To Kill a Mocking Bird

by Harper Lee

Some humor about the Democracy and Feudal State of Tonga....and the centuries old struggle between the commoners, trying to be free....with the Feudal System keeping them under its control.

Paperback

First published June 1, 2019

About the author

Nelle Harper Lee was an American novelist whose 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and became a classic of modern American literature. She assisted her close friend Truman Capote in his research for the book In Cold Blood (1966). Her second and final novel, Go Set a Watchman, was an earlier draft of Mockingbird, set at a later date, that was published in July 2015 as a sequel.
The plot and characters of To Kill a Mockingbird are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family and neighbors in Monroeville, Alabama, as well as a childhood event that occurred near her hometown in 1936. The novel deals with racist attitudes, the irrationality of adult attitudes towards race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s, as depicted through the eyes of two children.
Lee received numerous accolades and honorary degrees, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007, which was awarded for her contribution to literature.

Reviews

[Conner Zirkle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book in my opinion is a classic but the introduction is long. I understand they have to introduce a bunch of characters but I don't think it should take 12 chapters to introduce everyone. The book was about a court case where someone was wrongly accused of murder and the kids want to prove he's innocent.

[Gabriel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was written by James Boss which is based on how white Americans treated African Americans, sometimes it comes with heartbreaking quotes and foul words, but its true message is to remind people that racism is wrong and unjust. It felt very impactful when the book's African Americans were constantly ingrained with opprobrium by their white American counterparts who thought the African Americans were immoral due to their skin color which is prejudiced. In the book it says that America is a democracy and it doesn't discrimiate or cast out anyone, but in the book many people are rascist and provide strict limitations to what they can do, so that means that they are downright hypocrites.

[Lily Wilkinsky · Rating 4 out of 5]

How To Kill a Mockingbird is a story about racism, friendship, childhood, and adventure. The story is about a group of 3 children named Jem, Scout, and Dill who spend their summer acting out an array of scenes. However, the following winter is when things turn when the children's father becomes a lawyer for a black child. Jem and Scout experience bullying and become outcasted by the other children in their community. Tom faces threats to his name and almost becomes a victim of a lynching. This story is heartbreaking and empowering.

[Clanzye · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covers the prejudiced treatment of black people in american society. The setting should be after the civil war, when black people should have the same rights but were still at a massive disadvantage.

It was a bit drawn out, but that is the reason why i only give 4 stars. The book covered premature judgement really beautiful from the perspective of young and growing children.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am reading How to Kill a Mocking bird for my 9th grade english class. I would rate the book so far as a three out of five stars because it gets a little boring at times. In the book there is a family who lives in Maycomb and there father Atticus is teaching his children to be nice and respectful.

[Ariana]

The book in my opinion had its good parts but also had its bad parts. The book took a long time to get to the good parts but the overall gist of the book is good. Very good book to read in high school it opens your eyes more on things.

[Fijaya Bimasakti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dengan karakter seorang anak kecil yang polos dan frontal, penulis bisa menyajikan kisah mengenai rasisme dengan gamblang. Cerita di buku ini mengambil tempat di Maycomb, Alabama. Sebuah pedesaan dengan berbagai macam ras: kulit putih, ginger, dan kulit hitam.

[Kobus Joubert · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not realy my taste only interisting part was th courtcase end was disapointing .

[goblim · Rating 5 out of 5]

divorce? Haa haa haa a

[Oliver Eble]

All kids who are 10-12 read please.

[Aj Humpadump · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad

[Alicia Um Bergström · Rating 4 out of 5]

En bok som många borde läsa, handlar om människor och rättigheter

[Miguel Ruiz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really good book I would definitely recommend this book to a friend of mine

[Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

[Joshna Rhea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was slow and boring in the beginning, amazing in the middle and sweet in the end.

[Sunny Kim]

This book was pretty good I liked when they got the toys and Jem cutting up all the flowers and bending the baton.

[Michael Ariel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A read done in highschool, I didn't understand it at first , but I came to enjoy & appreciate the book.

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Angie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This may be a classic but I didn’t care for it at all. Struggled to even get through it.

[Alexia Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought it was a pretty good book and I think others would also like this book because of the way this story is telling about the way how everyone is connecting with each other.