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To Kill a Mockingbird
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30-09-2010 1:56pm#1
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Ah man! Come on :eek:
Its a fantastic book, its meant to be read slowly as it is not a thriller or a fast paced plot. It is an examination of an unjust world through the eyes of children. Some of the symbolism in that book is amazing, I'll be forever grateful to Harper Lee for writing it.
I'm thinking of re-reading it, as it happens
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I read it as a child a million years ago (!) and enjoyed it! Bought it recently and plan to reread it soon. (as soon as I get through Let the Great World Spin, not enjoying that)
Will post back and let you know how it goes! But I would stick with it if you can. I find bringing books on a long bus, train or plane journey helps when you get stuck midway!
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I read it recently too, for a book club. I had read it as a teenager, but realised reading it as an adult, how much more there was to it than the story.
Btw the movie is quite a good adaptation and Gregory Peck made a mighty fine Atticus.
(Though the depth in a good book can never really be 100% captured in a movie, in my opinion.) 0 -
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Lee didn’t write it because she wanted to make any point, or point to any morals, but because she felt she had to (get it out of her system, as one would say nowadays). It’s essentially autobiographic , based on her own childhood. I think you can appreciate her sincerity in the matter when you realise she never wrote another book.
Well, either that or she dried up. Or the rumours about Truman Capote writing it were true, and he refused to do any more books for her.
But I think there is merit to what you said. Often times literary writers, like Ernest Hemingway, are viewed as merely artists whose primary goal is to create some artistic thing to be artistically appreciated by people similar to themselves. But I think much of the great writing, Grapes of Wrath, 1984, Slaughterhouse 5, To Kill A Mockingbird etc, is motivated primarily by the desire to communicate an idea or a belief or a perceived wrong in the world. It is good to be reminded that writing is first and foremost about communication, and that literature is there as a medium through which individuals of the world can share their frustrations, fears and, sometimes, hopes.0 -
To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my top tens, I've reread it several times over the years. I know the book might seem slow to start with but about halfway through, everything comes together and the book just flows. Beautiful writing IMO and I think if you stick with it, you'll never be sorry. 0
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emeraldstar wrote: »Have to admit it's a surprise to me that there are quite so many who don't like this book. I read it for the first time when I was quite young and found it gripping, and it became a firm favourite immediately. I've read it a few times since then and still love it. I'm trying to recall, but I don't think I've actually known anyone to find it awful before. Interesting.
I was late reading it, my first year in college I had to read it for an assignment. I remember gasping out loud when I read "hey boo" people laughed at me!
I must pick it up again and reread! 0
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