Product Description

'Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird.'A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the thirties. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #128 in Books
• Published on: 1989-10-05
• Binding: Paperback
• 309 pages

Truman Capote
`A touching book; and so funny, so likeable'

Bookman
`Her book is lifted…into the rare company of those that linger in the memory...'

Sunday Times
`There is humour as well as tragedy in this book, besides its faint note of hope for human nature...'

Customer Reviews

Makes you stop and think....
This book has been one of those books I have been wanting to read, but never got round to it. I did it, and all I can say is ... wow.

Within 50 years how times have changed, I cannot think of looking at someone as a second class citizen, yet back then, it was normal. This book puts alot of things into prospective. We may think we have it hard now, but we all need to thank our lucky stars of the the way he have life in the 00's.

Scout takes you through her eyes, and even though some places you will chuckle at the naivety of a small girl, others you have to pity how she thinks.

An excellent read for anyone in my opinion, young or old.

A BEAUITFULLY WRITTEN BOOK
My son is reading this book for his GCSE Coursework. I picked it up and started to read it and I just couldn't put it down. I had thought it might be boring at first, but it was anything but. There is so much humour, warmth and some sadness. It is no wonder it is such a classic book.

No words to describe how wonderful this book is
One of the few truly readable classics. I recently re-read this and was struck again by how poignant and thought-provoking it is as a novel. Scout as a character is sort of a childish "Everywoman" and we see Mayberry through her eyes and very much from her POV. It is a great read at any age.