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I finished Mockingbird� so full of great moments.

In some ways it changed my life. It made me a better dad. One of the central characters, Atticus, showed me again how to be a gentleman, or even better, a modern day knight. Scout showed me how kids see the world, and this allows me to understand and be more tolerant of my own kids� perspectives.

The timing of the narrative was exceptional. It keeps you on the edge of your seat as well as any tale of terror without the advantage of the threat of gore. The line at the end of chapter 24 was a literay sledgehammer in the context of a tea party. So much of the novel was constructed around this one line, and it was delivered with such precision and grace that it makes you want to cry over its beauty.

I won’t say the book was perfect. Sometimes the conversations between children were not believable, that is, their processing of issues regarding character and culture was too advanced. Even though I might have seen other books as more consistent in this sense, few books have modified my behavior and made me a better human being. This reflects the inspiration of the author Harper Lee. She wrote what she knew. She told her life story reaching deep down to bring life to values she holds dear.

I fell in love with the Finch family, and this alone shows the love Lee had for her subject matter and for her readers.