Arrow Books Ltd To Kill a Mockingbird

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Good value for money paid

As described

excellent copy

A nice book and movie!

It's too dark the paper material find hard time to read night time

The paper and print quality is poor

This is a book where the characters live with you after you finish it, or may be you'll find yourself the one living with the characters.This book shows you how humans can be so evil, but in the darkness there is still some light.

It took me to Alabama in the 30s and Increased my understanding of the Southern Way I took the paperback on a cruise and finished it in a week I just ordered the Hardcover for my library

You're familiar with the basic story and maybe you read it long ago. You know the book is a classic and you remember seeing the movie as a child. But have you ever sat down and just appreciated this novel for the wonderful story that it truly is? This is story about racism, culture and societal expectations. But, most of all, it is a story about integrity and doing the right thing.The story is set in the South: the town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930's. A place where white people have roles and black people have rules. This is where the great Atticus Finch is raising his two children - Jeremy (Jem) and Jean Louise (Scout). Although he is a widow, he does have the help of a servant named Calpurnia who is a cherished part of the family. Atticus is a public defender and serves on the State Legislature. He is a highly-educated and thoughtful man dedicated to his town, his neighbors, his family - and justice. His motto: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."The story, however, is not told from his perspective, but from that of his daughter, Scout who is around 5 or 6 when the story begins and about 10 or so in its closing scenes. Through her eyes, we get innocence mixed with a precociousness and the wry sense of humor she has inherited from her dad. He's a lawyer and he asks a lot of questions. Sometimes he asks them when he already knows the answer and so does Scout. Atticus is always straight-forward about answering her. Jem tries his best with her, but he is also very young at the time and trying to find his way of fitting in as well.The first few pages introduce a cast of characters and are somewhat challenging to get into. Best to relax and just enjoy the ride - it will all come clear as the story unfolds. Remember you are being introduced by a small child. The action starts soon enough, as Atticus is assigned to defend a black man accused of raping a white woman. The scenes leading up to and within the courthouse during the trial are brilliant and evoke so much emotion as you "climb into another's skin and walk around in it". The writing is so vivid and the characters really come alive. Your heart wants one verdict even though your head knows it's going to be another. The town gets past the trial and life goes on; or does it? Unfortunately, not for everyone. The ending is incredible and will not leave you for a long time to come.I read this book as part of a banned book project and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I fell in love with Atticus Finch and Scout and I hope to become a better person for it! I'm glad when young people review this book and are shocked by what the world offered in 1935. That helps me understand that times are indeed changing despite still having a way to go!

Precio calidad lo que esperaba. Muy buen libro. Súper recomendado .

Tenho uma impressão contínua de que não se trata de um livro novo, mas sim de um usado; mas alguma forma, apesar disso, esta obra tem sido tão prazerosa e bem escrita que o fato de provavelmente ter pertencido a alguém tem enriquecido a experiência.

Dieser Roman hat mir sowohl inhaltlich, als auch sprachlich außerordentlich gut gefallen Eine hervorragende Skizze der Zeit und der Verhältnisse, die Beschreibungen von Personen und Situationen zu keinem Zeitpunkt überzogen, die Sprache fast zärtlich, gleichermaßen dezent und ausdrucksstark. Schade, dass die Autorin sonst nichts geschrieben hat.