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I had forgotten how much I love the perfect prose of Harper Lee.
"Men's stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum."
Maybe those who have never lived without air conditioning will not experience this line as I did...but I remember those sweltering summer days of my childhood.
— Nov 10, 2025 01:05PM
"Men's stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum."
Maybe those who have never lived without air conditioning will not experience this line as I did...but I remember those sweltering summer days of my childhood.
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So easy to just get lost in this book. It has probably been 40+ years since the last time I read it. I've watched the movie several times since then. I cannot separate the two in my head...when Atticus speaks he always has Gregory Peck's voice for me.
— Nov 10, 2025 07:36PM
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Nov 10, 2025 01:22PM
That's always been one of my favorite descriptions. I could actually smell that talcum powder!
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It is such a perfect opening to the book. Sets us right in the temperament of the town, which is so important.
