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To Kill a Mockingbird
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May 12, 2007
bookshelves: fiction, reviewed, orphaned-and-quasi-orphaned-kids, favorites, novel, historical-fiction, 1-also-at-librarything, readbooks-female-author-or-illust, z1965, zz-5star, six-star-books, owned-1300
This was my favorite book the year I was 12; I read it that year too many times to count. It remains a favorite book of mine. (I鈥檇 already seen the movie when I was 9 or 10, and while it鈥檚 an excellent movie, I highly recommend the book.) It鈥檚 not a dated story if you think of it as a period piece. I love the bright, early reader Scout and her ethical lawyer loving father Atticus. Many other interesting characters as well, including the neighbor determined to get off drugs before she died-that one stuck with me. This is the best book ever about the power and consequences of making morally correct choices and living with integrity. Beautifully written with great descriptions of southern life in depression era America. This is an extraordinarily intelligent coming of age story, told from a child's point of view.
ETA: After my last reread (I still can鈥檛 attempt to write a good review but) I wanted to add: I always forget how funny this book is; it鈥檚 very funny. Scout is a hoot. Also, I get something new from every reread! It鈥檚 a masterpiece. The movie is great too, but the book is a masterpiece. I suspect when I read it at age 12, I identified with having an older than average father. This time I liked Miss Maudie and Jem more than I ever have before, although Scout and Atticus remain my favorite characters. I can鈥檛 write a good review of this; it鈥檚 too important a book to me. Ditto the 3 other books I鈥檝e also read more than 100 times.
ETA: After my last reread (I still can鈥檛 attempt to write a good review but) I wanted to add: I always forget how funny this book is; it鈥檚 very funny. Scout is a hoot. Also, I get something new from every reread! It鈥檚 a masterpiece. The movie is great too, but the book is a masterpiece. I suspect when I read it at age 12, I identified with having an older than average father. This time I liked Miss Maudie and Jem more than I ever have before, although Scout and Atticus remain my favorite characters. I can鈥檛 write a good review of this; it鈥檚 too important a book to me. Ditto the 3 other books I鈥檝e also read more than 100 times.
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“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird

“They're certainly entitled to think that, and they're entitled to full respect for their opinions... but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
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September 1, 1965
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May 12, 2007
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Oh, yes. I probably read this one at least twice a month the year I was 12. I used to reread books A LOT.
Meet the Austins, A Wrinkle in Time, and I Never Promised You A Rose Garden (with these covers!!!)

There are many I've read twenty to fifty times. Since 欧宝娱乐, I reread less often, though I've reread some, and Meet the Austins in the last 7 years since 欧宝娱乐 I've probably read another 5 times and AWIT I know at least once, maybe twice, and TPT at least once.

:-) Yeah, and the list is not that short of my 20 to 50 reread books. I'm a weirdo, what can I say?!

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Cute! Good respite from our current book too. You had that on hand?! I should too. Ha!