Matar A Un Ruisenor / To Kill A Mockingbird

from Othemts

With much joy and a little apprehension I returned to one of my Favorite Books of All Time after nearly 25 years. It turned out to be better than I remembered. It was interesting the details I remembered (Calpurnia not wanting to stay in the house with high ceilings on a cold night, Scout's "Hey,...

from mandarella

What a beautiful story. Apparently I "read" this in 9th grade, however the more truthful statement is ... I skimmed it enough to pass the test in 9th grade English. A month ago I picked up "Go Set a Watchman" the sequel by Harper Lee and it inspired me to revisit and "officially" read To Kill a M...

from doehlberg63

This will always be a favorite book of mine. I can relate to growing up poor in the country. I can relate to pulling for the under dog, and how wrong it is to torture/punish someone for not being considered a first-class citizen. I loved how it gently handled the issue of the behavior of a mental...

from Cats57

I make it a habit when reading a book I can't put down, to go to Amazon and take a look at the less than positive reviews. Imagine my surprise when reading about this CLASSIC -that someone said the novel Divergent which is listed as a child's novel (is it really?), should be substituted in school...

from mcelhra

My son recently read To Kill a Mockingbird for school so I decided to reread it. This time around, I listened to the audiobook, which is read by Sissy Spacek. The book is narrated in first person from Scout's point of view and Spacek's soft, natural Southern voice is perfect for it. I always stru...