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3.21 AVERAGE
3.21 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Gives a view into the South, with some views on racism. There are some personalities difficult to figure, but it’s good to learn about people who grew up quite differently than your self.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
I don’t think I’ve disliked a book more! Loved to kill a mockingbird and this was such a disappointment. I kept waiting for a twist to bring it back, but atticus was a racist.
This book is disgusting. It never should have been published. It pisses me off. I hate pretty much everyone in the book. She should have ran away back to NY and when her uncle hit her, she should have beat the shit out of him back. She should not have apologized to Atticus. In this book, he’s disgusting.
Just okay, but I understand the author never intended to publish this and it was only published posthumously. If I were her, I wouldn’t have wanted it published either because it pales in comparison to the masterpiece To Kill a Mockinbird.
challenging
dark
emotional
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This books is similar to THE HELP. Of course, there are differences.
The black characters are weakly drawn. It seems as if Lee, at the time, was grossly unaware of her internalized prejudices. Scout may be more progressive than other Maycomb residents, but she clearly doesn't view Alabama blacks as more than housekeepers and garbage collectors. The idea of black judges and senators doesn't even enter Scout's mind. NAACP lawyers are distasteful, even to Scout.
Modern Ideals. I'm annoyed that Scout doesn't want to drive a car or use a typewriter. These character traits are in direct opposition to her neophyte views on segregation.
I like that the discussions regarding social injustice are much more blunt than TKAM. I've always felt that the approach to the inequality in TKAM was sometimes too subtle.
There has been much hay made about Atticus being racist ... Scout is also.
The black characters are weakly drawn. It seems as if Lee, at the time, was grossly unaware of her internalized prejudices. Scout may be more progressive than other Maycomb residents, but she clearly doesn't view Alabama blacks as more than housekeepers and garbage collectors. The idea of black judges and senators doesn't even enter Scout's mind. NAACP lawyers are distasteful, even to Scout.
Modern Ideals. I'm annoyed that Scout doesn't want to drive a car or use a typewriter. These character traits are in direct opposition to her neophyte views on segregation.
I like that the discussions regarding social injustice are much more blunt than TKAM. I've always felt that the approach to the inequality in TKAM was sometimes too subtle.
There has been much hay made about Atticus being racist ... Scout is also.
My actual rating would have to be 2.5 stars. There just seemed something disjointed about the flow of this book to me and I struggled with that. I also found Scout a bit annoying at times and wanted to knock some sense into her. I guess I understand her Uncle's actions at the end of the book now that I say that. However, I didn't agree with a lot or almost all of the character's opinions. I feel like the message was, "The best race is White but that doesn't mean we should treat inferior races poorly." Who knows, maybe I'm wrong and my brain needs time to really process it all?
This felt less like a novel and more like a series of short stories, each with their own point and comments on the world. Feminism, racism, social norms and expectations, death and sickness are all touched on. I think i would have rated it higher but it came across watery and disjointed in some parts. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it, because I did, but it could have had more of a force behind it, more things compelling “Scout” to hold weight in the novel.