A review by sanitakacuba
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
5.0
I remember when I first encountered this book as a teenager. An idea of reading a book that was written from a small child's point of view did not thirlled me. Somehow this feeling did not leave me for years and this masterpiece did not cut my reading list.
How wrong I was. First thing that I want to say about it - it is so exciting. Not all classic readings are. So lively and not childish at all. Harper Lee is putting the story together and making the point in an elegant manner, and the child's perspective is exactly the element that makes it great.
Often referenced as a book agains racism, it is much more - a book agains prejudice and critical note on the nature and values of society. In the same time, it is about understanding life and other people, and just becoming a better person.
How wrong I was. First thing that I want to say about it - it is so exciting. Not all classic readings are. So lively and not childish at all. Harper Lee is putting the story together and making the point in an elegant manner, and the child's perspective is exactly the element that makes it great.
Often referenced as a book agains racism, it is much more - a book agains prejudice and critical note on the nature and values of society. In the same time, it is about understanding life and other people, and just becoming a better person.