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To Kill a Mocking Bird - Harper Lee

Yes, it does appear that I am currently reading my way throught the American high school reading list but hey, I've read the UK's list. And anyway these books are chosen not on a whim but because they are good and provide valuable lessons, and not just in literary matters.

This is a great book and one to remember. Incredibly warm and wholesome with moralistic undertones which only serve to make the book that much more appealing. In a world where whites reign supreme and blacks are second class citizens we follow a family from a small town in deep south US 1930s.

Through the eyes of Scout Finch we gain insight into growing up and are reminded of what it is like to be child. Harper Lee develops the main characters to the extent where you almost know how they will react to events that unfold, and all in front of the backdrop of ingrained racism.

Although an old story line and so perhaps sometimes predictable you can't beat a good story well told, that is most definately what this is and what an ending!

Buy it, read it, remember it... should be common human(e) knowledge.

posted by mrwhatshisface @ 9:25 pm