To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee Reviews

To Kill a Mockingbird is undoubtedly a landmark novel in terms of the documentation of the injustices of black civil rights in 1930s America and has perhaps not surprisingly made it onto nearly every 'top 100 novels' list known to man. It is because of this reputation that I first picked it up and began reading. The novel, ...  Read the complete review

In May I finished my final year in school and despite loving to read it was often considered 'uncool' or just 'wierd' so I often chose not to read for this reason, or due to the fact I had very little time, thoug during my summer I made it one of my very many things on my 'to do' list to read all the 'classic' books. It wasn't until ...  Read the complete review

NOTE: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS. DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO READ SPOILERS. 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee Story and Characters To Kill a Mockingbird is set in early 1920s America. Racism runs rampant and segregation is the norm and is ...  Read the complete review

'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird' I read this book because my daughter is studying it for gcse and she recommended it, now I am recommending it to you. The book's RRP is £6.99 and available on amazon at £4.19- a bargain! This book is very memorable ...  Read the complete review

I first read this book when I was 15, and it was a set text for my GCSE English Literature at my new school. All I can say is that this book is an absolute classic. The storycentres of the trial of a black man accused of the rape of a white girl and is seen through the eyes of Scout Finch, the young daughter of the lawyer ...  Read the complete review

To Kill A Mockingbird was a book I first came across when I was fifteen or sixteen; it was a set text for my GCSE English Literature course, and it was probably chosen as it fits into the 'easy to read classic' category. This makes the subtleties weaved into it even more impressive, as there are many layers of thought and emotion ...  Read the complete review

I remember when, aged twelve or thirteen, being in the classroom with my peers, seated on wooden chairs at wooden scarred desks, the sun shining in through the windows of the annexe building, as the new class reading books were given out. There were enough to go around, which made a change. Oh, the excitement for me, a new book to read ...  Read the complete review

One of my favourite bboks of all time is Harper Lee's, 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' It is THE book that got me hooked on reading. To Kill A Mockingbird is a coming of age story about a girl named Scout Finch who lives with her brother Jem and her father Atticus. The book takes place in Alabama during the ...  Read the complete review

It goes without saying that you don't need to be a literature student to recognise that To Kill A Mockingbird is one of the best books in the history of writing. It is a film that runs the gamut of emotions, examining the 1930s American Deep South in a way that is infuriating, funny, and ultimately very moving. The plot ...  Read the complete review

Written nearly 50 years ago, Harper Lees classic coming of age story may be slightly outdated in language and content now, yet it still carries strong moral messages that we can all learn from and resonant throughout the decades. The story focuses on the word through Jean Louise 'Scout' Finches eyes as she grows up in the ...  Read the complete review

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is not the usual sort of book I would read. I am normally into mindless trashy books and this is certainly not one of these, nor does it come across as one. I awas asked to read it whilst studying for my GCSEs at school in English class and I was really pleased I did, otherwise I may have missed out on ...  Read the complete review

Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird This is a classic novel which i happened to read as part of my GCSE english back in the day. It is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and was published in 1960, there is also a film based on the book aswell now; which i really enjoyed, any good book that is sucessfully turned into a film really ...  Read the complete review

This book has been reviewed on DooYoo many times, but not within the last 4 years. This is one book that every one should read, and there can never be a better time to read it, or re read as now, in the wake of the inauguration of America's first black president. It tells the story of three children living in Alabama ...  Read the complete review

if you have never heard of this book then i can but feel sorry for you. as a school child i knew a little about racism, discrimination and what it was to be different but upon reading to kill a mockingbird my eyes were pulled wide open. this is a book that was far ahead of its time but still hasn't finished its life changing journey. the ...  Read the complete review

This classic book by Harper Lee is set during the depression and focuses on the lives of a family living in the south in a small rural town called Maycomb. The story is told by a young girl looking back over the events of about a year, the young girl nicknamed Scout is a bit of a tom boy and lives with her older brother Jem and her ...  Read the complete review

I must have read this book a zillion times and every time I get to learn a new lesson from it. It's not a very complicated book yet it's a multifaceted one. It exemplifies an array of sentiments while dealing with an immensely serious subject of racial inequality. But the best part is the tenderness and hilarity with which the author ...  Read the complete review

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of those books that you resent getting exposure to in school - you wish you had somehow managed to pick it up and read it yourself. I have lots of friends who are as passionate as books as I am who hate this piece of work, based on the fact they were "forced to read it in school." My God, I try to ...  Read the complete review

I ponder the status of "To Kill a Mockingbird" as a classic sometimes, and I struggle with the idea. I suppose it's because I relate the word 'classic' to authors of an entirely different period. I realise now, though, that this is an entirely wrong view to take on things; To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic. It's simply a ...  Read the complete review

To Kill a Mocking Bird is a lovely book and is set in the Deep South of America at a time when the black eople in America were free from slavery but sufferring from prejudice and segregation. The story is told through the eyes of an eight year old white girl who is growing up in Maycomb a small farming town, her mother as ...  Read the complete review

I gave a lot of thought to the topic to provide my 100th review on Dooyoo, well actually I gave it two minutes as once I decided that, based upon the fact that the majority of my reviews are in one category, it would be a book review it was easy to decide to review my all time favourite book. My first contact with To Kill a ...  Read the complete review