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A review by annapox
To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel by Fred Fordham, Harper Lee
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The illustrations are beautiful, and the text is mostly faithful to the novel. I don't recommend this adaptation for people who haven't already read or don't remember much about the original novel, though. Some lines of dialog are responses or references to lines that have been omitted, and as a result the dialog may not always make sense to readers who aren't very familiar with the source material. For example, there's a point where it appears that Dill is disagreeing with himself (as opposed to disagreeing with Scout) because Scout's line has been skipped.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War