way in which the book was suddenly published once her sister (who was managing her estate) passed away, despite the fact that Harper Lee never wanted that to happen. It pains me to think of how she was taken advantage of in the last years of her life.
Totally agree, Sarah. I hate stuff like that, it*s indecent.
DeleteI only got to know TKAM when I was an adult, I wish I could have read it in my youth. But there are so many books and back then, there were so few available to me, I am just glad I got to read it laer.
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DeleteI'm glad you did too. It's by far one of the greatest books of all time. I can't even count how many times I've read it. And then when I watched the movie, it was perfect. Gregory Peck was born to play Atticus Finch.
DeleteTrue on both accounts, Sarah. It really should be on any reading list. And Gregory Peck is just fantastic.
DeleteI loved this book, but is not sure I will read the second one. If you read, please let me know what you think. I can always be persuaded.
ReplyDeleteIf I ever read it, you will get to hear about it, Lisbeth, for sure.
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