keithsdiary's review against another edition
3.0
A great graphic novel and a wonderful book. This was my first read of To Kill A Mockingbird ever and I wouldn’t have willed it any other way. I’m not sure if I would personally consider this a masterpiece, but it was definitely an enjoyable and important read throughout.
musical_maniac's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
lissm's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
juliareimao_'s review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
adka_088's review against another edition
i liked returning to this book in this format
cajunliterarybelle's review
4.0
After not having read the original classic novel in almost 20 years, this graphic novel adaptation was a great way to recap the story with an abbreviated version and wonderful illustrations. Between reading the original and this version, I once watched the movie adaptation of John Grisham’s A Time to Kill, and now I wonder if he was inspired to write that novel partially by Harper Lee’s book.
jenbsbooks's review against another edition
4.75
I'm NOT a graphic novel girl. I've read ONE before (didn't realize what it really was when I checked it out from Kindle Unlimited, [book:They Called Us Enemy|42527866]). I just re-read [book:To Kill a Mockingbird|2657] and noticed this, and figured I'd give it a try. It reminded me a little of a project my #4 son had to do for school (https://www.storyboardthat.com/ ... creating a little comic strip from a scene from literature, I think he had to do it a few times).
While this is an abridgement, it was more complete, contained more than I would have thought (was longer, took a bit to get through). While I'm not a fan of a digest version, it IS interesting to see what is considered important enough to include.
I was "reading" an ebook version of this, and it was a bit of a struggle. I reverted to my ipad (kindle paperwhite isn't in color, and my phone is too small) and it was laggy on the page turns and while there was a slight "enlargement" feature, the text we still quite small (to my old eyes). The computer (kindle reader) wasn't much better. I noticed my library has this in physical format, I wonder if that would be any better. It was. I was surprised that it was a hardbound book (I was picturing a "comic" type magazine) and no wonder it was taking me a while - it was big!
There was a little something about this having the images, bringing some things to life. It was interesting how many times the text was taken directly, not simplified at all. Just consuming this in a different format makes one "see" different things (which is one reason I think the schools do the creative assignments like storyboarding a scene). I appreciated the new nuances this brought to the story for me. It made me look up some of the same scenes and re-read them in the kindle/original version, to see what was the same, what was different (and occasionally "I didn't even remember this!)
While this is an abridgement, it was more complete, contained more than I would have thought (was longer, took a bit to get through). While I'm not a fan of a digest version, it IS interesting to see what is considered important enough to include.
I was "reading" an ebook version of this, and it was a bit of a struggle. I reverted to my ipad (kindle paperwhite isn't in color, and my phone is too small) and it was laggy on the page turns and while there was a slight "enlargement" feature, the text we still quite small (to my old eyes). The computer (kindle reader) wasn't much better. I noticed my library has this in physical format, I wonder if that would be any better. It was. I was surprised that it was a hardbound book (I was picturing a "comic" type magazine) and no wonder it was taking me a while - it was big!
There was a little something about this having the images, bringing some things to life. It was interesting how many times the text was taken directly, not simplified at all. Just consuming this in a different format makes one "see" different things (which is one reason I think the schools do the creative assignments like storyboarding a scene). I appreciated the new nuances this brought to the story for me. It made me look up some of the same scenes and re-read them in the kindle/original version, to see what was the same, what was different (and occasionally "I didn't even remember this!)