Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

62 reviews

bookish_bry's review against another edition

inspiring reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

I enjoyed this book, though the beginning was a bit slow. I already knew the ending of the court case considering that we'd watched (part of) the movie in an English class when I was younger, but it was still an intriguing aspect of the book.

While, of course, we all wanted the court case to go the other way, I think the doomed from the start case where they couldn't overcome it in the end aspect was very good. It speaks to Atticus Finch's character that he did his best despite the odds. It also illustrated the social issues at the time very well.

I also liked the ending with Boo (Arthur) Radley quite a bit. I think it really spoke to Scout's new perspective about how to think about and treat people developed in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Misogyny and Rape

martin27's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I fully understand why this book is considered to be so important. It’s incredible, with a lot of meaning and heart in every word. Some parts move so quickly that you can’t put it down, and some go slowly not because they’re boring but because it’s the kind of story you want to savor. I cannot recommend it enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Animal death, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

The novel has a fairly heavy premise: a black man on trial for the rape of a white woman in Alabama during the Jim Crow era. All trigger warnings that can think of are present, but I think that for the most part Harper Lee handles them very well.

ibshaver's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

hybridtulips's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Just incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, and Classism

Minor: Death, Rape, and Sexual assault

The sensitive topics in this book are handled surprisingly well and progressively considering its age.

elspethmigliore's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

i usually wouldn’t find myself rating a book i read for school so high, but i think this story deserves it. 

there’s so many layers to this story and so much to unpack, so i’ll just say that i genuinely enjoyed it. i know it’s controversial, but i really did like it. i laughed and cried and i think it was very reflective in many ways. the character development was incredible, but also i guess that’s the point of the story. the way scout reflects on her story at the end from a different perspective gave me a very strong sense of completeness. i’m sad after reading this, but also i feel ready to go into my english class tomorrow and reflect on it.

definitely a reread ✅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, and Sexual harassment

modrinkscoffee's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal death, Sexism, and Terminal illness

lexibrownie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

read this for english class and loved the writing style after i got used to it (30ish pages). the topics explored are hard to get through and the ethics of the white author’s usage of racial slurs throughout the book are not my place to speak on, but something to be aware of. overall, i found the story to be deeply moving and i think it’s worth your time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, and Classism

wolfie_larue's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

 I didn't really enjoy the first third of the book as most of the novel contains of dialogue and that's just something I don't like if it's too much.

I also skipped an entire chapter about the dog, that's was so unnecessary and unrelevant and actually makes me angry that the author put that in the book. 

All those things aside, the further I got into it the more I started enjoying the book. 

Attickus finch is such an amazing character, I wish I knew him in real life and I also really love jem and scout. 

I think the message it's trying to tell is important as well and I feel like if I reread this book I would enjoy it more than the first time! But I'll always skip the chapter about the dog 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

jmeyers888's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, and Violence

Minor: Rape