What the community thinks
summary of 22118 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Racial slurs (8 reviewers), Racism (7 reviewers), Rape (2 reviewers), Hate crime (2 reviewers), Cursing (1 reviewer), Sexual assault (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), and Emotional abuse (1 reviewer)Moderate
Rape (2 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), Religious bigotry (1 reviewer), Sexual assault (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), Hate crime (1 reviewer), Ableism (1 reviewer), and Gun violence (1 reviewer)Minor
Violence (1 reviewer), Rape (1 reviewer), and Physical abuse (1 reviewer)Moods
reflective 66%
sad 42%
challenging 33%
dark 32%
inspiring 31%
hopeful 23%
informative 20%
tense 20%
adventurous 19%
funny 12%
lighthearted 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 3%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 6%
Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior - to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos. Now with over 18 million copies in print and translated into forty languages, this regional story by a young Alabama woman claims universal appeal. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.
Buy To Kill a Mockingbird
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Blackwell's
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Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior - to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos. Now with over 18 million copies in print and translated into forty languages, this regional story by a young Alabama woman claims universal appeal. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.
What the community thinks
summary of 22118 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Racial slurs (8 reviewers), Racism (7 reviewers), Rape (2 reviewers), Hate crime (2 reviewers), Cursing (1 reviewer), Sexual assault (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), and Emotional abuse (1 reviewer)Moderate
Rape (2 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), Religious bigotry (1 reviewer), Sexual assault (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), Hate crime (1 reviewer), Ableism (1 reviewer), and Gun violence (1 reviewer)Minor
Violence (1 reviewer), Rape (1 reviewer), and Physical abuse (1 reviewer)Moods
reflective 66%
sad 42%
challenging 33%
dark 32%
inspiring 31%
hopeful 23%
informative 20%
tense 20%
adventurous 19%
funny 12%
lighthearted 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 3%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 6%
Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating