Reviews tagging 'Murder'

To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee

89 reviews

_happilyeverafter_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

calicat42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Rape, Gaslighting, Violence, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Racism, Sexism, Hate crime, and Murder

bri1105's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Death, Murder, Racism, and Rape

plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

This book contains some heavy topics...and adresses them in a mostly good way.

It really took some time getting into the story as the first person narrator is not all knowing but the story gets told from the subjective perspective of a little girl.
But the choice of the narrator was also great because you do not just take on the opinion of the person that narrates the story and it realistically portrays how little children deal with such societal issues as in racism or sexism plus as this book covers years the development of Scout's character is really interesting.

I especially liked the variety of opinions and characters introduced as it represents society (then and now).
So even though this book was written years ago and about the early 2000s these themes are still current and thus the teachings are quite important and helpful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, and Classism

Minor: Police brutality, Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Bullying

poubelleboi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

It's very well written, it gets you hooked and I think what makes it especially interesting is the point of view of a child who is growing up and learning about society and societal expectations.

My criticism is that it has a problem with white saviourism and I found it hard to believe that Atticus Finches existed back then.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death, Murder, Stalking, Classism, and Sexism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Incest

sydneylmeyer7's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Incest, Murder, Slavery, Alcoholism, and Death

emileesbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse and Stalking

ferouz's review against another edition

Classics are supposed to be timeless but this one didn't age well. Even if you put racism aside, the way the story was told (through children's eyes) didn't sit well with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, and Racism

dylansday_'s review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Death

Minor: Suicide

frivilous's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, and Racism

Minor: Slavery, Classism, Murder, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Death