To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
ISBN: 9780060935467
Release Date: 01 Mar 2002
Average rating: (read by 1508 members)

Categories: Modern fiction , Classic fiction

Harper Lee's classic novel of a lawyer in the Deep South defending a black man charged with the rape of a white girl.

One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its original publication in 1960. It won the Pulitzer Prize, has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and been made into an enormously popular movie. Most recently, librarians across the country gave the book the highest of honors by voting it the best novel of the twentieth century.

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kellsie
Rated it 3 days ago
I never read this book when I was at school and to be honest I probably would have found it boring if I had, but as an adult I really enjoyed it. If you have never read it, do! I can see why it is an all time classic

mannelltoni
Rated it 5 days ago
I enjoyed this book, the content is so politically incorrect nowadays, it's a wonder it's still available to read!

My writing tutor used to refer to passages in this book for us students to understand how Harper Lee put over certain points, and how,...

rjarcher
Rated it 10 days ago
Excellent book... it was interesting, a fairly easy read, and I think it really addresses the issues of race and discrimination during the time period really well. Overall, just wonderful... if you haven't read it yet, do it!

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poeticbeauty79
poeticbeauty79   
7 months ago
I have to agree with you on this issue. there is always going to be prejudice in the world over one thing or another because some people are just simple minded and won't take the time to look at the big picture and realize as humans we all breath and bleed. Unfortunately even with a black president the deep south, and not even the just the deep south, has member that still belong to the Ku Klux Klan. I live smack dab in the middle of Illinois and had to deal with racial issues here for year because I sure some of you have heard of him, Matt Hale, the guy who tried to have a federal judge kill, is a huge racist, and lived in the same town as me. So even with a black president things won't completely change everyone. I wish it would, for my son is half black, but some people you can't change and don't want to look at the big picture and see that even though we have different colors of skin or our culture may be different that we all breath and bleed. I myself have never understood being mean to someone because they were different. I have always found it very intriguing to learn about different people and cultures.
Bloodtaster said @ 2009-04-0923:04:30.343+01:00Reply
Very relevant today. Look at the deeper story being told. The same prejudice in the book still exist in todays world. It maybe not be about color but what about religious beliefs and the way other people live in the world. We need to look at our dealing we the different cultures even more today. If we figure out the true meaning maybe we can do away with war all together.
Bloodtaster
Bloodtaster
7 months ago
Very relevant today. Look at the deeper story being told. The same prejudice in the book still exist in todays world. It maybe not be about color but what about religious beliefs and the way other people live in the world. We need to look at our dealing we the different cultures even more today. If we figure out the true meaning maybe we can do away with war all together.
Cynthiab
Cynthiab
11 months ago
I believe it's still relevant because it's about more than just the prejudice of the deep south. The story is about misjudging people based on hearsay - Boo Radley isn't black, but he's as much a victim as Tom is. The moral of this book is the age old "You can't judge a book by its cover." You have to give people, all people, a chance.
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