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: #88 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

Good but not that good
This had been on my list of books to read for years so I was really looking forward to it. This is a lovely book, well written and different in being written from the perspective of a child. I loved the character of Atticus, his wisdom and intelligence which he uses in rearing his children to think for themselves and learn from their own mistakes rather than laying down rules. This to me is a wonderful example of good parenting and shows how left alone, children are quite capable of forming their own opinions, even on serious issues. I was quite dissapointed however in the book, I was expecting this great work of art, a masterpiece of literature; this is not the outstanding piece of literature I expected, its a good book, enjoyable read and well written but not one I'd want to read again.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
'To Kill a Mockingbird' is one of the best books I have read. I was moved to tears when finishing the last page. It is read through the eyes of Scout, a young girl, living in Maycombe, with her brother and father. Her father, Atticus, is a lawyer, who defends a black man accused by a white family. The book explains about predjudice in the 1930's, deep in the Southern States of America, and has a wonderful story line. The book tells of the events before, during and the aftermath of the trial of Tom Robinson, the man accused.
Many of the first chapters are about Boo Radley, a man locked up by his family, for committing a crime. We discover more about him as the book goes on. The book also has a wonderful finish.
The book is one that will stay with me for the whole of my life.

An absolute jewel of a book
Sometimes it just happens. You come across a book in a bookshop about which you have heard so much but just never got round to reading it. On impulse, you buy it. Hence my introduction to Harper Lee's timeless classic "To Kill a Mocking-Bird". In danger of stating the obvious, this is an absolute jewel of a book, beautifully written, profound, compelling and highly evocative. My only regret is not reading it 30 years ago.