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 Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:44 pm
One of the many required reading books for school.
Well at least I had to read it.
Anyone else read it?
It's really only a good book if you're good at story analysis and character depth to catch the true meanings and symbolism.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:50 pm
I've read it. It's decent.
I suppose if I weren't such a belligerent p***k, I'd even say it were good.
But I am, and my tastes are a little... higher? More esoteric, I suppose.
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:13 pm
Of course, I've read it. I enjoyed it very much. This book has stood the test of time. The themes are important. The most important theme of To Kill a Mockingbird is the book’s exploration of the moral nature of human beings—that is, whether people are essentially good or essentially evil.
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
This quotation is timeless.
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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:19 pm
To Kill A Mockingbird Well, i'm very happy that you brought this book up. It is one of the greatest books ever written, and very controversial when it was first made. I've heard that it was originally banned in certain areas. But anyway, the book itself is a work of art. The writing is fantastic, the characters are perfect, and the way the story itself plays out is entirely true, and would have been very possible for the time it was written to represent. I critize many books, but this is the only one I have ever read that has been the perfect, timeless, fantastic book that people like me look for. And hey, I think it's a good book and I'm not even in eighth grade yet!
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:08 pm
I'll be finishing it in class in a couple of days. I must admit that it is a wonderful book. I absolutely love it. The themes and symbolism are thought-provoking. It was one of those few novels that I could seriously sink my teeth into and be able to appreciate it on different levels.
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:17 pm
Like most everyone else, I enjoyed the deep meanings and symbolism in the book. The one thing I did not enjoy was the slave-driver of an instructor breathing down my neck and forcing me to participate in discussion.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:21 pm
Yavie Feels Pretty Like most everyone else, I enjoyed the deep meanings and symbolism in the book. The one thing I did not enjoy was the slave-driver of an instructor breathing down my neck and forcing me to participate in discussion. Aka, the teacher. I suffered the same thing. And when she wasn't forcing you to participate in class discussion, she would waste the entire period explaining the meaning of one sentence. I admit that there is a lot of material in To Kill a Mockingbird her extreme zeal and love for symbolism tends to be over-kill. Luckily I've had her before and now possess the ability to tune her out and enjoy the book at my own pace.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:43 pm
Ah, well. I slept with my eyes open through her lectures and still managed to pull an 'A' in the course.
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:14 pm
I too had to read this book in highschool and I loved it. I cried a lot and remember discussing it with my mother. The injustices of the times were just so saddening. Atticus Finch was a hero. My favorite character. He was such an honorable man. I've seen the movie numerous times. Which really did bring the book to life. Indeed Harper Lee wove a good yarn. I bought the book in highschool and still have it. It really is a great book.
Peace,
Hippie Me
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:21 am
I must admit, I had struggled more than a few times in my earlier life to become immersed in it, but it must have been the slow yet, thoughtful beginning - that always seemed to hold me back. Last year, though, thankfully; we read it in grade ten English, and... I steadily began to regret all those other times in my past, in which, I lost the urge to read it, and would always put it down. It's not a book for everyone, which makes it such a tantalizing read, and the perspective itself, is so... poignant, it tugs at something ancient and human in you. In all honesty, though, it had to have been Atticus Finch that truly made the story as momentous as it has become for me. He is a man above all other men, human, yet... ethereal and much too real in his approach, that - he simply got to me. Now, if only I could meet a man like that... life would be better.
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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:34 am
Yavie Feels Pretty Like most everyone else, I enjoyed the deep meanings and symbolism in the book. The one thing I did not enjoy was the slave-driver of an instructor breathing down my neck and forcing me to participate in discussion. Yes, that always puts a damper on things.
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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 4:11 pm
I did read that book. In fact, it was one of the first books I read for my freshman year of highschool literature. It's true that To Kill A Mockingbird great book for symbolism and hidden meanings. I recall classroom discussions pulling me out of my shell and into challenging arguements. Reading that book is actually one of my fondest memories of that year
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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 4:49 pm
To be honest I liked the movie version more than the book. At times I was a bit put off by the language and the action was a bit slow, (as it often is in stories from the South). Then the action and drama started to pick up. This being said, it is certainly a great classic of literature and it warrants a few readings in order to grasp the nuances. It is just not as much my style as I would wish it to be.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:57 am
I read it during the summer before seventh grade. It's one of the better books I've read.
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:13 pm
I would have enjoyed To Kill A Mockingbird had my school not forced me to practically strip mine it to get a decent grade.
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