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Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee
I'd sum this book up with this phrase: "you can't go home again."
A grown up Jean Louise (Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird) makes a trip home aboard a train from New York to Alabama. There, she is shocked and horrified to find that her father has become involved in activities and organizations she believes to be racist. She struggles with her feelings and discusses them with different members of her family before having a difficult discussion with her father.
It took a while for me to get into this book, but by the time Jean Louise and Atticus talk and the following scene in which her uncle helps her understand the situation, I was riveted. In a lot of ways, this book reminded me of a stage play. There are extensive sections of passionate dialogue and the way the story is broken up into multiple parts reads like episodes or scenes.
It's tempting to compare this book to the author's previous work, To Kill a Mockingbird, but they are very different books. The stories are set far enough apart that it's possible for the author to rewrite the characters a bit due to age and experience. Though, admittedly, I didn't always like the characters, I could really appreciate the choices the author made to bring about the important conclusion.
I imagine most adult readers will read this just based on the fact that another book by this author is something most readers never counted on, but readers who are interested in Civil Rights will get the most out of this book.
A grown up Jean Louise (Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird) makes a trip home aboard a train from New York to Alabama. There, she is shocked and horrified to find that her father has become involved in activities and organizations she believes to be racist. She struggles with her feelings and discusses them with different members of her family before having a difficult discussion with her father.
It took a while for me to get into this book, but by the time Jean Louise and Atticus talk and the following scene in which her uncle helps her understand the situation, I was riveted. In a lot of ways, this book reminded me of a stage play. There are extensive sections of passionate dialogue and the way the story is broken up into multiple parts reads like episodes or scenes.
It's tempting to compare this book to the author's previous work, To Kill a Mockingbird, but they are very different books. The stories are set far enough apart that it's possible for the author to rewrite the characters a bit due to age and experience. Though, admittedly, I didn't always like the characters, I could really appreciate the choices the author made to bring about the important conclusion.
I imagine most adult readers will read this just based on the fact that another book by this author is something most readers never counted on, but readers who are interested in Civil Rights will get the most out of this book.