Books : To Kill a Mockingbird

Rating: - favorite book- EVER
I have read this book many times over the years since I was a child. It is a wonderful story with vivid characters and an engrossing plot. I read a lot- a whole lot. Probably 3 or 4 books a week since I learned how. This is simply my favorite book of all time- for too many reasons to tell. I haven't ever met anyone who DIDN't like this book. I can't wait to read it to my children- its well worth your time and money- even if you've already seen the movie.

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Rating: - Great Book!
It says TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - HARPER LEE. And there is a picture of a mockingbird flying away from a tree that has a clock and a ball of string in it. Ha!

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Rating: - Never to Late to read it
I never saw the movie. I never read the book until this year. To think what I missed over the years almost makes me cry. The reader gets caught up in the family life of Atticus, Scout and Jem. You root for the underdog. Not a fast paced book, the reader is nonetheless caught up in the intracies of Southern living and Southern morals in the 1930's. It is not a book to be overlooked.

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Rating: - Kevin's book review
To Kill a Mockingbird

The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It's about two children in the 1930s going through the hardship of their father's losing battle in court. Jem, Scout and their friend Dill, spend their summers getting up to something. But as a controversial court case arises, they have to deal with derogatory terms and the fact that the case is doomed. Atticus, Jem and Scout's dad, has to defend a black man who is accused of raping a woman. It will take a miracle to show the town the innocence of this man.


Lee is a great author and it shows in her work. The language Lee uses is appropriate for a southern town of the 1930s. She also describes the characters very well, and gives a good background of them all. Forty-eight years since the book was published, and it's still a favorite among many. This book is good for readers who like suspense and good morals.




By Kevin

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Rating: - Perfection
Oh, this is literary perfection. There is no more beautifully simplistic portrayal of childhood and its inherent responsibility to understand the complicated adult world that surrounds it. In my estimation, we will never surpass the moral tale in this treasure. It makes me want to be Atticus, Jem, Scout...even Tom, because of the self command that he portrays, or Boo, because of his ultimate normality and heroism...each charactar is rich and worthy of our attention, love, admiration. This is my all time favorite American classic.