Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

64 reviews

zwe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense 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

Honestly loved this book so much I can’t believe I haven’t read it sooner. Obviously don’t love all of the language in it but man… what a great story.

was absolutely gutted when Tom was found guilty and then died

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

brookey8888's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective relaxing 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this! I’ve watched the movie a few times, but never read the book. It’s honestly pretty similar. I really enjoyed scout as a narrator. This is obviously a serious book that handles some serious topics, but it feels cozy. If you haven’t read this yet I do recommend it. It’s an easy read as well for a classic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

luinthezu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism

kellymariecox's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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? No

5.0

This is a classic for a reason! The characters took me back to childhood while the plot around the trial brought up so many emotions for humanity and a desire for justice and truth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death and Death

sydneylount's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal death

yoursam's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Animal death

kestrel's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

No mockingbird is killed in this book.
No attempt at any mockingbird's life is made in this book.
No mockingbird appears in this book.

I can see the importance of this book for time period it was published, but I can also certainly see the ideas and the language (damn, so many slurs) that don't work in our time. The book was published in the '60s, so I am sure that at this point there are tons of discussions about its themes. I don't think I would be able to do it even if I tried.
However, I would like to mention some parts that I liked. I am really impressed with how Lee captured the voice of a child, it felt pretty real. The last three chapters of the book were probably my favorite, they worked for me on an emotional level, but also it was nice to see how everything came together in the end.

Arthur, my beloved

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

sunny_not's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism

jasminesherifdeen's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, and Violence

cyan_altaria's review against another edition

reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

To Kill a Mockingbird surprised me with how good it was.  To be honest, going in I thought I would hate it.  I found the beginning plot to be rather disjointed.  Most of the character were quite good, but some of them lacked depth.  Honestly, this is a rather average book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, and Violence